Nancy Grace Roman Technology Fellowship in Astrophysics

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The goals of the Nancy Grace Roman Technology Fellowship in Astrophysics (typically referred to as the Roman Technology Fellowship) program are to give early career researchers the opportunity to develop the skills necessary to lead astrophysics flight instrumentation development projects and become principal investigators (PIs) of future astrophysics missions; to develop innovative technologies that have the potential to enable major scientific breakthroughs; and to foster new talent by putting early-career instrument builders on a trajectory towards long-term positions.

Proposals for the Roman Technology Fellowship are solicited through both the Astrophysics Research and Analysis (APRA) and Strategic Astrophysics Technology (SAT) program elements of the Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES) solicitation. Proposals for Fellowship funds may now be submitted by RTF fellows at any time within two years from the date the RTF-related APRA proposal is selected. Information regarding ROSES and the Roman Technology Fellowship solicitation can be found on the NSPIRES web site.

Roman Technology Fellowship 2022 Fellows

University of Colorado/Boulder
National Institute of Standards and Technology Boulder
University of Hawaii

Roman Technology Fellowship 2021 Fellows

University of Arizona
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
University of Massachusetts
Brown University
University of Colorado/Boulder

Roman Technology Fellowship 2020 Fellows

University of Iowa
University of Iowa
Dmitry Vorobiev
University of Colorado/Boulder

Roman Technology Fellowship 2019 Fellows

No Solicitation in 2019

Roman Technology Fellowship 2018 Fellows

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
University of Texas, Austin
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Roman Technology Fellowship 2017 Fellows

Washington University, St. Louis
National Institute of Standards and Technology/Boulder
National Institute of Standards and Technology/Boulder

Roman Technology Fellowship 2016 Fellows

University of Chicago
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Roman Technology Fellowship 2015 Fellows

California Institute of Technology
NASA Jet Propulsion Lab
Rebecca Schindhelm
Southwest Research Institute

Roman Technology Fellowship 2014 Fellows

University of Florida
Brian Fleming
University of Colorado
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Roman Technology Fellowship 2013 Fellows

No Solicitation in 2013

Roman Technology Fellowship 2012 Fellows

University of Pennsylvania
University of Colorado

Roman Technology Fellowship 2011 Fellows

Arizona State University
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Pennsylvania State University

For questions about the Roman Technology Fellowships, please contact Mario R. Perez at mario.perez@nasa.gov.

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