Space Tech Industry Day, April 23rd, 2021
Schedule subject to change.
10:00-10:10am
Welcoming Remarks
David Erickson
S.C. Thomas Sze Director of the Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Lynden Archer
Joseph Silbert Dean of Engineering
Ray Jayawardhana
The Harold Tanner Dean of Arts & Sciences
10:10-10:30am
Keynote: Cornell’s Contributions to Space Development and Technology
Mason Peck
Stephen J. Fujikawa ’77 Professor of Astronautical Engineering
Alex Hayes
Associate Professor, Director, Cornell Center for Astrophysics and Planetary Science, Director of the Spacecraft Planetary Image Facility
10:30-10:50am
10:50-11:45am
Industry/Academic Space Talks
Adam Maher ’06, M.Eng. ’07
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Ursa Space Systems
Bonnie Meinke
Advanced Systems Manager, Ball Aerospace
Dmitry Savransky
Assistant Professor, Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Jonathan Lunine
David C. Duncan Professor in Physical Sciences, Chair, Department of Astronomy
11:45am-12:00pm
Q&A
12:00-12:30pm
Lunch
12:30-12:35pm
Welcome Back
12:35-12:55pm
12:55-1:40pm
Industry/Academic Space Talks
Jordana Blacksberg
Program Manager, Strategic University Research Partnership (SURP), Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL)
Britney Schmidt
Adjunct Associate Professor of Astronomy, Department of Astronomy & Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Barry Safier
Technical Director, Moog Space Systems Advanced Programs
Elaine Petro
Assistant Professor, Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
1:40-2:00pm
Afternoon Keynote #2
Cheryl Reed
Program Director, Science and Robotic Exploration, Tactical Space Systems at Northrop Grumman, Space Systems
2:00-2:15pm
Q&A
2:15-2:45pm
Poster Competition
On the Poster Competition homepage, you can browse snapshots of posters and access links to the full interactive posters as well as video recordings and zoom links to the presenters.