Are you an engineering or science major? Are you interested in getting experience working on an engineering project? Here is your chance, and you can get paid while doing it!

As part of a NASA space grant, every semester GCC students build small payloads for a high-altitude weather balloon to conduct science experiments. We are currently looking for 8 new students to work on our payloads for our next launch on November 18, 2017.

Students selected for this project will be required to register for ECE294, which is a 3-credit hour engineering course that meets every Friday. Participating students will get their tuition expenses reimbursed for this course and a $300 stipend at the end of the semester. Students completing their second semester get a $500 stipend.

GCC/NASA Space Grant ASCEND is led by Dr. Tim Frank, Professor of Engineering and Richard Sparber, Engineering Consultant.

Form more information on the NASA Space Grant program can be found at Arizona Space Grant Consortium website.

*** Permission of Dr. Frank is required to Register for Course ***

ECE294: Special Projects – High-Altitude Balloon Payload Project
Fridays, from 10:00am to 2:00pm.

Requirements:
U.S. Citizen.
Completed MAT151 or higher level math course.
Completion of PHY111 or PHY121 is recommended.
Concurrent enrollment in ECE102 or ECE103 is recommended.
Preference is given to full-time students at GCC, but others may apply.