March 5th - Getting Men to the Moon - Yanni's

Science on Tap

Thursday, March 5, 2015

5:30 pm - 6:30 pm

WE HAVE A NEW HOME!

Yanni's
3109 Central Avenue NE

(505) 268-9250

http://www.yannisandlemoni.com/

 Featuring:

Loretta Hall

Getting Men to the Moon: Behind the Scene Stories

Nearly half a century ago, the world watched in awe as seven Apollo missions over a four-year period took twenty-one men to the moon and back. Twelve of those men landed on the moon, explored it, and brought back samples of rocks and dirt. April 11, 2015, marks the forty-fifth anniversary of the Apollo 13 mission, in which an explosion aboard the spacecraft nearly doomed three astronauts. This presentation reveals insiders’ stories of what it took to overcome challenges and accomplish triumphs in the Apollo program and its predecessors, Mercury and Gemini.

 

Loretta Hall is the author of two space history books. Out of this World: New Mexico’s Contributions to Space Travel recounts the stories of New Mexico people and programs that played crucial roles in the development of manned spaceflight and, more recently, the commercial space industry. Space Pioneers: In Their Own Words presents annotated excerpts from oral history interviews with ninety men and women who worked on various space programs from 1945 through the space shuttle era. Ms. Hall is a member of the Historical Society of New Mexico’s Speakers Bureau and a Space Ambassador for the National Space Society.

Coming up in April 2, 2015;

Presentation by:
Dr Heather Canavan
Alexandria Maciejewski
UNM
Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering

February 5th - A history of thermal imaging - Yanni's

Science on Tap

Thursday, February 5th, 2014
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm

WE HAVE A NEW HOME!

Yanni's
3109 Central Avenue NE

(505) 268-9250

http://www.yannisandlemoni.com/

 Featuring:

Dr Stephen Myers

Beyond red: A history of thermal imaging

Thermal infrared imaging has had quite an extensive history intertwined with some of the more profound discoveries leading to modern physics. Modern day research in infrared detectors has had a tremendous emphasis on military and defense applications but as the technology continues to mature, infrared imagers are beginning to find their way into civil applications including medical imaging, building maintenance and even the mobile device market. In this discussion, I will tell the story of infrared imaging from the time it was first accidentally discovered to the present in which you can now see in the dark, like predator, using your smart phone.

Coming up in March 5th, 2014;

Getting Men to the Moon: Behind the Scene Stories

Loretta Hall