Burke O. Fort
Project Coordinator, Texas Space Grant Consortium
Research Interests
Mr. Fort is Special Projects Manager of the Texas Space Grant Consortium. He designs and leads cross-disciplinary education programs in microgravity research, Mars mission planning and design, NASA customer engagement, remote sensing, and space policy analysis.
Among the specific projects currently managed by Mr. Fort are:
- NASA Reduced Gravity Student Flight Opportunities
- Texas Fly High Program
- Texas Community College Reduced Gravity Student Flight Campaign
- NASA Means Business Student Competition
- NASA MarsPort Engineering Design Student Competition
Mr. Fort is Co-Founder and Executive Director of The Foundation for Space Exploration. He is a Senior Member of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and a Member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Awards
NASA Public Service Medal, 2000
Rotary Stellar National Award for Space Achievement (Team Award: NASA Reduced Gravity Student Flight Opportunities), 2000
National Fellow; NASA Space Grant College and Fellowship Program, 1995 to Present
Outstanding Achievement Award (Texas SURF Summer Academy Program); American Astronautical Society, 1996
Education
Juris Doctor, University of Missouri - Kansas City, 1978
M.A., Sociology, University of Missouri - Kansas City, 1976
B.A., Urban Affairs, University of Missouri - Kansas City, 1974