Dr. Michael Reed, associate professor of physics and astronomy at Missouri State University, was recently awarded $41,000 from NASA (project #00029558-01) via Missouri S & T for continuation of the Missouri Space Grant Consortium (MSGC) project.

The MSGC grant will continue to be used for funding student involvement in research (training in techniques and equipment used in scientific research), educational outreach and public outreach programs.

This grant has funded both masters and undergraduate students for the past 21 years, and the research has focused on global warming, ices in the outer solar system, variable star astronomy and materials for solar cells and better rechargeable batteries.

For more information, contact Reed at (417) 836-5131