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RELEASE: 02-006
NASA SPEAKS:
Partnership Offers Interactive Learning Experience
NASA Langley’s Center for Distance Learning, in partnership
with the Lifelong Learning Society at Christopher Newport
University (CNU), introduces "NASA Speaks," a 10-week series of
interactive presentations and discussions featuring researchers
from the NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton.
NASA Speaks kicks-off on Jan. 31 and continues through April 11.
Held on Thursdays at 2:30 p.m. in Anderson Auditorium at CNU, the
program is open to Life Long Society members, students and faculty
at CNU. Topics will vary and will focus on NASA innovations and
accomplishments, such as Biomimetic Flight, Quiet Aircraft
Technology, Small Air Vehicle Development, and NASA’s Flight
Test of the Russian TU-144 Supersonic Transports.
The programs will be taped for web-streaming on NASA LIVE, a
series of two-way videoconferencing programs designed to extend and
strengthen NASA’s commitment to educational excellence at the
pre-college, college and university level, via interactive, virtual
discussions with NASA researchers.
NASA Speaks is part of a continuing effort by CNU to promote
science, mathematics and technology education to learners of all
ages. The university has also partnered with NASA Langley’s
Center for Distance Learning to develop and promote other distance
learning programs, such as NASA Kids Science News Network, NASA
Why? Files, NASA CONNECT and NASA’s Destination Tomorrow.
For more information on NASA Speaks and registration, please
contact Harla Sherwood at 757-864-5287 or The Lifelong Learning
Society at 757-594-7568. Visit http://dlcenter.larc.nasa.gov to
find out more about other CNU/NASA distance learning programs.
Visit http://live.larc.nasa.gov for more information on NASA
LIVE.
SCHEDULE OF UPCOMING SPEAKERS AND TOPICS:
Date: January 31, 2002
Speaker John B. Anders, Senior Research Scientist, Flow Physics
and Control Branch
Topic: "Biomimetic Flight: Learning From Nature"
Date: February 7, 2002
Speaker: Rob Rivers, Research Pilot, Airborne Systems
Competency
Topic: NASA Flight Test of the Russian TU-144 Supersonic Transport
(SST)
Date: February 14, 2002
Speaker: Prasun Desai, Senior Aerospace Engineer, Vehicle Analysis
Branch
Topics: Robotic Exploration in the Coming Decade
Date: February 21, 2002
Speaker: James Russell, Project Engineer, Lockheed Martin Space
Operations
Topic: Establishment and Verification of a Microgravity
Environment for Space Application
Date: February 28, 2002
Speaker: Victor Carreno, Safety Critical Systems, Assessment
Technology Branch
Topic: The Science and Art of Digital System Verification
Date: March 7, 2002
Speaker: Tahani Amer, Aerodynamic Measurement Branch
Topic: Pressure Sensitive Paints – Theory and Application
Date: March 14, 2002
Speaker: Paul Stackhouse, Radiation and Aerosols Branch,
Atmospheric Sciences Competency
Topic: Surface Radiation
Date: March 21, 2002
Speaker: Anna C. Trujillo, Base Research for Crew Systems,
Crew/Vehicle Integration Branch
Topic: Real World Considerations in Designing and Conducting
Human-Subject Experiments
Date: March 28, 2002
Speaker: Dr. Robert D. Braun, Systems Engineering Competency
Topic: Experiences & Challenges in Planetary Exploration
Date: April 4, 2002
Speaker: Shelly Ferlemann, Vehicle Analysis Branch
Topic: An Overview of the Hyper-X Program
Date: April 11, 2002
Speaker: Kenneth Wright, Assistant Branch Head, Advanced
Measurement & Diagnostic Branch
Topic: The Development of Virtual Facilities at NASA Langley
Research Center
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