Spring 2022: UC Space Science & Technology Seminars (4/11-5/23)

April 20, 2022

The UC Space Science and Technology Seminars are back.   The seminars are presented to the UC-wide community of faculty, staff, students, and alumni, to provide knowledge, inspiration, and pathways for engagement in Space Exploration.  The interdisciplinary UC Space and Technology Seminar series offers perspectives on Space-related engineering, technology, design, health/medicine, and life sciences from internal and external speakers.  This series complements undergraduate and graduate-level curricula in space science and technology topics and is also designed to be accessible and interesting to participants from all fields.   

This Seminar Series is led by Co-Chairs Prof. Tim Fisher of UCLA, Dr. Aenor Sawyer of UCSF, and Prof. Stephen Robinson of UC Davis.

When?      April 11-May 23, 2002    Monday 6:00-7:00pm PST

Where?     Online via ZOOM

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Date

Speaker

Topic

 

1

4/11
  • Tim Fisher, Phd.  (Professor/Chair of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering)
  • Aenor Sawyer, MD, MS (Dir, UC Space Health, UCSF Orthopaedic Surg.)
  • “Spaceflight - Important Edge Case for Innovation”
  • “Human Space Exploration -Universe-al Healthcare”

2

4/18
  • Stephen Robinson, PhD (Retired NASA Astronaut, UCD Engineering Professor: Director, HOME (Habitats Optimized for Missions of Exploration) Space Technology Research Institute

“Deep-Space Habitats Optimized for Missions of Exploration”

3

4/25
  • Anjali Gupta (Life Science Business Development Lead, AXIOM; ASGSR, UCB Grad – Molec and Cell Bio)

“Introduction to Axiom Space and Commercial Space Stations”

4

5/2
  • Lonnie Petersen, MD, PhD  (Asst Prof Aerospace Engineering UCSD)

“Spaceflight Induced Changes in Eye and Brain - Possible Countermeasures”

5

5/9
  • Samantha Thorstensen  (Dir, ISS National Lab Education Program
  • UC Student SPACE Organizations
  • “Training Opportunities: ISSNL, NASA or Comm Spaceflight”
  • “UC Organizations led by + for students interested in SPACE!”

6

5/16
  • Liz Warren, PhD  (Former Senior Program Director, ISSNL; UCD Alumni)

“From UC to Space: Infinite Possibilities:”

7

5/23
  • Jeff Didion, PhD  (NASA Aerospace EngineerAerospace Goddard Space Flight Ctr)
  • David Glaser, PhD (UCB Space Science Labs, Mechanical/Aerospace Engineer)
  • “NASA is Making Hot, Way Cool”
  • "Engineering Away the Heat on Parker Solar Probe"