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News contact: | Steve McGregor, UTD, (972) 883-2293, [email protected] |
Space Scientist Roderick A. Heelis Talk On 'Our Space Environment' Open to the Public In his talk, Heelis will examine the seemingly benign outer space environment of the earth, which, in actuality he says, is "quite variable and inhospitable." Heelis will describe how the earth's space environment reacts to changes in the sun and show how this complex interaction affects space-borne communications and navigation systems. The presentation is scheduled for 12:45 p.m. on Wednesday, April 2, in the McDermott Library's McDermott Auditorium (MC2.410) on the UTD campus in Richardson. The talk is free and open to the public. Heelis holds the Cecil and Ida Green Honors Chair in Physics at UTD. He is also the head of the Physics Department and director of the William B. Hanson Center for Space Sciences. Heelis is recognized as one of the leading space scientists in the United States. He conducts research for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the U.S. Department of Defense and the National Science Foundation. In addition to his research activities, Heelis serves on a number of advisory committees and working groups, including the NASA Space Science Advisory committee, the National Research Council Space Science Decadal Survey Committee and the NASA Geospace Mission Definition Team. Heelis holds a Ph.D. degree in applied and computational mathematics from the University of Sheffield in England. For additional information about the event, please call (972) 883-2272. About the Polykarp Kusch Lecture Series Prior to joining UTD, Kusch served as professor, vice president, provost and dean of faculties at Columbia University. When he retired in 1982, UTD endowed a program of annual lectures with the theme Concerns of the Lively Mind to honor Kusch. About UTD |
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