| Student News |
| Katie Bryson |
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Katie Bryson recently defended her dissertation to graduate with a Ph.D. in Space and Planetary Science. Her dissertation was titled, “Experimental Study of the Stability of Volatiles on Mars.” Her advisor was Dr. Derek Sears, a member of the Space Center and a faculty member in the department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. Congratulations Katie! |
| Center Faculty |
| Dan Kennefick |
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Dan Kennefick, a member of the Space Center and a faculty member in the department of Physics, was one of 225 new members elected as 2008 fellows of the American Physical Society, an international society of approximately 45,000 professional physicists around the world. Election to an APS fellowship is limited to less than 0.5% of the membership. |
| Center Outreach |
| NWACC Class Visit |
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Dixie Androes, a Space Center graduate student and an instructor at NorthWest Arkansas Community College, recently brought her astronomy class to visit the planetarium at the Space Center. The students learned about the position of objects in the sky using the planetarium. |
| Conferences |
| Vincent Chevrier |
Vincent Chevrier, an assistant research professor at the Space Center, recently attended the Third International Workshop on the Mars Atmosphere: Modeling and Observations workshop in Williamsburg, Virginia.
His oral presentation was titled “Sublimation Kinetics of CO2 Ice and Evolution of the Martian Polar Caps.” The goal of the workshop was to bring together experts in modeling and observations of the Mars atmosphere and climate system.
| Center Outreach |
| The Star of Bethlehem |
The Space Center recently hosted three planetarium shows for the general public titled “The Star of Bethlehem.” The presentations illustrated the major features of the current night sky, daily and annual motion of the stars, and the motions of the planets in the context of the Christmas story. The 30 minute program was developed by members of the planetarium board which is composed of Space Center graduate students.
| Center Outreach |
| Helen Tyson Middle School |
The Space Center recently hosted over 400 sixth and seventh graders from Helen Tyson Middle School in Springdale, Arkansas. The students came to campus for the day to experience what life would be like for a college student. Along with a campus tour and a hands-on experience in the College of Engineering, the students listened to a short talk about space that was given by Rob Pilgrim, a Space Center graduate student. The students got a chance to ask questions about space and experience what it was like to touch the Paragould meteorite.
| NASA Roses |
| 2008 Proposal Due Dates |
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APPENDIX |
PROGRAM |
NOI/ Step-1 DUE DATE [2] |
PROPOSAL DUE DATE |
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D.3 |
Astronomy and Physics Research and Analysis |
2/13/2009 |
3/27/2009 |
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C.23 |
Planetary Major Equipment |
See Program Element of Interest [4] | |
| Meetings |
| Upcoming Meetings |
Fall American Geophysical Union Meeting
December 15-19, 2008
San Francisco, CA
213th American Astronomical Society Meeting
January 4-8, 2009
Long Beach, CA
Planet Formation and Evolution: The Solar System and Extrasolar Planets
March 2-6, 2009
Tuebingen, Germany
Lunar and Planetary Science Meeting
March 23-27, 2009
The Woodlands, TX
72nd Meteoritical Society Meeting
July 13-18, 2009
Nancy, France