JPL and Texas A&M Sign Memorandum Of Understanding on February 5, 2019

The Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Texas A&M University recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding as part of JPL’s Strategic University Research Partnership Program. (Research at Texas A&M article). The goals of this collaboration are as follows:

• Exchange personnel for seminars, workshops, research exchanges and advisory or review boards.
• Enable Texas A&M undergraduates, graduate students and post-doctoral scholars to participate in research at JPL and JPL researchers to take part in Texas A&M research.
• Identify research areas of mutual interest, promote joint collaboration and enhance research opportunities in space missions as well as the definition and design of related instruments.

This memorandum acknowledges Texas A&M’s College of Engineering and College of Science for their strengths in the areas of satellites, space propulsion, re-entry, guidance, navigation, and control, space situational awareness, materials science and technology essential to space research. The document also recognizes the College of Geosciences as a leader in geophysics and for its hosting of the National Science Foundation’s International Ocean Discovery Program. Furthermore, the agreement states that Texas A&M has demonstrated a strong commitment to strengthening the diverse research and educational foundations (including K-12 science education and underrepresented populations) needed to achieve U.S. goals in space science and exploration.