Providing Pioneers for the Future
The NASA Postdoctoral Program (NPP) offers unique research opportunities to highly talented national and international individuals to engage in ongoing NASA research programs at a NASA Center, NASA Headquarters, or at a NASA-affiliated research institution. These one- to three-year Fellowship appointments are competitive and are designed to advance NASA's missions in space science, earth science, aeronautics, space operations, exploration systems, and astrobiology.
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Alexander van der Horst, a NASA Postdoctoral Program Fellow at Marshall Space Flight Center, was part of a team of astronomers that found evidence that two exploding stars, or supernovae, received an extra boost from newborn black holes. The supernovae were found to emit jets of particles traveling at more than half the speed of light.
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Arthur Congdon is using lensing theory to search galaxies for clumps of elusive “dark matter” in his assignment as a NASA Postdoctoral Program Fellow at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, Calif.
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Dr. Kerri Cahoy, a NASA Postdoctoral Program fellow, is boldly exploring new frontiers in the cosmos through her research in the field of exoplanet science at Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, Calif.
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Dr. Dalia Kirschbaum, a NASA Postdoctoral Fellow at Goddard Space Flight Center, is collaborating with colleagues from the U.S. Geological Survey to investigate the cause and effect of dangerous landslides. Read the full article here
In his research as a NASA Postdoctoral Fellow, Dr. Yohei Shinozuka investigates the effects of atmospheric aerosols on the Earth’s climate. His career as a scholar received a significant boost from Emperor Akihito of Japan.
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As a youth reared in “Big Sky Country” - near Colstrip, Montana – Dr. Michael Obland kept his eyes on the broad, clear skies of his native state. Those broad Montana skies gave Obland an early passion for science, especially astronomy and astrophysics.
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End-of-year Tax Information
As tax season begins, you may have questions regarding the tax documents that you will receive from ORAU. Documents will be mailed according to the following schedule:
- U.S. citizens will receive Form 1099, which will be mailed by January 31, 2010.
- Lawful Permanent Residents and other resident aliens who are not eligible for a treaty benefit will receive Form 1099, which will be mailed by January 31, 2010.
- Non-resident aliens and resident aliens who are eligible for a treaty benefit will receive Form 1042S, which will be mailed by March 15, 2010.
If you need tax advice, please contact the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), tax accountant, or other tax professional. ORAU cannot provide tax advice.
- Annual application deadlines:
March 1, July 1, and November 1. - For the latest on U.S. airport security procedures, visit the Transportation Security Administration Web site.
- NASA Postdoc Program postcard (pdf)
- BlueCross BlueShield health insurance benefits: updated annually on July 1.