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Sunday, September 3 • 1:45pm - 2:45pm
Homesteading in Space

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What might a future look like when people don’t just survive but thrive in space, including on Mars and beyond? What new technologies are on the horizon that might make that possible, and what kinds of science fiction would inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers to make this future a reality? Join the discussion with this panel of experts and visionaries.
Moderators
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Lloyd Whitman

Acting Leader, Technology and Innovation Division, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
Dr. Lloyd Whitman is the Acting Leader of the Technology and Innovation Division at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, on detail from the National Institute of Standards and Technology where he is Chief Scientist. Lloyd has a passion for using science and technology... Read More →

Speakers
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Morgan Gendel

Screenwriter, producer, and futurist
Morgan Gendel is a screenwriter, producer and futurist with more than 200 credits,including the CW Network hit, The 100; Star Trek: The Next Generation and DeepSpace 9; the TekWar TV movies; The Dresden Files; Drop Dead Diva and Law & Order. He is perhaps best known as writer of “The... Read More →
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Mason Peck

Associate Professor in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Cornell University
Dr. Peck is an Associate Professor in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Cornell University and is a former NASA Chief Technologist. He has also worked at Boeing and Honeywell. His research interests include space-systems architecture and satellite flight dynamics. Among other... Read More →
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Brad Ringeisen

Deputy Director, Biological Technologies Office, DARPA
Dr. Brad Ringeisen joined DARPA as the Deputy Director of BTO in December 2016. Before coming to DARPA, Dr. Ringeisen was the Head of the Bioenergy and Biofabrication Section at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) where he oversaw diverse research programs including the development... Read More →
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Mary Voytek

Director, Astrobiology Program, NASA
Dr. Mary A. Voytek took charge of NASA’s Astrobiology Program on September 15, 2008, as Senior Scientist for Astrobiology in the Science Mission Directorate at NASA HQ. Dr. Voytek came to NASA from the U.S. Geological Survey in Reston, VA, where she headed the USGS Microbiology... Read More →

Volunteers
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Stacy Bruss

Director, Event Programming, Museum of Science Fiction
Stacy Bruss, MS, MSIS, is a reference librarian at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). At NIST, she supports all Physical Measurement Laboratory researchers and manages the Innovation Hub, a center with 3-D printers, technology bar, data visualization tools... Read More →
Sunday September 3, 2017 1:45pm - 2:45pm PDT
3 - North (250)
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