New Mexico NASA EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Development

Section 1: Research Infrastructure Development Project Plan The purposes of the New Mexico NASA EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Development (RID) Program are to build the core competitive research strength in New Mexico, and to grow research and technology development core capabilities. We will enable faculty to compete for funds from NASA and non-NASA sources outside of the EPSCoR program in order to find solutions for scientific and technical problems of importance to NASA Centers and Mission Directorates. New Mexico NASA EPSCoR RID will continue focusing on collaborative activities and relationships to develop long-term, self-sustaining, nationally-competitive capabilities in space and aerospace-related research. These capabilities will, in turn, contribute to New Mexico's economic viability and expand the Nation's base for science and technology innovation agendas. For the purpose of brevity, we will refer to the program in the proposal as NM EPSCoR RID Program. The formal name of the program will be New Mexico NASA EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Development Program. Goals, Objectives, and Priorities NM EPSCoR RID Program participants will perform scientific, engineering research and technology development in areas that support the strategic research and technology development priorities of NASA's Field Centers and Mission Directorates. An emphasis will be placed on developing a core expertise capable of successfully competing for funds from NASA and non-NASA sources outside of the EPSCoR program. The goals, objectives, and priorities for the NM EPSCoR RID Program for the next year are: 1. Contribute to and promote the development of research infrastructure capability in New Mexico, particularly in the colleges and universities, in areas of strategic importance to NASA in order to gain support from sources outside the NASA EPSCoR program that will increase our capacity to develop space and aerospace related science, technology, engineering, and mathematics research. 2. Improve capabilities of the NM EPSCoR RID Program through partnerships to increase use of the International Space Station, to grow capability for New Mexico Universities to design, build, test, and fly space technologies to support NASA SMD, STMD and OCT as these directorates are under-represented in the portfolio of research capabilities and priorities in New Mexico universities and areas of growth for our state. 3. Develop and strengthen partnerships among NASA research assets and New Mexico academic institutions, federal laboratories, industry, and private foundations. These partnerships will add to the competitive strength of NASA while expanding participation of partners in STEM throughout the State of New Mexico. These partnerships will provide a gateway for Americans to improve the future capabilities of NASA and other government agencies.

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