NASA would like to announce an exciting panel of presenters for the DLiNFocus Videoconference series starting September 9th. The series is aimed at middle school and high school students to expose them to the variety of careers and research being done at NASA. Each Wednesday a researcher will talk about their work for about 20min and their career path for 10min. Following the presentation is a chance for 5 schools to ask questions to the speaker about their research and career. All other schools are welcome to participate a view only site. The series is every Wednesday at 10:00 PDT (1:00 EDT).Details
Cost: FREE
Website:http://erc.arc.nasa.gov/dln
Registration:http://erc.arc.nasa.gov/dln
Questions:ca.dln.studios@gmail.com
Webcast: Sessions will be webcast, see URL above for webcast link each week. (no registrations required)
List of Speakers:
Sept. 9 – Astronomy – Kepler Mission, searching for earth like planets
Sept. 16 – NASA historian/ writer – learn about being a science writer and recording history
Sept. 23 – Aeronautics – learn about how we test/ design airplanes
Oct. 7 – Robotics – learn about current and future robotic missions
Oct. 21 – Astrobiology – learn about the search for life
Nov. 4 – Lunar Exploration – the LCROSS mission will have just impacted the moon – get the most recent results!
Dec. 2 – Astrobiology - learn about the search for life using chemistry
(Dates in between will be filled in as presenters are confirmed)
Greg Pitzer
Digital Learning Network Coordinator
NASA Ames Research Center
MS 253-2
Moffett Field, CA 94035-1000
Voice: 650-604-3292
FAX: 650-604-3445
Gregory.E.Pitzer@nasa.gov
