Astronaut Barbara Morgan to speak at Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ on March 5
February 27, 2009
Idaho’s Barbara Morgan, former NASA astronaut who has logged more than 300 hours in space, will give a presentation at 4 p.m. March 5 in the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Rendezvous Complex Planetarium.
Morgan’s visit is sponsored in conjunction with Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Women’s History Month celebrations by the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ College of Engineering, Janet C. Anderson Gender Resource Center, Department of Physics and the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ WeLEAD program that supports women faculty in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math.
Morgan’s talk will be preceded by a 15-minute panel discussion from some of Idaho State’s female students about why they chose to study in math- and science-related fields.
After the panel discussion Morgan will give her presentation about being an astronaut, and encouraging students to pursue math and science. Her discussion will be followed by a question and answer period. The entire program should last about an hour.
The public is encouraged to attend.
For more information on Morgan visit www.pbs.org/barbaramorgan or www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/morgan.html.
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