Free to the public and all are welcome to attend.
Our August program will begin with a short presentation by Claire Zhao, a 16-year-old high school junior from Seattle, WA, followed by our main speaker, Dr. Nicolle Zellner, a professor of physics at Albion College in Albion, MI. Ms. Zhao's talk will be titled, "Introducing Cosmo, a Tool to Make Learning about Astronomy as Easy as Having a Conversation." Dr. Zellner's presentation will be titled, "The Moon: The Who, The What, The Why."
In a brief 3-5 minute talk, Claire is going to demonstrate a new tool for people to learn basic concepts in Astronomy. She will introduce you to Cosmo, an astronomy-focused chatbot. Feel free to check out Cosmo’s introduction on UW Planetarium’s FB page: Facebook page. Here is a link to explore using Cosmo: https://universestudio.org/
Next, Dr. Zellner will take center stage for her presentation:
The year 2019 marked the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission when, on July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin set foot onto the Moon while Michael Collins orbited overhead. The Apollo missions not only launched people to the Moon, but they also launched a nation to new technological heights, humanity into the final frontier, and generations to dreams that would fuel decades of innovation and progress. In 2024, more than 50 years later, people in the United States, if not all over the world, are still benefitting from what we learned during the Apollo missions.
In this talk, Dr. Zellner will provide a history of the Apollo program and what we have learned from the ~800 pounds of lunar samples, some of which have yet to be studied, and the multitude of orbital data that continue to be collected by current lunar spacecraft. Thousands of people contributed to the success of the Apollo missions, and she will share with you a little bit about some of their contributions. Finally, she will talk about humanity’s plans to return to the Moon, whether as international partners in exploration or as private investors in commercialization. Why are we returning and not just moving forward to Mars?
Our August program will begin with a short presentation by Claire Zhao, a 16-year-old high school junior from Seattle, WA, followed by our main speaker, Dr. Nicolle Zellner, a professor of physics at Albion College in Albion, MI. Ms. Zhao's talk will be titled, "Introducing Cosmo, a Tool to Make Learning about Astronomy as Easy as Having a Conversation." Dr. Zellner's presentation will be titled, "The Moon: The Who, The What, The Why."
In a brief 3-5 minute talk, Claire is going to demonstrate a new tool for people to learn basic concepts in Astronomy. She will introduce you to Cosmo, an astronomy-focused chatbot. Feel free to check out Cosmo’s introduction on UW Planetarium’s FB page: Facebook page. Here is a link to explore using Cosmo: https://universestudio.org/
Next, Dr. Zellner will take center stage for her presentation:
The year 2019 marked the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission when, on July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin set foot onto the Moon while Michael Collins orbited overhead. The Apollo missions not only launched people to the Moon, but they also launched a nation to new technological heights, humanity into the final frontier, and generations to dreams that would fuel decades of innovation and progress. In 2024, more than 50 years later, people in the United States, if not all over the world, are still benefitting from what we learned during the Apollo missions.
In this talk, Dr. Zellner will provide a history of the Apollo program and what we have learned from the ~800 pounds of lunar samples, some of which have yet to be studied, and the multitude of orbital data that continue to be collected by current lunar spacecraft. Thousands of people contributed to the success of the Apollo missions, and she will share with you a little bit about some of their contributions. Finally, she will talk about humanity’s plans to return to the Moon, whether as international partners in exploration or as private investors in commercialization. Why are we returning and not just moving forward to Mars?
Date: Friday, August 9, 2024
Time: 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. Central
Location:
Science Museum Oklahoma
2020 Remington Place
Oklahoma City, OK 73111
