I have 28 years of experience teaching multiple sciences at the secondary level, and I am the Science Department Chairman for Carlisle ISD. I regularly present workshops and training sessions to other teachers across Texas and the United States. I enjoy photography, playing musical instruments, racing triathlons, working with renewable energy sources, and spending time with my family.
The University
of Texas at Tyler, Tyler Texas
M.S., Technology (Industrial Safety)
B.S., Biology
Licenses and
Certifications:
Texas Teacher Certificate
Secondary Biology (Grades 6-12)
Secondary Science Composite (Grades 6-12)
Secondary Mathematics (Grades 6-12)
Honors, Awards, and Special Accomplishments:
Master Teacher US dept. of energy NREL (2009)
Moderator at National Middle School Science Bowl (2006 and 2007)
Department of Energy Teacher Research
Associate
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (2005) (2006)(2007)
Member of NEAT (Network of educator astronaut teachers) (2004)
Texas Scholar Secondary Teacher of the year (2001 and 2002)
Tandy Technology Scholars Outstanding Teacher (1997 & 1998)
Department of Energy Teacher Research Associate Los Alamos (1993)
Documents
Fluid Dynamics Demos and Labs (3.77MB)
Sessions in which Loren Lykins participates
11:15 AM
11:15 AM
- Fluid Dynamics and the Physics of Flight
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 1
- 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM | 45 minutes
- Fluid Dynamics! Good demos, great labs, and spectacular paper airplanes?This is a hands-on presentation, so get ready to have some fun. Instruction...
- Session
Sessions in which Loren Lykins 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: Results of the Year in Space/Twin Study
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Mission Briefing Center
- 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- On March 27, 2015 American Astronaut Scott Kelly and Russian Cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko began their year in space aboard the International Space S...
- 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
12:45 PM
12:45 PM
- Expert/Educator: InSight: Taking the Vital Signs of Mars
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Silvermoon
- 12:45 PM - 1:30 PM | 45 minutes
- UCLA and Lunar and Planetary Institute scientist Caroline Beghein will update participants on NASA’s historic InSight Mission, the first robotic ex...
- Session
1:45 PM
1:45 PM
- Expert/ Educator: To Boom or not to Boom
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 3
- 1:45 PM - 3:15 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Join Expert Orion System Manager Chris Matty and SCH educators Ashtyn Boggs and Ja’el Martin to learn about NASA’s Low Boom program to develop quie...
- Session
3:45 PM
3:45 PM
- Let's enjoy with the air: Balloon trampoline and Gagaku
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Destiny Theater
- 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Learn unique international educational activities that highlight the properties of air and what it can do. From balloons to Japanese musical ins...
- Session
- Tracking Satellites, Orbits, & Modeling!
- Signup required Gilruth Center - Off-Site Location (take bus) - Inspiration
- 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Be empowered and ignite excitement with your students through the lens of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite tracking as it applies to physics, art...
- Session
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
12:15 PM
12:15 PM
- Expert/Educator: InSight: Taking the Vital Signs of Mars (copy)
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Boardroom
- 12:15 PM - 1:00 PM | 45 minutes
- UCLA and Lunar and Planetary Institute scientist Caroline Beghein will update participants on NASA’s historic InSight Mission, the first robotic ex...
- Session
1:15 PM
1:15 PM
- Let's enjoy with the air: Balloon trampoline and Gagaku (copy)
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Silvermoon
- 1:15 PM - 2:45 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Learn unique international educational activities that highlight the properties of air and what it can do. From balloons to Japanese musical ins...
- 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
8:45 AM
8:45 AM
- Saturn V and Rocket Park Tour
- Signup required Tours Off-Site locations (take bus) - Saturn V Building
- 8:45 AM - 9:30 AM | 45 minutes
- Tour
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
- Expert/Educator: Spaceflight Operations Training
- 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
- Join Clay Anderson, NASA Astronaut, retired and Space Center Houston Education Manager, Phyllis Friello for Spaceflight Operations Training....
- Session
11:45 AM
11:45 AM
- Return of the X-Planes!
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 1
- 11:45 AM - 12:30 PM | 45 minutes
- X-planes are back! Join NASA Aeronautics and a new generation of aeronautics challenges. Find out how these challenges can be utilized to teach STE...
- Session
12:30 PM
12:30 PM
- Lunch 2 Saturday
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Astronaut Gallery- Lunch 2
- 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM | 1 hour
3:30 PM
3:30 PM
- Featured Keynote- Gene Kranz
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Space Center Theater
- 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM | 1 hour
- An iconic NASA flight director, Gene is best known for his leadership in bringing Apollo 13 safely back to Earth and guiding Apollo 11 into hist...
- Keynote