Form a Partnership That's Out of This World: National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Imagine Mars Project

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Date: Thursday, August 9, 2007
Time: 3:00 — 5:30 p.m.

This session presents National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA’s) Imagine Mars Project currently underway at several Neighborhood Networks centers, and features a train-the-trainer session. Participants learn how to implement the Imagine Mars Project at their Neighborhood Networks centers, and how to access additional resources related to the project. They also receive contact information for “Solar Ambassadors” that can assist with the implementation of the Imagine Mars Project.

Materials:
NASA Presentation 1
NASA Presentation 2

Moderator:
Donald Freeman
Housing Contract Specialist
Neighborhood Networks Coordinator
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Los Angeles, CA

Presenters:

David Delgado
Imagine Mars Creative Lead
NASA

Stephenie Lievense
Imagine Mars Lead
NASA

Stephenie Lievense has been a member of the Mars Public Engagement Team at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory since 2001. Lievense spent her first years at the lab working side by side with NASA scientists and engineers on various Mars missions to document scientific and engineering accomplishments. Currently, Lievense leads the Imagine Mars Project, a national art, science, and education initiative that invites students to explore and reflect on their communities, then create a project that reveals the art, science, and cultural elements they would like to see in a futuristic Martian community. Lievense is committed to providing role models for young women who are considering careers in science and engineering and has produced a series of Web casts titled, “Women Working on Mars.” These Web casts highlight female engineers and scientists who work on Mars missions. Lievense received her bachelor’s degree in journalism from Indiana University and her elementary education credential from California State University, Los Angeles.