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April 2019
Women in STEM Lecture
Women in STEM Lecture: Dr. Ellen Ochoa Join Tufts University, the School of Engineering and the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences on Monday, April 22, for a Women in STEM Lecture delivered by Dr. Ellen Ochoa, NASA astronaut and former director of the Johnson Space Center. Registration required: Register
Find out more »May 2019
Honorary degree from Tufts University
Ellen Ochoa, veteran astronaut, inventor, and former director of the Johnson Space Center at NASA. A California native, she turned her research engineering background into a career exploring the cosmos. After receiving a doctorate in electrical engineering at Stanford University, she developed and patented optical systems for image processing and led a NASA research team in high-performance computing. Selected for the NASA astronaut program in 1990, in 1993 Ochoa became the first Hispanic woman in the world to go to…
Find out more »CyberSmart 2019 Summit
Message from the Chair One of the most pressing challenges and opportunities that we are faced with is the growing demand for cybersecurity talent. With global demand expected to reach 1.8 million by 2022(Source: 2017 Global Information Security Workforce Study), being proactive and collaborative is no longer an option. The CyberSmart Summit was created to bring together decision-makers and practitioners in industry, government and academia to share challenges, opportunities and best practices for cybersecurity skills and workforce development. Going into…
Find out more »June 2019
NASA: From the Moon to Mars and Beyond
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum In honor of the 50th anniversary of the Moon landing, Apollo 11 Lunar Command Module pilot Michael Collins, former NASA administrator Charles Bolden, former director of the Johnson Space Center Ellen Ochoa, and former NASA deputy administrator Dava Newman discuss NASA’s past, present, and future with National Air and Space Museum director Ellen Stofan. Full details on a daylong schedule of activities will be available later this spring. This program is supported in…
Find out more »September 2019
Illinois Institute of Technology Wasan lecture
Join us for the 2019 Darsh T. Wasan lecture. Ellen Ochoa, Former DIrector of NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston and the first Hispanic woman astronaut will deliver this years lecture. Time 3 p.m. Lecture Reception to follow Location Illinois Institute of Technology Hermann Hall, Ballroom 3241 South Federal Chicago, IL 60616 Campus Map | Driving Directions | Campus Parking RSVP Friday, November 1, 2019 Register online Sonia Rivas at 312.567.5030 or rsvpevents@iit.edu
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