Three college students work in a laboratory.

University of Tennessee students Arianna Worthy (front) and Hector Ortiz-Melendez discuss results

University Innovation Project

The University Innovation (UI) project supports educating the next generation of aeronautical innovators by providing opportunities for university-led teams to conduct research into transformative technology that supports NASA Aeronautics’ major research goals.

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Project Manager

Koushik Datta

DEPUTY PROJECT MANAGER

Gelsomina (Mina) Cappuccio

Deputy Project Manager for Technology

Andrew Provenza

Assistant Project Manager

Steven Holz

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Winners Announced

The California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, team, with their project titled “Aero-Quake Emergency Response Network,” took first place at the third annual Gateways to Blue Skies Competition.

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Pictured here are the first place winners of the 2024 Gateways to Blue SkiesAdvancing Aviation for Natural Disasters, which was hosted at Ames Research Center. They are wearing jeans and blue t-shirts. In no order, Nicole Xie, Krishi Gajjar, Leara Dominguez, Gerald McAllister, Junaid Bodla, Jordan Ragsac, and Masayuki Gonda.

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University Leadership Initiative

NASA's University Leadership Initiative (ULI) provides an opportunity for the U.S. university community to receive NASA funding and take the lead in building their own teams and setting their own research agenda with goals that support and complement NASA aeronautics research goals.

University Student Research Challenge

NASA’s University Student Research Challenge (USRC) invites students to propose new research ideas that could help solve some of the biggest technical challenges facing 21st century aviation.

Gateways to Blue Skies Competition

NASA's Gateways to Blue Skies competition invites university students of all academic levels and majors to help NASA tackle significant challenges and opportunities for the aviation industry through a new project theme each year.