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IDEAS² Center Launches Distinguished Lecture Series with Talk by Dr. Kingsley Fregene
In October 2025, the IDEAS² Center advanced its outreach and workforce development mission through coordinated activities across UH and San Jacinto College. At UH, faculty and graduate… 		UH graduate students Salvador Gonzalez and Yuhang Ying engaged prospective students during the Engineering Cougar Preview, showcasing robotics and aerospace pathways
IDEAS² Center Launches Distinguished Lecture Series with Talk by Dr. Kingsley Fregene, Houston,
In October 2025, the NASA MIRO IDEAS² Center inaugurated its IDEAS² Distinguished Lecture Series, which will bring an outstanding external expert in space-related research and development… 		Lockheed Martin’s Dr. Kingsley Fregene presents the inaugural IDEAS² Distinguished Lecture, marking the launch of the Center’s speaker series on space research and technology
San Jacinto College Advances IDEAS² Workforce and STEM Outreach
In September, IDEAS² partner San Jacinto College advanced workforce and outreach goals across Greater Houston. The team promoted aerospace certificates and MIRO student pathways at the… 		san jacinto college
NASA JSC Tour for Summer Interns
IDEAS² organized a tour of NASA Johnson Space Center for interns. Participants explored Mission Control, Astronaut Training, and Space Vehicle Mockup Facilities, connecting classroom…
Space City Job Fair
IDEAS² partner San Jacinto College participated in the BAHEP Aerospace Industry Job Fair.
2025 Mars Rover Explorers Summer Camp
Directed by Co-I Dr. Heather Domjan, UH hosted 65 students from 16 districts.
Research Experiences for High School Students
Multiple high school students engaged in summer research at UH, mentored by IDEAS² faculty and graduate students.
STEM Go Pro Day 2025
As part of Tech Fest Live, IDEAS² Co-Is Drs. Olga Bannova and Zheng Chen engaged 300+ high school students through rover control and soft robotics demos.
St. Elmo Brady STEM Academy Teacher Training
IDEAS² faculty trained educators in STEM outreach with demonstrations of robotics and VR space architecture.
International Rocket Engineering Competition (IREC)
UH AIAA SCR team, mentored by IDEAS², earned First Place in the SDL Payload Challenge.
Research Experience for Teachers (RET)
A one-month pilot RET hosted by Co-I Dr. Jerrod Henderson engaged two teachers from Spring ISD and CFISD.
Kinston STEAM Day
Kinston STEAM Day celebrated STEM with competitions, design projects, and talks.
HASSE Workshop on Lunar Surface Habitat Design
UH graduate students led a workshop for HASSE on lunar habitat design.
Texas A&M University Physics and Engineering Festival 2025
IDEAS² faculty participated in the annual Physics & Engineering Festival.
Solar Sail Design Competition at Texas A&M
Solar Sail deployment competition organized with TAMU SEDS.
Post Oak Middle School Space Exploration Week
Middle school students visited UH for a week of space exploration activities. 		post oak school
Mars Rover Celebration
Students built Mars rover models for science missions.
Mission: Ground Control – Mimic & Mentorship Program
STEM initiative pairing HCC mentors with middle school students to build a 1/100-scale ISS model.
Science & Engineering Fair of Houston (SEFH)
Texas’ largest regional STEM fair with IDEAS² participation.
New Space Explorers Program at HCC's West Houston Institute
As part of the NASA MIRO project, the West Houston Institute at Houston Community College launched an 8-week STEM program titled New Space Explorers. The program introduced HCC STEM… 		HCC students jessica Navarro and Elizabeth Annang Johnson