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Ronald Wells

LCATS lead instructor
UTSA- College of Engineering
Participates in 1 Session

Sessions in which Ronald Wells participates

Saturday 9 February, 2019

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)
8:45 AM
8:45 AM
Launching Student Dream: Ballooning to the Edge
45 minutes, 8:45 AM - 9:30 AM
Signup required

Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 1

Session

Joules Webb, LUNAR CAVE ANALOG TEST SITES PROGRAM (Participant)

Ronald Wells, UTSA- College of Engineering (Participant)

A fun filled Physics investigation of near real time data acquisition showcasing the efforts of LCATS students to develop, build and collect the da...

Sessions in which Ronald Wells attends

Thursday 7 February, 2019

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)
8:00 AM
8:00 AM
Keynotes Session- Vanessa Wyche
1 hour 30 minutes, 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Signup required

Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Space Center Theater

Keynote

10:00 AM
10:00 AM
Classroom Lasers Part 1
1 hour 30 minutes, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Signup required

Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 2

Session

Mr. David Temple, Longview High School (Participant)

Bryce Standridge, Longview High School (Participant)

Classroom Lasers Part 1 will be focused on basic information on lasers. It will show and utilize many online applets that can be useful classroom a...
11:30 AM
11:30 AM
Lunch 1 Thursday
1 hour, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Signup required

Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Astronaut Gallery - Lunch 1

12:45 PM
12:45 PM
Expert/Educator: InSight: Taking the Vital Signs of Mars
45 minutes, 12:45 PM - 1:30 PM
Signup required

Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Silvermoon

Session

Catherine Walker, Space Center Houston (Participant)

Phyllis Friello, Space Center Houston (Participant)

UCLA and Lunar and Planetary Institute scientist Caroline Beghein will update participants on NASA’s historic InSight Mission, the first robotic ex...
1:45 PM
1:45 PM
The Search for Life on Mars and Beyond
1 hour 30 minutes, 1:45 PM - 3:15 PM
Signup required

Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Boardroom

Session

Sharon Eggleston, Maine Space Grant Consortium (Participant)

Diane Bowen, Maine Space Grant Consortium (Participant)

Does life exist beyond Earth?  Join us and discover how to bring authentic astrobiology research into your classroom.  Everything we know...
5:30 PM
5:30 PM
Starlight Social
3 hours, 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Available

Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Main Plaza

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...

Friday 8 February, 2019

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)
8:00 AM
8:00 AM
Keynote- Dr. Alan Stern
1 hour, 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Signup required

Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Space Center Theater

Keynote

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...
9:30 AM
9:30 AM
Mars MAVEN and Planetary Magnetism
1 hour 30 minutes, 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Signup required

Gilruth Center - Off-Site Location (take bus) - Destiny

Session

Kristen Shollar, Fort Worth ISD (Participant)

Angela K Groves, McLean Middle School Fort Worth ISD (Participant)

In a collaborative classroom setup, Participants will act as scientists discovering magnetic fields and electromagnetism through inquiry and mea...
11:00 AM
11:00 AM
Lunch 1 Friday
1 hour, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Signup required

Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Astronaut Gallery - Lunch 1

12:15 PM
12:15 PM
Martian Water
45 minutes, 12:15 PM - 1:00 PM
Signup required

Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 4

Session

Emily Schaefer, North Dakota Space Grant Consortium (Participant)

Dr. Cassandra Runyon, College of Charleston (Participant)

Caitlin Nolby, University of North Dakota - NASA ND Space Grant Consortium (Participant)

Within their journey to Mars, participants will work alongside the Curiosity Rover to decipher which mystery liquid is water. Scientific knowledge,...
3:15 PM
3:15 PM
Build Your Planetarium
1 hour 30 minutes, 3:15 PM - 4:45 PM
Signup required

Gilruth Center - Off-Site Location (take bus) - Destiny

Session

Kristen Hudson, Morgan/Kincaid Preparatory School (Participant)

John Hudson (Participant)

Don't want to spend $6,000 on a planetarium? Fan filled planetarium won't inflate in the wind? On a budget? Come learn how to build a portable plan...
7:00 PM
7:00 PM
SEEC Banquet
4 hours, 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Signup required

Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Main Plaza

Saturday 9 February, 2019

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)
1:45 PM
1:45 PM
Remote Sensing of Mars
1 hour 30 minutes, 1:45 PM - 3:15 PM
Signup required

Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Boardroom

Session

Lori Rubino-Hare, Northern Arizona University Center for STEM Teaching and Learning/PLANETS (Participant)

Joelle Clark, Center for Science Teaching and Learning (Participant)

What do scientists want to learn about Mars? What makes a good landing site? How does remote sensing help choose the best site? Come explore rem...
3:30 PM
3:30 PM
Featured Keynote- Gene Kranz
1 hour, 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Signup required

Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Space Center Theater

Keynote

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...