International Public Seminar Series

Presented by

The Space Studies Board

The National Research Council

The National Academies

To Commemorate

The 50th Anniversary

of the

International Geophysical Year and the Space Studies Board

PODCASTS for the International Public Seminar Series (iTunes)

September 10, 2007 – Baltimore, MD
Lecture on From the Big Bang to the Nobel Prize and on to the James Web Space Telescope - Dr. John Mather, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
	Webcast (RealPlayer)	Presentation (PDF)
Forum on the Future of Space Science Presentations (All files are PDF.)
	The Universe, 50 years on - Dr. Matt Mountain, Director, Space Telescope Science Institute
	The Future of Earth Observations - Dr. Christopher O. Justice, Professor and Research Director, Geography Department, University of Maryland
	Celebrating The First 100 Years of Space Science - Dr. Laurie Leshin, Director, Sciences and Exploration, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
	Introduction Space Science Enabling Technologies - Dr. Robert Strain, Head, Space Department, Applied Physics Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University

October 19, 2007 - Durham, NH
Lecture on Global Climate Change and Human Causes - Dr. Ralph J. Cicerone, president of the National Academy of Sciences
	Webcast (RealPlayer)	Presentation (PDF)
Forum on the Future of Space Science: The Sun-Earth Connection Presentations (All files are PDF.)
	Scientific Understandings of Climate Change - Dr. Robert Corell, Director, Global Change Programs, H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics and the Environment, Washington, D.C.
	Remote Sensing - Dr. George Hurtt, Associate Professor, Natural Resources, Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space, UNH
	Global Energy Conservation - Dr. James Anderson, Philip S. Weld Professor of Atmospheric Chemistry, Harvard University
	Heliophysics Great Observatory - Dr. Roy Torbert, Director, Space Science Center, Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space, UNH

December 1, 2007 - Irvine, CA
International Roundtable (November 30)
Video (RealPlayer)		Audio Only
Day-long colloquium
	Webcast (RealPlayer)
Lecture on Transcendence and Meaning in the First 50 Years of Space Science - Dr. Roger Launius, Division of Space History, National Air and Space Museum
	Presentation (PDF)
Forum on New Discoveries in the Search for Life Presentations (All files are PDF.)
	What is Life? - Dr. Steve Benner, Distinguished Fellow, the Foundation for Applied Molecular Evolution
	Have Too Many Cooks Spoiled the (Prebiotic) Soup? - Dr. Antonio Lazcano, Distinguished Professor, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
	Follow the Sulfer! What Can Sulfer Isotopes Tell Us About the Origin and the Early Evolution of Life?- Dr. Alexander Pavlov, Assistant Professor, University of Arizona
Forum on Dark Energy: How It Could Transform the Basic Laws of Physics Presentations (All files are PDF.)
	Combined Dark Energy Presentation – Dr. Charles Bennett, Professor of Physics and Astronomy, Johns Hopkins University, and Co-Chair, NRC Committee on Astronomy and Astrophysics; Dr. Sean Carroll, Senior Research Associate, California Institute of Technology; Dr. Joanna Dunkley, Oxford University and Postdoctoral Fellow, Princeton University
Lecture on Global Climate Change: The Latest News from Space - Dr. Soroosh Sorooshian, Distinguished Professor of Earth System Science, University of California, Irvine and Member, Space Studies Board
	Presentation (PDF)
Forum on Robots in Space: How Far Can They Go? How Much Can They Do? Presentations (All files are PDF.)
	The Excitement and Challenge of Robotic Space Exploration in the Next Half Century - Dr. Charles Elachi, Director, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
	Future Space Exploration and Utilization by Robots - Dr. Takashi Kubota, Associate Professor, Department of Spacecraft Engineering, ISAS, Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency Space Exploration Center
	Space Exploration, Robotics and the Future - Dr. Michel Doyon, Manager, Space Science and Exploration Technologies, Canadian Space Agency
Lecture on the Evolution of International Cooperation in Space - Dr. Roger Bonnet, President, COSPAR and Executive Director, International Space Science Institute
	Presentation (PDF)		Remarks (PDF)

December 7, 2007 - Huntsville, AL
Lecture on Science Goes to the Moon and Planets: Celebrating 50 Years Since the IGY - Dr. Wesley Huntress, director emeritus of the Carnegie Institution’s Geophysical Laboratory
	Webcast (RealPlayer)	Presentation (PDF) and Remarks (PDF)
Forum on Where We Have Been in Science and Exploration (All files are PDF.)
	Spacelab and Atlas - Dr. Charles Chappell, Retired NASA MSFC Associate Director for Science, Vanderbilt University Director of Science and Research Communications
	Space Shuttle and Space Station - Dr. Jan Davis, Retired NASA Astronaut, VP and Deputy General Manager Jacobs
	First US Space Station - Dr. Owen Garriott, Retired NASA Astronaut, Apollo Skylab, Scientist, Entrepreneur, Educator and Explorer
	The “Great” Great Observatory – the Hubble Space Telescope - Mr. James Odom, Retired NASA MSFC Project Manager for the Hubble Space Telescope and Associate Administrator for Space Station Freedom, Consultant for SAIC
	Explorer I and Apollo Science Activities - Dr. Ernst Stuhlinger, Retired NASA MSFC Associate Director for Science, Chief Scientist of the Von Braun Team. Powerpoint slides.
Forum on Where We Are Going in Science and Exploration (All files are PDF.)
	Exciting the Next Generation of Space Explorers and Pioneers - Mr. Larry Capps, CEO U.S. Space and Rocket Center
	A New Era of Lunar Science - Dr. Barbara Cohen, NASA MSFC Lunar Scientist
	MSFC Mission Enabling Science and Technology Activities - Dr. John M. Horack, Director, NASA MSFC Science and Mission Systems Office
	NASA Overview of Future Science and Exploration Activities - Mr. Todd A. May, Deputy Associate Administrator for Programs, NASA Science Mission Directorate
	Future Path of Astrophysics - Dr. Martin C. Weisskopf, Project Scientist, Chandra X-Ray Observatory, NASA MSFC
Press
	Practice Run Before Mars Suggested - Shelby G. Spires, The Huntsville Times

January 16, 2008 - Tallahassee, FL
Lecture on The International Space Station as a Laboratory and Technology Test-bed - Dr. Carl Walz, director for the Advanced Capabilities Division in the Exploration Systems Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters
	Webcast	Presentation (PDF)
Forum (All files are PDF.)
	Using Satellite Observations for Meteorological Events - Dr. Carol Anne Clayson, Department of Meteorology and Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Institute, Florida State University
	Particle Astrophysics: Origins, Propagation and Detection of Cosmic Rays - Dr. Ray H. O’Neal, Jr., Associate Professor, Department of Physics, Florida A&M University
	Space Medicine - Dr. Norman Thagard, MD, Retired NASA Astronaut, Co-founder and Executive Director of the Challenger Learning Center of Tallahassee, Associate Dean for College Relations & Professor, College of Engineering of Florida State University
	Geopotential Studies of the Earth and Martian Magnetic Fields - Dr. Joseph Cain, Florida State University.

February 20, 2008 - Austin, TX
Lecture on The Possibility of Life Elsewhere in the Universe - Dr. Christopher Chyba is professor of astrophysical sciences and international affairs at Princeton University
	Webcast	Presentation (PDF)
Forum (All files are PDF.)
	The Final Frontier of Cosmology: The First Stars and Galaxies - Dr. Volker Bromm, Assistant Professor of Astronomy, University of Texas at Austin
	Astronomical Reminiscences and Extrapolations - Dr. Hans Mark, John J. McKetta Centennial Energy Chair in Engineering and Professor in the Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, University of Texas at Austin
	Fundamental Physics Research in Space - Dr. Steven Weinberg, Jack S. Josey-Welch Foundation Chair in Science and Regental Professor, University of Texas at Austin; Director, Theory Research Group, University of Texas at Austin; Professor in the Departments of Physics and Astronomy, University of Texas at Austin; Recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1979.

March 27, 2008 - Paris, France
Lecture on International Polar Year: Understanding the Poles of the Earth, Moon and Mars - Dr. Chris Rapley, director of the National Museum of Science and Industry Science Museum in London
	Webcast (RealPlayer)	Presentation (PDF)
Forum (All files are PDF.)
	Unlocking Polar Secrets: Using the Space-Based Perspective - Dr. Waleed Abdalati, Head of Oceans and Ice Branch and Manager of Cryospheric Sciences Program, NASA/GSFC.
	Challenges in Monitoring Global Climate: The Need for a Comprehensive Integration of Observations and Theory (Models) - Professor Lennart Bengtsson, Senior Research Fellow, NERC-ESSC.
	Searching for Earth’s Twin - Dr. Willy Benz, Astrophysicist/Professor, University of Bern.
	Astronomy at the Poles - Dr. Lodewijk Woltjer, Observatoire de Haute Provence.

April 14, 2008 - Boulder, CO
Lecture on Understanding the Sun: Voyager’s Continuing Journey of Discovery - Dr. Edward C. Stone, President, International Academy of Astronautics, and Professor of Physics, California Institute of Technology
	Webcast	Presentation (PDF)
Forum (All files are PDF.)
	The Future Role of Universities in Applied Space Sciences - Dr. Daniel Baker, Director of the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado at Boulder.
	A Bird’s Eye View of the Earth: Expanding Applications for the Next Generations of High Resolution Imaging – Dr. Walter Scott, Founder and Chief Technical Officer of Digital Globe.
	Emerging Global S&T Patterns: Implications for the U.S. – Dr. Cynthia Singleton, National Science Foundation, Office of International Science and Engineering.
	Men on Mars? – Predictions on the Future of the Space Industry 50 Years Forward - James Watzin, Vice President, ATK (ex LRO Project Manager).
	The Future of Space Weather Prediction: Advances We Need and Impacts We Can Expect - Dr. Rodney Viereck, Space Weather Prediction Center, NOAA.
Press
	The Future of Space Science - Leonard David, Space.com

April 25, 2008 - Fairmont, WV
Lecture
	Webcast	Presentation (PDF)
Forum (All files are PDF.)
	The National Radio Astronomy Observatory – Mr. John M. Ford, Electronics Division Head, National Radio Astronomy Observatory.
	Space Weather – From Understanding to Prediction: The Current and Future Role of Global Computer Simulations - Dr. Michael Goodman, Principal Scientist, WVHTC
	NASA IV&V in 2058 – Supporting Mission Software in Other Galaxies – Mr. John Marinaro, Chief Engineer, IV & V Facility, NASA.
	The Past, Present, and Future of Pulsar Astronomy: Observing Cosmic Clocks from the Earth and Space - Dr. Maura McLaughlin, Assistant Professor of Physics, WVU.

June 26, 2008 - Washington, DC
Second day-long colloquium
	Webcast	Presentation (PDF)