Workforce Resiliency - STEM* Talent Cultivation * Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics

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1 Workforce Resiliency - STEM* Talent Cultivation * Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Joe Betser <betser@aero.org> The Aerospace Corporation Future SatOps Workshop Ground System Architectures Workshop (GSAW) 2014 Los Angeles, CA 26 Feb 2014 The Aerospace Corporation 2014

2 STEM Talent A Critical Source of Resiliency SatOps deals with sophisticated technical systems, and with complex interconnected information enterprises Skilled, capable individuals are required for all phases of the space system lifecycle, including SatOps Humans add a level of human judgment, which is critical to successful SatOps We all are beneficiaries of STEM education, and we must individually contribute to STEM education The following charts describe examples of such proactive contributions 2

3 SMC MIT Space Engineering Academy (SEA) Top USAF Academy admitted to MIT Aero-Astro Space Systems Laboratory for Masters in Space Systems After a 2-year tour at MIT, the SEA graduates report to SMC for their next tour So far a dozen officers placed at SMC, with 3 new SEA graduates added annually SEA Alums supporting most missions, as well as SMC/XR, development planning Prof Dave Miller SEA facilitating recruiting days at MIT Prof Miller is also the Vice Chair of the USAF Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) SatOps of small SMC or SEA satellites will be described later today 3

4 MIT Space Systems Laboratory (SSL) University STEM Education AF SMC Lincoln Lab U of A FIT Inmarsat NASA DARPA JPL Space Systems Laboratory Graduate Research spanning architecture, technology development, on orbit validation, & small sat missions Aurora Lockheed Draper UMD AF SMC Flight program experience prototyping MIT AA USAFA Lincoln Lab AF SPC AFIT Space Engineering Academy Space Systems Masters Program for AF Officers leadership Conceive Design Implement Operate Hands On, Multi Semester, Undergraduate Capstone Class JPL MIT EAPS Lincoln Lab AFOSR UNP Used with permission from Prof Dave Miller, Director, MIT-SSL 4

5 AF-SSEA Hands-On Approach SEA AFSPC/SMC Inexperienced Air Force Junior Officers Requirements MIT Classes Spacecraft End-to-End S/C Build Build Lessons Learned Career Experiences Low Cost AF S/C Experienced Space System Engineering Professionals Payloads Advanced Technology Payloads MIT Professional Staff Portable Program Program value continuously assessed by feeding back lessons learned - Assess how we teach, how we build, and how we validate Used with permission from Prof Dave Miller, Director, MIT-SSL 5

6 Harvey Mudd College (HMC) HMC is a top undergraduate engineering college Chairing the HMC Engineering Visitors Committee Advisory role for faculty succession, curriculum, accreditation, and development Leading dozens of Capstone projects (Computer Science and Engineering Clinics ) over 20 years Serving on the Clinic Advisory Committee Recruiting dozens of students and faculty over the years Joseph Betser, Knowledge Management (KM) and E-Learning (EL) Growth for Industry and University Outreach Activities via Capstone Projects: Case Studies and Future Trends, Liebowitz, Jay, and Michael Frank, eds. "Knowledge Management and E- learning", Taylor and Francis Press (2010), ISBN:

7 UCLA, CalTech, USC, UCSB, UCI, Stanford, CSULA The Aerospace Institute Corporate University Affiliates Program (TAI-CUAP) Facilitates formal relationships with STEM universities Challenging projects of mutual technical interest Recruiting at all levels Must engage at all levels of STEM education STEM engagement described above at university level Research shows that STEM loses the boys at 8 th grade and the girls at 5 th grade STEM activities are encouraged at all levels SMC and Aerospace are engaged at all levels 7

8 Workforce Resiliency - STEM* Talent Cultivation * Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Joe Betser <betser@aero.org> The Aerospace Corporation Future SatOps Workshop Ground System Architectures Workshop (GSAW) 2014 Los Angeles, CA 26 Feb 2014 The Aerospace Corporation 2014