NASA Day at UNC
November 7th, 2019 at the Carolina Student Union
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Agenda*:
7:45 – 9:00am
9:00 – 9:30am
Opening Remarks
Bob Blouin, Provost, UNC Chapel Hill (invited)
Todd Boyette, Director, UNC Morehead Planetarium
9:30 – 10:30am
Keynote Address
10:30 – 11:30am
NASA AA Moderated Panel with Q&A
Jim Reuter, AA for Space Technology Mission Directorate
Dennis Andrucyk, Deputy AA for Science Mission Directorate
Ken Bowersox (invited), AA (Acting) for Human Exploration Operations Mission Directorate
11:30 – 12:00pm
Break, and Boxed Lunch — return to auditorium
12:00 – 1:00pm
Advancing Biological Technologies in Space
Jim Broyan, Deputy Program Manager for NASA’ Environmental Control and Life Support Technology and Crew Health and Performance
Dr. John Hogan, Environmental Scientist, Bioengineering Branch at NASA Ames
Astronaut Zena Cardman
1:00 – 2:00pm
Opportunities to Work with NASA
Small Business Innovation Research and Space Business Technology Transfer Program (SBIR/STTR)
Gynelle Steele, Deputy Program Executive for SBIR/STTR
Space Tech Research Grants (STRG)
Dr. Harry Partridge, NASA Ames Center Chief Technologist
Research Opportunities in Earth and Space Science (ROSES)
Max Bernstein, Science Mission Directorate Lead for Research
2:00 – 2:30pm
Break and move to breakout sessions
2:30 – 4:30pm
Concurrent Breakout Sessions
Session #1: Technology Development Opportunities to Support & Enable NASA SMD (Science Mission Directorate) Programs
Session #2: How to get funding at NASA through Science Research Opportunities
Session #3: NASA’s Research on Artificial Intelligence
Session #4: NASA SBIR/STTR Program and NASA Space Tech Research Grants
Session #5: Advancing Biological Technologies in Space
4:30pm
Program Concludes
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* All speakers are currently invited, but could be changed or replaced at short notice. Refer to this website for the the most current confirmed attendees.