The NESC Academy was established by the NASA Engineering and Safety Center (NESC), headquartered at NASA Langley Research Center, to ensure that the vast body of knowledge of retiring NASA scientists and engineers remains viable and accessible to the current community of NASA professionals. The NESC Academy provides the forum through which teams of technical experts, called Technical Discipline Teams (TDT), led by a Technical Fellow (TF), can teach the critical competencies required to meet the NASA mandate.

By sharing their expertise and knowledge through the NESC Academy, these experienced senior NASA scientists and engineers will guide the next generation of NASA scientists and engineers in developing and refining their technical expertise and problem resolution skills. To foster a continued interest in NASA, the NESC Academy is also inviting graduate students across the country to participate.

Hundreds of years of experience—literally—are represented by the TFs and TDTs Agency-wide who will offer courses such as Flight Sciences; Fluids and Life Support; Satellite Attitude Control Systems; Human Factors; Human Flight Operations; Materials; Mechanical Analysis; Mechanical Systems; Nondestructive Evaluation; Power and Avionics; Propulsion; Robotic Flight Operations; Software; Structures; and Systems Engineering.

For more information contact:

Marcia R. Gibson, Ed.D.
NESC Academy Program Director
National Institute of Aerospace
757-325-6700
mgibson@nianet.org