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A total of seven projects from Hope received funding from the consortium through its 2025-26 grant period.  The awards to Hope projects, which total $56,000, include four undergraduate fellowships for students conducting collaborative research with faculty, a seed grant for faculty research, and two grants focused on improving STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) education and teacher training.

Hope is providing additional funding, including stipends for students as they conduct research during the summer, and support for the faculty and institutional projects.

The students receiving fellowships are:

• Kate DeMann, a junior from Byron Center, for 鈥淟oss and Recovery of Olfactory Function Following Acute Hypoxia on Zebrafish,鈥� with Dr. Erika Calvo-Ochoa, assistant professor of biology and neuroscience;
• Joseph Fogt, a junior from Hudsonville, for 鈥淐omputational Probing of the Effect of Radiation Damage on High-Temperature Superconductor,鈥� with Dr. Kyuil Cho, assistant professor of physics;
• Trevor Harrison, a sophomore from Lapeer, for 鈥淐omparing the Effects of 0.6 MeV and 1.7 MeV Proton Irradiation on Tl-Ba-Ca-Cu-O (2212) Thin Film Superconductor,鈥� with Dr. Kyuil Cho; and
• Karsten Wiegerink, a sophomore from Kalamazoo, for 鈥淢achine Learning Methods for Compton Scatter Tomography to Advance Nondestructive Inspection and Evaluation,鈥� with Dr. Jeffrey Martin, assistant professor of mathematics instruction.

The faculty member who received a seed grant is:

• Dr. Kester Ighodalo, assistant professor of physics, for 鈥淓xploring the degradation mechanism of metal halide perovskites under humid atmospheric conditions.鈥�

The faculty members who received grants for educational programs are:

• Dr. Gina Kling, assistant professor of mathematics, for 鈥淭he Fact Fluency Institute: Building Best Practices through Sustained Professional Learning鈥�; and
• Carla Bos, associate dean of educational outreach, for 鈥淪ee Yourself in STEM Today for a Better Tomorrow.鈥�

The Michigan Space Grant Consortium is part of the National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program initiated by NASA in 1989, and seeks to foster awareness of, education in, and research on space-related science and technology in Michigan.  The MSGC鈥檚 mission is to create, develop and promote programs that reflect NASA鈥檚 strategic interests and support cooperation between academia, industry, and state and local government in science and technology in Michigan.  In addition to Hope, the consortium includes Calvin University, Central Michigan University, Eastern Michigan University, Grand Valley State University, Michigan State University, Michigan Technological University, Oakland University, Saginaw Valley State University, Wayne State University, Western Michigan University, the University of Michigan and the Ann Arbor Public Schools.