• NASA
  • IPAC

Participants

  • Mentor Astronomers: 15
  • Educators: 151
  • States: 44
Jeff Benter

Mr. Jeff Benter

Tri-Valley CUSD #3, Downs, Illinois

Janine Bonham

Ms. Janine Bonham

Oley Valley School District, Oley, Pennsylvania

Rita Ciambra

Ms. Rita Ciambra

Peoples Academy, Morristown, Vermont

David Friedlander-Holm

Mr. David Friedlander-Holm

The Bay School of San Francisco, San Francisco, California

Varoujan Gorjian

Dr. Varoujan Gorjian

NITARP Deputy Director - Caltech, Pasadena, California

Kathy Gustavson

Ms. Kathy Gustavson

GLAS Education, Walworth, Wisconsin

Anna Karsten

Ms. Anna Karsten

Lincoln High School (MN), Lake City, Minnesota

Olivia Kuper

Ms. Olivia Kuper

Braswell High School, Aubrey, Texas Lake Dallas Middle School, Lake Dallas, Texas North Greene High School, Greeneville, Tennessee

Luisa Rebull

Dr. Luisa Rebull

NITARP Director - Caltech, Pasadena, California

Mary Swigert

Ms. Mary Swigert

Jupiter Community High School, Jupiter, Florida

Ethan Van Winkle

Mr. Ethan Van Winkle

Southeast High School, Lincoln, Nebraska

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!)