A Science Strategy for the Human Exploration of Mars (Open Meeting April 25-26)
Dr. Jiang serves on the Steering Committee to discuss “A Science Strategy for the Human Exploration of Mars” which will identify high priority science objectives (in all relevant disciplines) to be addressed by human explorers across multiple science campaigns on the surface of Mars. This includes identifying and prioritizing science objectives from the relevant decadal survey reports and discipline roadmaps and NASA’s Moon to Mars Objectives, determining types of samples to be collected and measurements to be taken, identifying science campaigns to address the objectives, and identifying preliminary criteria for the selection of appropriate landing sites. will be meeting in open and closed sessions.
Open sessions will be livestreamed.
April 25 Livestream link: https://vimeo.com/event/4241675
April 26 Livestream link: https://vimeo.com/event/4241681
If you are interested in attending this meeting in person, please contact Kelsie Krafton (kkrafton@nas.edu) about registering.
Columbia University and NASA/JPL Present:
Messages from Home - Reimagining the Voyager Golden Record
About Event
Join us for an evening of interactive art and science as we consider our generation's Golden Record.
In the first portion of the evening, you will take part in an immersive experience where we will beam a collective message destined for the far reach of our cosmos. In the process of looking towards the stars for life, we invite you to reflect on our shared humanity.
The second portion will feature a seminar by Dr. Jonathan Jiang, Senior Researcher at NASA's JPL. He will present their 'Message in a Bottle' initiative, which aims to encapsulate humanity's achievements across both space and time.
SPEAKERS: Dr. Jonathan H. Jiang, Behrang Garakani, Natalia Espinoza, Ben Leonberg
HOST: Lance Weiler
Location: Dodge Hall
2960 Broadway, New York, NY 10027, USA
Enter from the Dodge Plaza on the north side of the building. Take the elevator or stairs to the fifth floor. The event is in the Lifetime Theater, room 511.
Techne: Evidence in the Anthropocene
Meet Our Panalists
Ann Druyan is a Peabody and Emmy Award-winning writer, producer and director specializing in the communication of science. Druyan served for 10 years as the elected Secretary of the Federation of American Scientists and began her writing career with the publication of her first novel, “A Famous Broken Heart.” She was the Creative Director of NASA’s Voyager Interstellar Message and Program Director of the first attempt at a solar sail deep space mission, launched on a Russian ICBM in 2005. She wrote with her late husband, Carl Sagan, the original 1980s Emmy Award- and Peabody Award-winning TV series COSMOS: A Personal Voyage.”
Film Premiere: 7:00 pm-9:00 pm, August 17, 2023
Beckman Auditorium, California Institute of Technology
From the mind of groundbreaking director Daniel R. Small arrives an awe-inspiring odyssey across the dimensions of human knowledge and imagination. Introducing “Techne: Evidence in the Anthropocene,” a riveting investigation into the nexus where science converges with art.
Embark on a mesmerizing journey with our guides, NASA JPL scientist Jonathan H. Jiang and an eclectic assembly of scientists and artist-investigators, as they meditate on our cosmic role, the possibilities of extraterrestrial intelligence, and the potential for self-destruction.
The documentary invites you to traverse from the verdant landscapes of a remote Indonesian palm oil plantation to the vestiges of our nuclear past in the Bikini Atoll, and even further to the fringes of our creativity, where we dare to envisage colonizing other worlds and perfecting weaving prototypes in the vacuum of space.
Experience the balance between dystopian and optimistic visions, between what is known and unknown, between reality and the fantastical. “Techne: Evidence in the Anthropocene” navigates through the terrains of knowledge and innovation, evidence and discovery, capturing the quintessence of our existence within an endlessly expanding and perpetually enigmatic universe.
Premiere Night: “Techne: Evidence in the Anthropocene”. Don't miss the trailblazing, genre defying documentary series that's set to ignite conversations globally. Understanding our present holds the key to sculpting our future. Be part of this awe-inspiring exploration of human ingenuity and cosmic wonders.
For free movie tickets: Register here: https://caltechlive.wufoo.com/forms/m192uwui1ngjao1/
Dr. Jonathan Jiang is a distinguished scientist and an esteemed figure in the academic community. Currently, he serves as a Senior Research Scientist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a division of the California Institute of Technology. In addition, he holds the position of Editor-in-Chief for the Earth and Space Science Open Archive. He is also President of the Global Environmental Change section of the American Geophysical Union, as well as an elected Fellow for the American Meteorological Society.
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