• NASA
  • IPAC

Participants

  • Mentor Astronomers: 15
  • Educators: 151
  • States: 44
John Blackwell

Mr. John Blackwell

Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, New Hampshire

Varoujan Gorjian

Dr. Varoujan Gorjian

NITARP Deputy Director - Caltech, Pasadena, California

Nicole Granucci

Ms. Nicole Granucci

Oxford High School, Oxford, Connecticut Sacred Heart Academy, Hamden, Connecticut

Theresa Paulsen

Ms. Theresa Paulsen

Ashland High School, Ashland, Wisconsin Mellen High School, Mellen, Wisconsin

Thomas Rutherford

Mr. Thomas Rutherford

Sullivan South High School, Kingsport, Tennessee

The 2026 NITARP application is now available! Go here for the instructions. Applications are due by 3pm Pacific time, Monday Sep 15, 2025. (NOTE: contingent on availability of funds and AAS travel!)