I.C.MARS
Student Project Teams
We are currently working on the following projects to complete the Mars Yard:
- New Swarmies for Outreach
- ICMARS Rover for Outreach
- Mars Yard Navigation system
- Mars Yard IT and wireless
- Mars Yard electrical, lighting, and camera system
- Mars Yard terrain
- Mars yard Distance learning and video streaming
- Virtual Missions including Swarmathon
- Physical Missions including Swarmathon
- Webpage GUI for remote access
SIPI Engineering and SIPI-NASA I-C-MARS Programs
A 10-minute Documentary Video - Our Story - Innovative STEM Education Programs Empower Native American Students
1998 - 2018
We are celebrating our twenty years of partnership with the NASA Office of Education and NASA MUREP Programs in “Innovative STEM Education for Native American Students”
SIPI Engineering Programs were mentioned and praised in a report to US Congress:
Statement of the American Indian Higher Education Consortium Prepared for the U.s. House of Representatives - Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies
On behalf of the nation’s Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs) that collectively are the American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC), thank you for the opportunity to express our views and recommendations regarding the National Science Foundation’s TCU Program (NSF-TCUP) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Minority University Research and Education Project (NASA-MUREP) for American Indian and Alaska Native STEM Engagement Program (MAIANSE) for Fiscal Year 2018 (FY 2018).
Read the full document below.
Here is a list of articles and stories published in Tribal College Journal and other sites related to our 20 years of building STEM programs at SIPI
Dr. Nader Vadiee (Tribal College Journal)
More than a Number: Female STEM Students Reflect on SIPI’s Success (Tribal College Journal)
Mars in New Mexico: SIPI Students Transform Desert Into Martian Landscape (Indian Country Today)
Four Tribal Colleges Receive ‘Toyota TCU STEM Award’ From American Indian College Fund (AICF)