'Drop Your Thesis!'
ZARM Drop Tower in Bremen
The 'Drop Your Thesis!' programme gives university students the opportunity to perform their own scientific experiment in microgravity conditions, as part of their Masters thesis, PhD thesis or research programme, by participating in an ESA-sponsored campaign at the drop tower facility operated of the ZARM Centre of Applied Space Technology and Microgravity in Bremen, Germany.
Quick Facts
| Project: | 'Drop Your Thesis!' |
| Level: | University |
| Status: |
GAGa DropT team preparation on going. 2012 campaign 26 November – 7 December. 2013 call for proposals open. Deadline 11 February 2013. |
| Contact: | Natacha Callens, dropyourthesis @ esa.int |
Related links
- Drop Your Thesis!
http://www.esa.int/Education/Drop_Your_Thesis! - Microgravity and drop towers
http://www.esa.int/Education/Microgravity_and_drop_towers - ZARM drop tower
http://www.esa.int/Education/ZARM_drop_tower - Research opportunities
http://www.esa.int/Education/What_experiments_can_be_undertaken - Past experiments
http://www.esa.int/Education/Examples_of_past_experiments - Eligibility criteria
http://www.esa.int/Education/Eligibility_criteria2 - 2013 schedule
http://www.esa.int/Education/2013_campaign_schedule2 - List of documents
http://www.esa.int/Education/List_of_documents - How to apply
http://www.esa.int/Education/How_to_apply2 - Experiment proposal
http://esamultimedia.esa.int/docs/edu/Forms_Letters/DYT/DYT2013_ExperimentProposalTemplate.doc - Experiment report
http://esamultimedia.esa.int/docs/edu/Forms_Letters/DYT/DYT2013_ExperimentReport.doc - European user Guide to Low-Gravity Platforms
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Human_Spaceflight/Human_Spaceflight_Research/European_User_Guide_to_Low-Gravity_Platforms - ZARM users manual
http://esamultimedia.esa.int/docs/edu/Forms_Letters/DYT/ZARM_Users_Manual_0611.pdf - Terms and conditions
http://esamultimedia.esa.int/docs/edu/Forms_Letters/DYT/Terms_Conditions_ESA_DropTowerCampaigns.pdf - Erasmus Experiment Archive
http://eea.spaceflight.esa.int/ - GAGa DropT (2012)
http://www.esa.int/Education/Meet_the_teams_GAGa_DropT_2012 - Falling Roots (2011)
http://www.esa.int/Education/Meet_the_team_Falling_Roots_2011 - BubJet (2010)
http://www.esa.int/Education/Meet_the_teams_BubJet_2010 - Physics Addicted (2009)
http://www.esa.int/Education/Meet_the_teams_Physics_Addicted_2009 - 2013 call for proposals
http://www.esa.int/Education/Apply_and_drop_your_experiment_in_2013 - 2012 campaign
http://www.esa.int/Education/Drop_your_Thesis!_completes_its_2012_campaign - 2012 team selected
http://www.esa.int/Education/Student_team_selected_for_Drop_Your_Thesis!_2012 - 2011 campaign
http://www.esa.int/Education/Drop_Your_Thesis!_2011_campaign_successfully_concluded - 2011 team selected
http://www.esa.int/Education/Student_team_selected_for_Drop_Your_Thesis!_2011 - 2010 campaign
http://www.esa.int/Education/Drop_Your_Thesis!_2010_campaign_completed - 2010 team selected
http://www.esa.int/Education/Student_team_selected_for_Drop_Your_Thesis!_2010 - ELGRA
http://www.elgra.org/Frames.htm - ZARM - Center of Applied Space Technology and Microgravity
http://www.zarm.uni-bremen.de/
http://joinspace.org