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8:30 a.m.
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MEET AND GREET (Refreshments available)
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9:00 a.m.
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WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS
Ralph Cicerone, President, National Academy of Sciences
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9:15 a.m.
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SPACE AND EARTH SCIENCE – A VIEW FROM CAPITOL HILL
Congressman Alan B. Mollohan
Chair, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, and Science
House Appropriations Committee
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10:00 a.m.
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Break (Coffee)
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10:15 a.m.
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THE FIRST 50 YEARS OF SPACE SCIENCE AND EARTH SCIENCE: THE ROLE OF THE SSB
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Moderator:
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A. Thomas Young, Lockheed Martin (Ret.) and SSB Vice-Chair
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Panelists:
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1958 through the 1970s - Vera Rubin, Carnegie Institution of Washington (former SSB Member)
1980s - Louis Lanzerotti, New Jersey Institute of Technology (former SSB Chair)
1990s - Claude Canizares, MIT (former SSB Chair)
2000s - Lennard Fisk, University of Michigan (SSB Chair)
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11:15 a.m.
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Journalist Marc Kaufman of the Washington Post Interviews Charles Kennel, University of California, San Diego and Incoming SSB Chair
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12:00 p.m.
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Lunch (Everyone is invited to join us for lunch in the NAS Great Hall)
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1:00 p.m.
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FORGING THE FUTURE OF SPACE SCIENCE: INSIGHTS FROM THE SEMINAR SERIES
Lennard Fisk, University of Michigan, SSB Chair and Chair of the Seminar Series
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1:15 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
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TOWN HALL MEETINGS – YOUR CHANCE TO TELL THE SSB WHAT WILL BE THE KEY ISSUES IN THE NEXT 50 YEARS OF SPACE AND EARTH SCIENCE
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1:15 p.m.
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TOWN HALL 1: “Astrophysics and Space Physics”
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Moderator:
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Alan Dressler, Observatories of the Carnegie Institution (SSB member)
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Panelist (astrophysics):
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Fiona Harrison, California Institute of Technology (SSB Member)
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Panelist (space physics):
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Robyn Millan, Dartmouth College
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2:00 p.m.
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TOWN HALL 2: “Microgravity Life and Physical Sciences”
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Moderator:
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Peter Voorhees, Northwestern University (former SSB member)
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Panelist (microgravity physical sciences):
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Andreas Meyer, German Aerospace Center
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Panelist (microgravity life sciences):
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Joan Vernikos, ThirdAge LLC (SSB member)
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2:45 p.m.
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Break
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3:00 p.m.
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TOWN HALL 3: “Planetary Exploration and Astrobiology”
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Moderator:
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Frances Bagenal, University of Colorado, Boulder (former SSB member)
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Panelist (planetary exploration):
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Rosaly Lopes, JPL
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Panelist (astrobiology):
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Jack Mustard, Brown University
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3:45 p.m.
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TOWN HALL 4: “Earth Science and Applications from Space”
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Moderator:
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Molly Macauley, Resources for the Future (SSB member)
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Panelist:
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Anthony Janetos, University of Maryland
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Panelist:
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Anne Nolin, Oregon State University
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4:30 p.m.
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Break (Coffee)
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4:45 p.m.
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HUMANS AND ROBOTS: EXPLORING SPACE TOGETHER
Laurie Leshin, Deputy Director for Science and Technology, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
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5:30 p.m.
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CLOSING REMARKS
Lennard Fisk, University of Michigan and SSB Chair
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