SEDS@UM hosting two talks around Thanksgiving Break!
8 comments Posted by helliott at Monday, November 19, 2012
Life / In Space - Dr. Clara Juanes-Vallejo
When: Wednesday, November 21st - 10:00am
Where: North Campus, Space Research Building, Rm 2422
Clara will be talking about her work designing systems for life detection in space. As part of her PhD, Clara designed systems for: single molecule detection for planetary exploration, the Cranfield Astrobiological Stratospheric Sampling Experiment (CASS-E) and the Biological, Astrobiological, Medical and Material Science Cubesat (BAMMsat).
The Brain / In Space - Dr. Rachel Seidler
When: Tuesday, November 27th - 7:00pm
Where: Central Campus - East Hall, Rm 4448
Dr. Rachel Seidler, the PI of a NASA investigation called "Neuromap," will be discussing her research on how the human brain changes in space. She is the Director of the UM Neuromotor Behavior Laboratory, and an expert in neural control of movement, motor learning, brain imaging, and aging. If you're interested in being an astronaut, you wont want to miss this talk on the human factors of spaceflight!
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