On Thursday, April 25, 2024, at 7 p.m. the Ruth Pauley Lecture Series will present the fifth in its 36th consecutive season of free lectures from renowned thinkers, statesmen, and arts and entertainment figures. This lecture will feature Dr. Anne E. Weiss on the topic “Explore NASA: Sailing the New Cosmic Sea to Reveal the Unknown for the Benefit of Humanity.”
Dr. Weiss is a NASA STEM Engagement & Educator Professional Development Collaborative (EPDC) Specialist at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia – the nation’s first aeronautic laboratory. She earned a B.S in Vertebrate Physiology from Pennsylvania State University, a M.D. in Physiology from Arizona State University, and her Ph.D in Higher Education Administration also from Pennsylvania State University.
In her quest to fulfill a lifelong dream of flying in space, Dr. Weiss originally trained as a neuroscientist, including research work at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico. For the past 28 years she has merged her scientific training with her passion for education as a middle school, high school and undergraduate science educator. Since 2010, she has also contributed to various NASA STEM Engagement (Education) projects, including the NASA Educators Online Network, NASA/NSTA Teacher Learning Journeys, and NASA’s Aerospace Education Services Project.
Now more than 50 years after the Eagle landed at Tranquility Base, Dr. Weiss will discuss NASA’s preparation to send the Artemis II crew further than ever before into space aiming to establish a permanent base of operations at the Moon’s South Pole. This foundational outpost on the shores of a vast cosmic sea will allow humans eventually to follow the trailblazing robotic missions that explore our Solar System and beyond, some of which look back nearly to the beginning of the Universe itself.
The Ruth Pauley board is excited to announce that for this lecture and in collaboration with Dr. Weiss, the Series’ Lyceum Scholars program and the program’s participating high schools, the Ruth Pauley Lecture Series will be awarding a scholarship for a high school student to attend NASA’s Space Camp in “The Rocket City” of Huntsville, Alabama – a camp based on NASA astronaut training focused on teamwork and leadership skills. At her lecture, Dr. Weiss – herself a Space Camp alumna – will announce the winner of the scholarship competition and present the award.
Advance registration is required for Ruth Pauley Lectures. Get free tickets (no tax/no charge) by scanning the QR code on lecture posters, by visiting www.ruthpauley.org, or by using the following link: www/ticketmesandhills/organizations/ruth-pauley-lecture-series
The lecture will begin at 7:00pm in Owens Auditorium at the Bradshaw Performing Arts Center on the Sandhills Community College campus.
The lecture will be preceded with a cash bar in the auditorium lobby, and will be followed by a Q&A session and then an informal gathering with the speaker and refreshments in the lobby.
All Ruth Pauley lectures are free and open to the public. For more information, visit www.ruthpauley.org
03/24/24
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