Space Science: Exploring the Past and Forging Future Discoveries

Friday, October 28, 2011: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM
Room B4 (San Jose Convention Center)
Chair:
Mark Fonda, MBA, Deputy Division Director, Space Science & Astrobiology Division, NASA Ames Research Center

Description: Join the next generation of cutting edge NASA scientists as they explore the impact of very tiny things in a very big space. These presentations will emphasize how space research incorporates (and needs) multiple disciplines as the drive for expanding human exploration and scientific knowledge continues



8:30 AM
Introductory Remarks
8:35 AM
Formation and Destruction Processes of Carbonaceous Interstellar Dust
Ceser Contreras, PhD , Postdoctoral Researcher , NASA Ames Research Center
8:55 AM
Investigations Towards the Development of Microbial Countermeasures for Human Spaceflight
Fathi Karouia, PhD , Postdoctoral Researcher , NASA Ames Research Center
9:15 AM
Radiative Transfer Model of Granular Surfaces
Sanaz Vahidinia, PhD , Postdoctoral Researcher , NASA Ames Research Center
9:35 AM
O/OREOS - The First Astrobiology Small Payloads Mission
Amanda Cook, PhD , Postdoctoral Researcher , NASA Ames Research Center