Lecture: "Mars and Beyond"

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"Mars and Beyond," with Dava Newman
Friday, October 28, 11:30 am
Frances Niederer Auditorium, Richard Wetherill Visual Arts Center

Dava Newman, deputy administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), will discuss "Mars and Beyond."

Along with NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, Newman is responsible to providing overall leadership, planning, and policy direction for NASA. She also articulates the agency's vision and represents NASA to the Executive Office of the President, Congress, heads of federal and other appropriate government agencies, international organizations, and external organizations and communities.

Prior to her tenure with NASA, Newman was the Apollo Program Professor of Astronautics at MIT. Her expertise is in multidisciplinary research that encompasses aerospace biomedical engineering.

Newman is the author of Interactive Aerospace Engineering and Design and has published more than 250 papers in journals and refereed conferences.