Discover NASA with CTSGC
Join NASA CT Space Grant as we explore space and related topics with NASA professionals. Monthly virtual sessions will feature a speaker from NASA, moderated by a member of the CT Space Grant Consortium.
Register to Participate:
- Please register to participate using this link (Google Forms)
- You must use your college/university email to register
- Registrations for each session will end the day prior to each session (i.e. 11/14 is the last day to register for the 11/15 session, etc.).
- The participation link will be sent to registrants on before the session via the email provided at registration.
Next session:
Jason Lee is an Associate Professor-in-Residence at the University of Conneticut in the School of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Manufacturing Engineering. He also serves as the Mechanical Engineering Undergraduate Director. He received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley (2005), and his M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin (2007 and 2010, respectively). Following his Ph.D. he joined the Institute for Solider Nanotechnologies at Massachusetts Institute of Technology as a postdoc.
He teaches thermal fluids, manufacturing, sports engineering, and senior capstone classes. He is currently interested in exploring microgravity manufacturing research opportunities. This past summer he took part in a NASA Human Exploration Research Analog mission.
Upcoming sessions:
| Date | Featured Speaker | Topic |
| Nov. 15, 2024 | Jason Lee, PhD Associate Professor-in-Residence, University of Connecticut School of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Manufacturing Engineering |
Simulating an Analog Mission to Mars |
| Jan. 10, 2025 | TBD | TBD |
| Feb. 14, 2025 | Piyumi Wijesekara Postdoctoral Scientist at NASA Ames Research Center |
Human Cell and Organ Model Responses to Space Flight Stressors
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| Mar. 14, 2025 | Erin Reed, PhD Mission Manager, NASA Wallops Flight Facility |
Conducting High Altitude Balloon Research in Antarctica |
| Apr. 11, 2025 | TBD | TBD |
2024/2025 Sessions:
Jason Lee
Piyumi Wijesekara
Erin Reed
2023/2024 Sessions:
Jeffrey Hoffman
Chris Koehler (1)
Terry Shehata (1)
Shadia Habbal
2022/2023 Sessions:
Tomas Gonzalez-Torres
James Harrington_Evana Gizzi
Jennifer Fowler
Donald Durston
Gioia Massa
If you are interested in a recording of one of our past sessions to share as the host of a watch party, please contact your CTSGC Campus Director for information.