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International Public Seminar Series
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Presented by
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The Space Studies Board
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The National Research Council
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The National Academies
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To Commemorate
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The 50th Anniversary
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of the
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International Geophysical Year and the Space Studies Board
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PODCASTS for the International Public Seminar Series (iTunes)
(All webcast are in RealPlayer format and all lecture and forum presentations are in PDF format unless otherwise noted.)
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September 10, 2007 – Baltimore, MD
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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
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Forum on the Future of Space Science Presentations
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The Universe, 50 years on - Dr. Matt Mountain, Director, Space Telescope Science Institute
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The Future of Earth Observations - Dr. Christopher O. Justice, Professor and Research Director, Geography Department, University of Maryland
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Celebrating The First 100 Years of Space Science - Dr. Laurie Leshin, Director, Sciences and Exploration, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
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Introduction Space Science Enabling Technologies - Dr. Robert Strain, Head, Space Department, Applied Physics Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University
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October 19, 2007 - Durham, NH
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Lecture on Global Climate Change and Human Causes - Dr. Ralph J. Cicerone, president of the National Academy of Sciences
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Forum on the Future of Space Science: The Sun-Earth Connection Presentations
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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.
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Remote Sensing - Dr. George Hurtt, Associate Professor, Natural Resources, Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space, UNH
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Global Energy Conservation - Dr. James Anderson, Philip S. Weld Professor of Atmospheric Chemistry, Harvard University
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Heliophysics Great Observatory - Dr. Roy Torbert, Director, Space Science Center, Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space, UNH
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December 1, 2007 - Irvine, CA
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International Roundtable (November 30)
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Day-long colloquium
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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
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Forum on New Discoveries in the Search for Life Presentations
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What is Life? - Dr. Steve Benner, Distinguished Fellow, the Foundation for Applied Molecular Evolution
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Have Too Many Cooks Spoiled the (Prebiotic) Soup? - Dr. Antonio Lazcano, Distinguished Professor, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
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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
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Forum on Dark Energy: How It Could Transform the Basic Laws of Physics Presentations
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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
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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
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Forum on Robots in Space: How Far Can They Go? How Much Can They Do? Presentations
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The Excitement and Challenge of Robotic Space Exploration in the Next Half Century - Dr. Charles Elachi, Director, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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Future Space Exploration and Utilization by Robots - Dr. Takashi Kubota, Associate Professor, Department of Spacecraft Engineering, ISAS, Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency Space Exploration Center
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Space Exploration, Robotics and the Future - Dr. Michel Doyon, Manager, Space Science and Exploration Technologies, Canadian Space Agency
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Lecture on the Evolution of International Cooperation in Space - Dr. Roger Bonnet, President, COSPAR and Executive Director, International Space Science Institute
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December 7, 2007 - Huntsville, AL
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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
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Forum on Where We Have Been in Science and Exploration
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Spacelab and Atlas - Dr. Charles Chappell, Retired NASA MSFC Associate Director for Science, Vanderbilt University Director of Science and Research Communications
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Space Shuttle and Space Station - Dr. Jan Davis, Retired NASA Astronaut, VP and Deputy General Manager Jacobs
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First US Space Station - Dr. Owen Garriott, Retired NASA Astronaut, Apollo Skylab, Scientist, Entrepreneur, Educator and Explorer
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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
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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.
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Forum on Where We Are Going in Science and Exploration
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Exciting the Next Generation of Space Explorers and Pioneers - Mr. Larry Capps, CEO U.S. Space and Rocket Center
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A New Era of Lunar Science - Dr. Barbara Cohen, NASA MSFC Lunar Scientist
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MSFC Mission Enabling Science and Technology Activities - Dr. John M. Horack, Director, NASA MSFC Science and Mission Systems Office
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NASA Overview of Future Science and Exploration Activities - Mr. Todd A. May, Deputy Associate Administrator for Programs, NASA Science Mission Directorate
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Future Path of Astrophysics - Dr. Martin C. Weisskopf, Project Scientist, Chandra X-Ray Observatory, NASA MSFC
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Press
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Practice Run Before Mars Suggested - Shelby G. Spires, The Huntsville Times
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January 16, 2008 - Tallahassee, FL
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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
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Using Satellite Observations for Meteorological Events - Dr. Carol Anne Clayson, Department of Meteorology and Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Institute, Florida State University
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Particle Astrophysics: Origins, Propagation and Detection of Cosmic Rays - Dr. Ray H. O’Neal, Jr., Associate Professor, Department of Physics, Florida A&M University
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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
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Geopotential Studies of the Earth and Martian Magnetic Fields - Dr. Joseph Cain, Florida State University.
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February 20, 2008 - Austin, TX
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Lecture on The Possibility of Life Elsewhere in the Universe - Dr. Christopher Chyba is professor of astrophysical sciences and international affairs at Princeton University
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The Final Frontier of Cosmology: The First Stars and Galaxies - Dr. Volker Bromm, Assistant Professor of Astronomy, University of Texas at Austin
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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
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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.
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March 27, 2008 - Paris, France
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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
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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.
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Challenges in Monitoring Global Climate: The Need for a Comprehensive Integration of Observations and Theory (Models) - Professor Lennart Bengtsson, Senior Research Fellow, NERC-ESSC.
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Searching for Earth’s Twin - Dr. Willy Benz, Astrophysicist/Professor, University of Bern.
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Astronomy at the Poles - Dr. Lodewijk Woltjer, Observatoire de Haute Provence.
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April 14, 2008 - Boulder, CO
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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
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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.
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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.
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Emerging Global S&T Patterns: Implications for the U.S. – Dr. Cynthia Singleton, National Science Foundation, Office of International Science and Engineering.
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Men on Mars? – Predictions on the Future of the Space Industry 50 Years Forward - James Watzin, Vice President, ATK (ex LRO Project Manager).
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The Future of Space Weather Prediction: Advances We Need and Impacts We Can Expect - Dr. Rodney Viereck, Space Weather Prediction Center, NOAA.
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Press
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The Future of Space Science - Leonard David, Space.com
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April 25, 2008 - Fairmont, WV
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Lecture on The Future o Space ad Earth Robotic Exploration: Scientific Administrator Technological Challenges - Dr. Charles Elachi, Director, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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The National Radio Astronomy Observatory – Mr. John M. Ford, Electronics Division Head, National Radio Astronomy Observatory.
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Space Weather – From Understanding to Prediction: The Current and Future Role of Global Computer Simulations - Dr. Michael Goodman, Principal Scientist, WVHTC
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NASA IV&V in 2058 – Supporting Mission Software in Other Galaxies – Mr. John Marinaro, Chief Engineer, IV & V Facility, NASA.
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The Past, Present, and Future of Pulsar Astronomy: Observing Cosmic Clocks from the Earth and Space - Dr. Maura McLaughlin, Assistant Professor of Physics, WVU.
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June 26, 2008 - Washington, DC
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Day-Long Colloquium (The colloquium is presented in seven webcast segments with possible overlap.)
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The first webcast link is of the welcome given by Dr. Ralph J. Cicerone, president of the National Academy of Sciences and the presentation by Congressman Alan B. Mollohan. Thereafter, webcast links follow each session with the exception of the interview with the incoming SSB chair, which follows the Forum webcast link.
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Welcome Address and Presentation: Space and Earth Science –– A View From Capitol Hill
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Forum on the First 50 Years of Space Science and Earth Science: The Role of the SSB
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1958 through the 1970s – Vera Rubin, Carnegie Institution of Washington (former SSB member)
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2000s – Lennard Fisk, University of Michigan (SSB chair)
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Journalist Marc Kaufman, Washington Post, interviews incoming SSB Chair Charles Kennel, Scripps Institution/UCSD
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Town Hall 1: Astrophysics and Space Physics
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Astronomy and Space Physics: A Cornucopia of Accomplishments, High Expectations, and Challenges – Alan Dressler, Observatories of the Carnegie Institution (SSB member)
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Town Hall 2: Microgravity Life and Physical Sciences
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Introduction – Peter Voorhees, Northwestern University (former SSB member)
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Materials Science: Challenges – Andreas Meyer, German Aerospace Center
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Town Hall 3: Planetary Exploration and Astrobiology
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50 Years of Solar System Exploration – Frances Bagenal, University of Colorado (former SSB member)
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Town Hall 4: Earth Science and Applications from Space
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Visualizing and Using Earth Observation Data – Molly Macauley, Resources for the Future (SSB member)
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Webcast of town halls 3 and 4
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Lecture on Humans and Robots: Exploring Space Together – Laurie Leshin, Deputy Director for Science & Technology, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
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The SSB James A. Van Allen Lecture
Explorer 1: Gateway to the Never Ending Wonders of Space Science – Frank B. McDonald, University of Maryland (This was an activity of the Space Studies Board of the National Academies held at the National Air and Space Museum.)
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