Dr. Ronald Rinehart

Assistant Professor of Education

University of Northern Iowa

Sessions in which Dr. Ronald Rinehart attends

Wednesday 5 February, 2020

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)

2:00 PM

Early Bird Check in

3 hours, 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

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

Session

Dr Craig Wilson, USDA/ARS & Texas A&M College of Science (Participant)

Thursday 6 February, 2020

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)

8:00 AM

Keynote Session- Thursday

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

Mike Kincaid oversees strategic direction and leadership of NASA’s STEM engagement function,...

9:55 AM

Planetary Analog Test Site (aka Rock Yard) (Tour)

365 days 1 hour 35 minutes, Thu 6, 09:55 AM - Fri 5, 11:30 AM

Signup required

Tours Off-Site locations (take bus) - Mars Yard Bus

Tour

Tour the large multi-acre test area that simulates general features of the lunar and Martian surface terrain environment consisting of various s...

11:30 AM

Lunch 1 Thursday

1 hour, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

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

12:45 PM

Exploring Mars Depot Caching with Drones and VEX IQs

45 minutes, 12:45 PM - 1:30 PM

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

Session

Laurie Newman, Space Center Houston (Participant)

The Mars 2020 Rover will seek out evidence of past life or even current microbial life on Mars. This activity uses multip...

1:45 PM

Designing and producing VR habitats

1 hour 30 minutes, 1:45 PM - 3:15 PM

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

Session

Lisa Spence, NASA Retired (Participant)

Javier Montiel, The International Aerospace Academy theaerospaceacademy.com (Participant)

Have your students ever done space habitats using cardboard, cups, and straws? Imagine how cool would it be to make them ...

3:45 PM

Coding With Drones: The Mars Helicopter

1 hour 30 minutes, 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM

Signup required

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

Session

Kellie Arenz, Mukwonago Area School District- Park View Middle School (Participant)

Ronda McCarthy, St. Theresa Catholic School (Participant)

This session will introduce the Mars Helicopter that will be traveling on the Mars 2020 Rover. Codable drones will be use...

Friday 7 February, 2020

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)

8:00 AM

Keynote- Friday

1 hour, 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

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

Keynote

Lara KearneyDeputy Program Manager, Gateway Program Kearney serves as Gateway Deputy Progra...

9:30 AM

Mars 2020 Expedition Needs YOU!

1 hour 30 minutes, 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Signup required

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

Session

Jennifer Duffer, Montgomery ISD (Participant)

Celena Miller, SEEC Crew - Center for Space Research (Participant)

The Mars 2020 mission is part of NASA's Mars Exploration Program. The mission addresses high-priority science goals for M...

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

1:15 PM

Astrobotany Research and life support system design as a project-based approach to life sciences education

1 hour 30 minutes, 1:15 PM - 2:45 PM

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

Session

Gil Cauthorn M.Sc., Suito Kokusai Junior and Senior School (Participant)

Dr Richard Barker, UW-Madison (Participant)

This session will focus on how to intergrade astrobotany research and education by developing hydroponic growth systems and microgravitational expe...

3:15 PM

Designing 3D Space Stations

1 hour 30 minutes, 3:15 PM - 4:45 PM

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

Session

Nathan Tubbs, SEEC CREW; PS/IS 30; Space Launch Delta 45 (Participant)

Learn to use online tools to design a 3D scale model of the the International Space Station. Then apply your knowledge to...

7:00 PM

SEEC Banquet

4 hours, 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM

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Saturday 8 February, 2020

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)

8:45 AM

Coding Drones in an Ariel Ballet

45 minutes, 8:45 AM - 9:30 AM

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

Session

Suzanne Banas Ph.D., NBCT, South Miami Middle School (Participant)

Ms. Machin Norris, Education/SEEC Crew/Space Foundation Teacher Liaison 11-14/NASM-TII (Participant)

Everyone loves a show. Imagine a Swarm of drones. Coding drones (robots), together with real time movements as well as st...

10:00 AM

Science of the Suit

1 hour 30 minutes, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

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

Session

Paul Boehm, NASA Johnson Space Center (Participant)

Katrina Roddenberry, SEEC CREW (Participant)

Jessica Strauss, SEEC CREW (Participant)

A spacesuit is much more than just clothing an astronaut wears to do spacewalks. It is a life-sustaining spacecraft! Deemed an Extravehicular M...

11:45 AM

Searching for Life: Europa Cryobot Mission for Students

45 minutes, 11:45 AM - 12:30 PM

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

Session

Jeff Gonyea, U.S. Air Force Academy Planetarium (Participant)

A hands-on lesson for students to create a 3-dimensional, real world cross section of Europa which will mimic NASA's even...

12:30 PM

Lunch 2 Saturday

1 hour, 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

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Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Astronaut Gallery- Lunch 2

1:45 PM

Mars Landing, Sphero Style!

1 hour 30 minutes, 1:45 PM - 3:15 PM

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Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Learning Innovation Center- Lab 3

Session

Michelle Mohrweis, Space Foundation (Participant)

Andrzej Stewart, Leidos (Participant)

Want to drop a robot off a two story building? Come simulate landing a Mars Rover using Sphero robots and a variation o...

3:30 PM

Keynote- Saturday

1 hour, 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

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

Keynote

Holly Ridings She is a mechanical engineer and the first woman to be chief flight director. She leads the elite gro...