Welcome to the New Jersey Space Grant Consortium (NJSGC) web site. We are NASA’s educational arm in New Jersey for higher education, charged with progressing the goals of the National Space Grant program. The National Space Grant program consists of 52 consortia (50 states plus D.C. and Puerto Rico) and is managed by NASA’s Office of STEM Engagement. The program, and all of its participating institutions, prepare students to become members of the technically literate workforce which NASA and the aerospace industry need. More about NJSGC.

Events

Rutgers Students visit the Intrepid Sea, Air, and Space Museum in 2022.

New Jersey students, under the supervision of Prof. Onur Bilgen, affiliate representative from Rutgers, New Brunswick campus, had three organized visits to the Intrepid Sea, Air, and Space Museum in 2022 and were treated to a tour of the aircraft carrier, several aircraft and the Space Shuttle Enterprise.
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2022 Trip to The Intrepid

Visiting NASA Headquarters

On a recent trip to NASA Headquarters, Elaine Connors and Haim Baruh posed with a spacesuit that was used during the Apollo Mission and walked on the surface of the Moon.
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Nasa Headquarters

Success for ResistoJets Rocketry 4-H Club of Morris County!

The ResistoJets Rocketry 4-H Club of Morris County competed in April 2022 at The American Rocketry Challenge (TARC) and placed 17th overall in the nation.
Learn more about the ResistoJets Rocketry 4-H Club
Holding up the rocket

2022 Summer Internships Posters

See posters and presentations of the summer students.
Learn more about the Summer 2022 poster session
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2021-2022 Academic Year Internship Poster Session

The 2022 Academic Year Internship poster session was held in person on April 29th, 2022 at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey.
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2021 Summer Posters and Video Presentations

See posters and video presentations of the summer students.
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Francis Moran

2021 Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) Robot Competition

During the Spring 2021 semester, Stevens Institute of Technology modified their existing freshman robotics course to include a Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) System component.
Learn about LIDAR Robot Competition
LIDAR robot competition award presentation with students and Professor Joseph Miles

Academic Posters and Video Presentations 2021

See posters and presentations by academic year students.
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NJSGC posters and presentations 2021

Affiliate Meeting 2021

The NJSGC Annual Affiliate Meeting was held virtually on Friday, April 23, 2021.
See the presentation.

Haym Benaroya "in the press and on the air"....

See Haym Benaroya, distinguished Rutgers University Professor, in the press and on the air....
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Haym Benaroya on Space Show

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