NASA MU-SPIN and First MIAC Meeting
The organizational meeting for MIAC was held in September of 2002 and was hosted in collaboration with the Minority University-Space Interdisciplinary Network (MU-SPIN) Project and the University Programs Office of Goddard Space Flight Center. It was at the meeting that MIAC was founded as an organization.

NAI CAN-3 proposals
MIAC is represented on three current NASA Astrobiology Institute (NAI) Lead Teams

From Genes to Stars: An Integrated Study of the Prospects for Life in the Cosmos
Principal Investigator:   Edward Young
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
http://www.astrobiology.ucla.edu/

MIAC members will be involved in the search for extra solar planets, Education and Public Outreach (EPO).

Origin and Evolution of Organics in Planetary Systems  
Principal Investigator:   Michael Mumma
Goddard Center for Astrobiology
MIAC members will be involved in developing an astrochemistory curriculum:
Astrobiology in Secondary Classroom--
ASC Project

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, MD
http://www.gsfc.nasa.gov
South Carolina State University astronomer, Donald Walter will participate in cometary research with the Goddard Center for Astrobiology team.

Hydrothermal Systems: Physical, Chemical, and Biological Evolution and Cosmic Environments    
Principal Investigator:   Sean C. Solomon
Carnegie Institution of Washington
Washington, DC
http://astrobiology.ciw.edu/

MIAC members will be involved in minority faculty and student exchanges.