
Mike Vargas
Convergence Lead -The Arizona STEM Acceleration Project - Center for Science and the Imagination
Arizona State University
Sessions in which Mike Vargas attends
8:15 AM
8:15 AM
- Thursday Keynote: NASA Keynote Astronaut Kjell N. Lindgren Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Keynote Speaker
- 8:15 AM CST - 9:15 AM CST | 1 hour
- Dr. Kjell N. Lindgren was selected by NASA in 2009. He spent most of his childhood abroad and returned to the U.S. to complete his education and ea...
- Keynote

9:45 AM
9:45 AM
- Diversifying STEM Workforce with NASA Artemis Mission Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Virtual Classroom 1
- 9:45 AM CST - 10:30 AM CST | 45 minutes
- In this session, participants will look at NASA STEM Resources related to Artemis Missions through the diversity lens. We will inform and educate a...
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- NASA Rover Padlet Blended Engineering Lab Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Virtual Classroom 9
- 9:45 AM CST - 11:15 AM CST | 1 hour 30 minutes
- NASA’s Perseverance Rover is about to land on Mars! Engage in a unique virtual team engineering investigation using the online Padlet Application t...
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10:30 AM
10:30 AM
- Studying NASA Space Sessions Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Virtual Classroom 1
- 10:30 AM CST - 11:15 AM CST | 45 minutes
- This session will highlight NASA's Parker Solar Probe. Students will view Parker in Augmented Reality, analyze its data, and create an infographic....
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11:30 AM
11:30 AM
- Panel: Perseverance Innovators
- 11:30 AM CST - 12:30 PM CST | 1 hour
- The newest Mars rover is landing in just a few weeks! Find out the latest, innovative technology th...
- Panel
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12:45 PM
12:45 PM
- Remote Sensing - Eyes from the Skies! Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Virtual Classroom 6
- 12:45 PM CST - 1:30 PM CST | 45 minutes
- Remote sensing has helped humans understand our Earth for many decades. Come learn how remote sensing will help us now tackle Global Climate Change...
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1:30 PM
1:30 PM
- Space Entrepreneurship for High School Students Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Virtual Classroom 7
- 1:30 PM CST - 2:15 PM CST | 45 minutes
- Can we teach our high school students to be the next Elon Musk? Space entrepreneurs exploit the opp...
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8:00 AM
8:00 AM
- Friday Keynote: Dr. John Mather Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Keynote Speaker
- 8:00 AM CST - 9:00 AM CST | 1 hour
- How did we get here from the Big Bang? Astronomers, geologists, and biologists all look back in time to work out the picture. I will show the histo...
- Keynote

9:15 AM
9:15 AM
- Mars Helicopter Challenge- From Concept to Digital Creation Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Virtual Classroom 6
- 9:15 AM CST - 10:00 AM CST | 45 minutes
- This session is designed for middle school educators who are looking to implement NASA design challenges into their classrooms. This session will i...
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11:00 AM
11:00 AM
- Challenging Students Through Their Participation in Space-Based Research Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Virtual Classroom 5
- 11:00 AM CST - 12:30 PM CST | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Learn how students can participate online in an authentic ISS experiment, focusing on a biofilm experiment and introducing a new materials science ...
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12:45 PM
12:45 PM
- Panel: Innovation Artemis!
- 12:45 PM CST - 1:45 PM CST | 1 hour
- Do you want to find out about the latest NASA innovation for human exploration? Then this is the pa...
- Panel
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2:00 PM
2:00 PM
- Project Lead the Way Flight and Space Curriculum Update Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Virtual Classroom 6
- 2:00 PM CST - 2:45 PM CST | 45 minutes
- Teach students transportable skills necessary for success in the aerospace industry. The curriculum culminates in a mission to Mars; this entails c...
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6:00 PM
6:00 PM
- SEEC 2021 Banquet Opening and Award Ceremony
- 6:00 PM CST - 10:00 PM CST | 4 hours
- A highlight of SEEC is the Friday evening banquet, and this year will be no exception. The evening will kick off with a heartfelt welcome and thank...
- Reception
7:00 AM
7:00 AM
- Tour: Space Center Houston's "Inside Peek" Tours
- 7:00 AM CST - 11:55 PM CST | 16 hours 55 minutes
- ATTENDEES MUST ENTER PASSWORD TO VIEW TOURS: SEEC2021!
- Tour
9:30 AM
9:30 AM
- Inspiring Students through Innovation Challenges
- Signup required Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Virtual Classroom 1
- 9:30 AM CST - 10:15 AM CST | 45 minutes
- Inspiring students to be curious and engaged is one of the most challenging tasks that a teacher ca...
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10:30 AM
10:30 AM
- Big Ideas of Sustainability Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Virtual Classroom 1
- 10:30 AM CST - 12:00 PM CST | 1 hour 30 minutes
- You are the key to sustainability. Do you know how? Do you think of sustainability as only finding problems in the environment and solving them? If...
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1:30 PM
1:30 PM
- Space Center University Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Virtual Classroom 5
- 1:30 PM CST - 2:15 PM CST | 45 minutes
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3:15 PM
3:15 PM
- Saturday Keynote: Science Fiction, Science Future, and Science Now Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Keynote Speaker
- 3:15 PM CST - 4:15 PM CST | 1 hour
- Persevering with innovation is a consistent theme in science fiction and in real life. Join us as author Andy Weir, astronaut Cady Colman, and I...
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