Dr. Keely Finkelstein
Assistant Professor of Instruction
The University of Texas at Austin
Participates in 2 items
Sessions in which Dr. Keely Finkelstein participates
1:45 PM
1:45 PM
- Modeling the Expanding Universe
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Briefing Room
- 1:45 PM - 3:15 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- The Big Bang, the age of the universe, and the expanding and accelerating universe: this session will demonstrate a number of hands-on classroom ac...
- Session
8:45 AM
8:45 AM
- Seeing in the Dark: Preserving Dark Skies
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Boardroom
- 8:45 AM - 9:30 AM | 45 minutes
- The dark night sky is a dwindling natural resource most people don't ever think much about. This session will explore the value of darkness a...
- Session
Sessions in which Dr. Keely Finkelstein attends
8:00 AM
8:00 AM
- Keynotes Session- Vanessa Wyche
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Space Center Theater
- 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Keynote
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
- Expert/Educator: Abort! Propelling Astronauts to Safety
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Silvermoon
- 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- NASA's Orion Spacecraft and the Space Launch System rocket will carry humans back the Moon and on to Mars. Meet an Ascent Abort Test Director and l...
- Session
11:30 AM
11:30 AM
- Lunch 1 Thursday
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Astronaut Gallery - Lunch 1
- 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM | 1 hour
5:30 PM
5:30 PM
- Starlight Social
- Available Sold out Ticket sales have finished Ticket sales haven't started yet You've purchased a ticket Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Main Plaza
- 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM | 3 hours
- Elevate your evening and network with young professionals during Space Center Houston’s Starlight Social 5:30-8:30 p.m. Feb 7. Mingle with other pr...
8:00 AM
8:00 AM
- Keynote- Dr. Alan Stern
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Space Center Theater
- 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM | 1 hour
- Dr. Stern is a planetary scientist, author and the principal investigator of NASA’s New Horizons mission to Pluto and the Kuiper Belt. He will p...
- Keynote
12:00 PM
12:00 PM
- Lunch 2 Friday
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Astronaut Gallery- Lunch 2
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour
1:15 PM
1:15 PM
- Mission to Mars: Using "The Martian" as a Launchpad to Hands-On Study
- Signup required Gilruth Center - Off-Site Location (take bus) - Inspiration
- 1:15 PM - 2:45 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Learn how to use "The Martian" to inspire learning in science through hands-on study. See what one teacher did to get her students excited about le...
- Session
3:15 PM
3:15 PM
- Expert/Educator: Are we there yet?
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Briefing Room
- 3:15 PM - 4:45 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- If you're cruising around Deep Space like Starman in his Tesla how do you know where you are? Find out how NASA experts are developing techni...
- Session
7:00 PM
7:00 PM
- SEEC Banquet
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Main Plaza
- 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM | 4 hours