Editing Jet Propulsion Laboratory (section)

==Education==
[[File:A 1960s advert for working at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratories (JPL).jpeg|thumb|right|A 1960s advert reads: "When you were a kid, science fiction gave you a sense of wonder. Now you feel the same just by going to work."]]
The JPL Education Office serves educators and students by providing them with activities, resources, materials and opportunities tied to NASA missions and science. The mission of its programs is to introduce and further students' interest in pursuing [[STEM]] (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) careers.<ref>{{cite web |author=Jpl.Nasa.Gov |url=http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/education/index.cfm?page=93 |title=About Us – JPL Education – NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory |publisher=Jpl.nasa.gov |access-date=2014-04-30 |archive-date=2015-07-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150703124748/http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/education/index.cfm?page=93 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Internships and fellowships===
JPL offers research, internship and fellowship opportunities in the summer and throughout the year to high school through postdoctoral and faculty students. (In most cases, students must be U.S. citizens or legal permanent residents to apply, although foreign nationals studying at U.S. universities are eligible for limited programs.) Interns are sponsored through NASA programs, university partnerships and JPL mentors for research opportunities at the laboratory in areas including technology, robotics, planetary science, aerospace engineering, and astrophysics.<ref>{{cite web |author=Jpl.Nasa.Gov |url=http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/education/internships/ |title=Student Programs, Internships & Fellowships at JPL – JPL Education – NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory |publisher=Jpl.nasa.gov |access-date=2014-04-30 |archive-date=2014-11-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141120195209/http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/education/internships/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In August 2013, JPL was named one of "The 10 Most Awesome College Labs of 2013" by Popular Science, which noted that about 100 students who intern at the laboratory are considered for permanent jobs at JPL after they graduate.<ref>{{cite web |author=<!-- 0 --> |url=http://www.popsci.com/science/gallery/2013-08/awesome-labs/?image=6 |title=The 10 Most Awesome College Labs Of 2013 &#124; Popular Science |publisher=Popsci.com |date=2013-08-20 |access-date=2014-04-30 |archive-date=2014-02-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140223171300/http://www.popsci.com/science/gallery/2013-08/awesome-labs?image=6 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The JPL Education Office also hosts the Planetary Science Summer School (PSSS), an annual week-long workshop for graduate and postdoctoral students. The program involves a one-week team design exercise developing an early mission concept study, working with JPL's Advanced Projects Design Team ("Team X") and other concurrent engineering teams.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://pscischool.jpl.nasa.gov/ |title=Planetary Science Summer School |access-date=May 14, 2008 |archive-date=March 20, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090320184346/https://pscischool.jpl.nasa.gov/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Museum & Informal Education Alliance Alliance===
JPL created the NASA Museum Alliance in 2003 out of a desire to provide museums, planetariums, visitor centers and other kinds of informal educators with exhibit materials, professional development and information related to the then-upcoming landings of the [[Mars rover]]s ''[[Spirit (rover)|Spirit]]'' and ''[[Opportunity (rover)|Opportunity]]''.<ref>{{cite web |author=Jpl.Nasa.Gov |url=http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/education/museum_alliance.cfm |title=JPL Education – NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory |publisher=Jpl.nasa.gov |date=2012-05-23 |access-date=2014-04-30 |archive-date=2015-04-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150401173734/http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/education/museum_alliance.cfm |url-status=dead }}</ref> The Alliance now has more than 500 members, who get access to NASA displays, models, educational workshops and networking opportunities through the program. Staff at educational organizations that meet the Museum Alliance requirements can register to participate online.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://informal.jpl.nasa.gov/museum/Joining/index.cfm |title=About Us &#124; Museum Alliance |publisher=Informal.jpl.nasa.gov |access-date=2014-04-30 |archive-date=2013-02-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130214190815/https://informal.jpl.nasa.gov/museum/Joining/index.cfm |url-status=live }}</ref>

The Museum Alliance is a subset of the JPL Education Office's Informal Education group, which also serves after-school and summer programs, parents and other kinds of informal educators.<ref>{{cite web |author=Jpl.Nasa.Gov |url=http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/education/informal/ |title=Inspire – JPL Education – NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory |publisher=Jpl.nasa.gov |access-date=2014-04-30 |archive-date=2015-07-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150704002026/http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/education/informal/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

On [https://icont.ac/50Ted December 9, 2020], the Museum Alliance officially announced a rebrand to the Museum & Informal Education (MIE) Alliance. In an announcement to members, they said, "Pronounced 'My' Alliance, our new name better reflects the diversity of organizations you represent."

===Educator Resource Center===
The NASA/JPL Educator Resource Center, which is moving from its location at the Indian Hill Mall in Pomona, California, at the end of 2013,<ref>{{cite web |author=Jpl.Nasa.Gov |url=http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/education/index.cfm?page=115 |title=Educator Resource Center - JPL Education - NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory |publisher=Jpl.nasa.gov |access-date=2014-04-30 |archive-date=2014-05-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140509031146/http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/education/index.cfm?page=115 |url-status=dead}}</ref> offers resources, materials and free workshops for formal and informal educators covering science, technology, engineering and science topics related to NASA missions and science.