The Australian Academy of Science in collaboration with the Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex invites you to a powerful evening with three leaders of space exploration from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
From launching the very first US satellite in 1958 to landing rovers on Mars, from fighting climate change to discovering thousands of other worlds, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) ‘dares mighty things’ by imagining and then achieving what others might think impossible. With a full manifest of missions, JPL seeks to have an expanded positive impact on the space ecosystem for decades to come.
JPL Director, Dr Laurie Leshin, will delve into JPL’s rich legacy and its present-day identity, showcasing how innovation is embedded in JPL’s DNA, and explore how advancing science and technology benefits all of humanity.
Dr Leshin will be joined by Suzanne Dodd, Director for the Interplanetary Network Directorate and Project Manager for the Voyager Interstellar Mission; and Amy Smith, Deputy Project Manager for NASA’s Deep Space Network, for an inspiring panel discussion.
Date: Thursday 30 May 2024
Time: 5.30pm – 7.30pm AEST
Venue: Shine Dome, 15 Gordon Street, Acton ACT
Cost: Free
Dr Laurie Leshin, director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) since May 2022, is a distinguished geochemist and space scientist with extensive leadership experience in academia and government, including senior NASA positions.
Dr Leshin was president of Worcester Polytechnic Institute from 2014 to 2022 and previously served as Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute School of Science dean. At NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center from 2005 to 2008, she served as director of science, then deputy director for science and technology, leading strategy, planning, and implementation of more than 50 Earth and space flight projects. In 2010, Dr Leshin became deputy associate administrator of the Exploration Systems Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters, overseeing future human spaceflight.
Her numerous honours include NASA’s Outstanding Leadership Medal and Distinguished Public Service Medal, and the Meteoritical Society’s Nier Prize for outstanding research by a scientist under the age of 35. The International Astronomical Union named asteroid 4922 Leshin to honor her planetary science contributions. Dr Leshin advised President George W. Bush on space policy, and Barack Obama appointed her to the Smithsonian Institution’s National Air and Space Museum advisory board. Dr Leshin holds a bachelor degree in chemistry from Arizona State University, and master and doctoral degrees in geochemistry from Caltech.
Dr Leshin is the first woman to serve as JPL director, a role that also includes serving as Vice President at Caltech, which manages JPL for NASA. Dr Leshin is also a Bren Professor of Geochemistry and Planetary Science at Caltech and will continue as co-investigator for two instruments on NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover.
Suzanne Dodd is JPL’s Director for the Interplanetary Network Directorate (IND). The IND is the home organisation of NASA’s Deep Space Network and Multimission Ground System Services programs. Dodd is also the Project Manager for the Voyager Interstellar Mission, a role she has had since 2010. She has over 35 years of experience in spacecraft operations, serving in project manager roles on Voyager, the Spitzer Space Telescope and the Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array. Dodd worked at Caltech for 11 years as manager of the Spitzer Space Telescope Science Center and as manager of the Infrared Processing and Analysis Center, NASA’s multi-mission center of expertise for long-wavelength astrophysics. She has worked in the area of mission planning and uplink operations on the Cassini Mission to Saturn, the Mars Observer Project, and Voyager 2’s flybys of Uranus and Neptune.
Dodd holds a bachelor degree in engineering and applied science from Caltech, a bachelor degree in math/physics from Whitman College, and a master degree from the University of Southern California in aerospace engineering. She is the recipient of a NASA Exceptional Service Medal, NASA Public Service Medal, NASA Silver Achievement Medal and NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal.
Amy Smith is the Deputy Project Manager for the Deep Space Network (DSN) Project. Smith previously served as the Deep Space Network Aperture Enhancement Project (DAEP) Manager, leading the team responsible for planning, implementation and successful delivery of new 34m BWG antenna systems to the DSN. She was directly responsible for delivering two new 34m antennas to the DSN Madrid Deep Space Communications Complex in 2021 and 2022. Prior to that, she served as the NISAR Payload Communications Subsystem PDM and the GRACE-FO K/Ka-Band Ranging Assembly PDM. Smith holds a bachelor degree from the University of Southern California.
Professor Bland, based at Curtin University, is the Chair of the National Committee for Space Science. This committee fosters the space sciences in Australia, links the Academy to Australian space scientists and relevant scientific societies, and links Australian and overseas space scientists, primarily through the Scientific Committee on Solar-Terrestrial Physics and the Committee on Space Research.
events@science.org.au
The Australian Academy of Science in collaboration with the Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex invites you to a powerful evening with three leaders of space exploration from .
From launching the very first US satellite in 1958 to landing rovers on Mars, from fighting climate change to discovering thousands of other worlds, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) ‘dares mighty things’ by imagining and then achieving what others might think impossible. With a full manifest of missions, JPL seeks to have an expanded positive impact on the space ecosystem for decades to come.
JPL Director, Dr Laurie Leshin, will delve into JPL’s rich legacy and its present-day identity, showcasing how innovation is embedded in JPL’s DNA, and explore how advancing science and technology benefits all of humanity.
Dr Leshin will be joined by Suzanne Dodd, Director for the Interplanetary Network Directorate and Project Manager for the Voyager Interstellar Mission; and Amy Smith, Deputy Project Manager for NASA’s Deep Space Network, for an inspiring panel discussion.
Date: Thursday 30 May 2024
Time: 5.30pm – 7.30pm AEST
Venue: Shine Dome, 15 Gordon Street, Acton ACT
Cost: Free
Dr Laurie Leshin, director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) since May 2022, is a distinguished geochemist and space scientist with extensive leadership experience in academia and government, including senior NASA positions.
Dr Leshin was president of Worcester Polytechnic Institute from 2014 to 2022 and previously served as Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute School of Science dean. At NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center from 2005 to 2008, she served as director of science, then deputy director for science and technology, leading strategy, planning, and implementation of more than 50 Earth and space flight projects. In 2010, Dr Leshin became deputy associate administrator of the Exploration Systems Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters, overseeing future human spaceflight.
Her numerous honours include NASA’s Outstanding Leadership Medal and Distinguished Public Service Medal, and the Meteoritical Society’s Nier Prize for outstanding research by a scientist under the age of 35. The International Astronomical Union named asteroid 4922 Leshin to honor her planetary science contributions. Dr Leshin advised President George W. Bush on space policy, and Barack Obama appointed her to the Smithsonian Institution’s National Air and Space Museum advisory board. Dr Leshin holds a bachelor degree in chemistry from Arizona State University, and master and doctoral degrees in geochemistry from Caltech.
Dr Leshin is the first woman to serve as JPL director, a role that also includes serving as Vice President at Caltech, which manages JPL for NASA. Dr Leshin is also a Bren Professor of Geochemistry and Planetary Science at Caltech and will continue as co-investigator for two instruments on NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover.
Suzanne Dodd is JPL’s Director for the Interplanetary Network Directorate (IND). The IND is the home organisation of NASA’s Deep Space Network and Multimission Ground System Services programs. Dodd is also the Project Manager for the Voyager Interstellar Mission, a role she has had since 2010. She has over 35 years of experience in spacecraft operations, serving in project manager roles on Voyager, the Spitzer Space Telescope and the Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array. Dodd worked at Caltech for 11 years as manager of the Spitzer Space Telescope Science Center and as manager of the Infrared Processing and Analysis Center, NASA’s multi-mission center of expertise for long-wavelength astrophysics. She has worked in the area of mission planning and uplink operations on the Cassini Mission to Saturn, the Mars Observer Project, and Voyager 2’s flybys of Uranus and Neptune.
Dodd holds a bachelor degree in engineering and applied science from Caltech, a bachelor degree in math/physics from Whitman College, and a master degree from the University of Southern California in aerospace engineering. She is the recipient of a NASA Exceptional Service Medal, NASA Public Service Medal, NASA Silver Achievement Medal and NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal.
Amy Smith is the Deputy Project Manager for the Deep Space Network (DSN) Project. Smith previously served as the Deep Space Network Aperture Enhancement Project (DAEP) Manager, leading the team responsible for planning, implementation and successful delivery of new 34m BWG antenna systems to the DSN. She was directly responsible for delivering two new 34m antennas to the DSN Madrid Deep Space Communications Complex in 2021 and 2022. Prior to that, she served as the NISAR Payload Communications Subsystem PDM and the GRACE-FO K/Ka-Band Ranging Assembly PDM. Smith holds a bachelor degree from the University of Southern California.
Professor Bland, based at Curtin University, is the Chair of the National Committee for Space Science. This committee fosters the space sciences in Australia, links the Academy to Australian space scientists and relevant scientific societies, and links Australian and overseas space scientists, primarily through the Scientific Committee on Solar-Terrestrial Physics and the Committee on Space Research.
false DD/MM/YYYY
events@science.org.au
© 2024 Australian Academy of Science
