Nationwide Eclipse Ballooning Project

The SUNY Oswego Atmospheric and Geological Sciences and Physics departments seek curious and hard-working undergraduate students interested in actively participating in the 2023 and 2024 solar eclipses.

Must collaborate well with others and handle high stress environments
Must enroll in MET390 (3 credits) for Fall 2023
Must accrue 80 hours of hands-on training during weekends of Fall 2023
Must be willing to travel to New Mexico in October 2023
Do not need to be a STEM major

NEBP APPLICATION FORM

Join us for an Information Session being held on Thursday, February 16, 5-7pm in Shineman 174.

What is the Nationwide Eclipse Ballooning Project (NEBP)?

The National Eclipse Ballooning Project (NEBP) is a NASA and NSF-sponsored program that will broaden participation of STEM learners by immersing teams from a wide range of higher education institutions in an innovative NASA-mission-like adventure in data acquisition and analysis through scientific ballooning during the 10/14/2023 annular and 4/8/2024 total solar eclipses. Student participants will work with atmospheric science experts throughout the project and will publish results in peer-reviewed journals.

What will I do as a member of the SUNY Oswego NEBP team?

Assist in hourly radiosonde launches 24 hours prior to the eclipses and 12 hours afterwards
Analyze the meteorological data collected during the eclipses to support NASA
Participate in outreach events with the Oswego community and engage in social media takeovers and livestream events
Travel to New Mexico for the October 2023 annual eclipse

What are the requirements to apply?

A strong interest in citizen science, strong collaboration skills, and attention to detail
Must enroll in MET390 for Fall 2023 during which training will occur over weekends
A willingness to travel to New Mexico in October 2023
A GPA over 3.0 is recommended, but an explanation of why the academic report is below a 3.0 can be submitted and will be considered

How do I apply?

Submit the following materials as a single pdf document to [email protected] or [email protected].
Deadline to apply is February 24, 2023.

Information form
A statement of personal interest in the project
Two individuals to provide reference letters on your behalf detailing why you would be successful in this project
An unofficial transcript of academic progress while at SUNY Oswego

Contact Us

Katelyn Barber, 337 Shineman, [email protected]

Shashi Kanbur, 256 Shineman, [email protected]

Natalia Lewandowska, 293 Shineman, [email protected]

Yonggang Wang, 339 Shineman, [email protected]