NASA scientist to discuss 'Science Education for Tomorrow' Feb. 23
Released on 02/09/2006, at 2:00 AM
Office of University Communications
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
WHEN: Thursday, Feb. 23, 2006
WHERE: 115 Burnett Hall, 12th and U Streets
NASA scientist and educator Miriam Rodon-Naveira will discuss teaching methods used to create enthusiasm and interest in science education and provide an overview of NASA's student and faculty programs in a Feb. 23 talk at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Her lecture, "Science Education for Tomorrow," will be from 4-5 p.m. in Room 115 of Burnett Hall, 12th and U streets. The lecture is free and open to the public, and presented by the UNL chapter of Sigma Xi, the scientific research society, and the UNL Center for Science Mathematics and Computer Education.
Rodon-Naveira is the chief science adviser and higher education director in the Office of Academic Investments at NASA-Dryden Flight Research Center in Edwards, Calif. She is responsible for managing the center's higher education academic programs by working closely with technical leads and academic communities in the areas of science and engineering. She played a lead role in the unmanned aerial vehicle development program and assisted in the development of partnerships with the scientific community.
She earned her undergraduate science degree in psychology and her Ph.D. in biology-earth science/micro-ecology at Georgetown University in Washington D.C.
CONTACT: Merlin Lawson, President, UNL Chapter of Sigma Xi, (402) 472-2418