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An Engineer's Trip to Jupiter: Correction Science on Saturday 2/27/21.
Last edited Sat Feb 20, 2021, 10:39 AM - Edit history (2)
Science on Saturday is not happening today because of the high school science bowl. This applies to next week:
PPPL's science on Saturday lecture 2/27/21 is by Dr. Tracey Drain, An Engineer’s Trip to Jupiter
Bio:
Tracy Drain is a Flight Systems Engineer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. In her 20
years at the lab, she has helped develop and operate the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (a
Mars science/relay orbiter), Kepler (an Exoplanet hunting mission), Juno (a Jupiter orbiter)
and Psyche (an asteroid explorer slated to launch in 2022). She is currently the Lead Flight
Systems Engineer on the Europa Clipper mission, slated to launch in 2024 to explore one
of the most intriguing moons of Jupiter. A life-long learner, she loves to encourage people
of all ages nurture their curiosity and explore the wonders, near and far, that surround us
every day.
Abstract:
Tune in to learn about Juno – a spacecraft sent across the solar system to study our largest
planetary neighbor! Tracy Drain, a Flight Systems Engineer at the Jet Propulsion
Laboratory, will share some stories from Juno’s development, its journey through space and
the initial amazing science discoveries at Jupiter.
Tracy Drain is a Flight Systems Engineer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. In her 20
years at the lab, she has helped develop and operate the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (a
Mars science/relay orbiter), Kepler (an Exoplanet hunting mission), Juno (a Jupiter orbiter)
and Psyche (an asteroid explorer slated to launch in 2022). She is currently the Lead Flight
Systems Engineer on the Europa Clipper mission, slated to launch in 2024 to explore one
of the most intriguing moons of Jupiter. A life-long learner, she loves to encourage people
of all ages nurture their curiosity and explore the wonders, near and far, that surround us
every day.
Abstract:
Tune in to learn about Juno – a spacecraft sent across the solar system to study our largest
planetary neighbor! Tracy Drain, a Flight Systems Engineer at the Jet Propulsion
Laboratory, will share some stories from Juno’s development, its journey through space and
the initial amazing science discoveries at Jupiter.
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Science on Saturday, on Zoom
Almost always the talks are fascinating. Although, the Princeton Plasma Physics Lab is an National Physics Lab, the talks, while often involving physicists, also include, biologists, geologists, chemists, social scientists, oceanographers, climate scientists, etc.
They are hosted by the charming and fun Dr. Andrew Zwicker, head of science education at the lab, who also moonlights as the Democratic NJ Assemblyman in the NJ Legislature.
In previous years, the talks were held at PPPL with a very nice social hour before hand featuring coffee, donuts (great donuts!) bagels and interesting conversation.
As a result of Covid, the talks have moved to Zoom, they are now accessible around the world. They are held at 9:30 am EST, with a Q&A session after the talks ending usually by 11:30. The talks themselves are about an hour generally.
Check it out!
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