Agenda

Tuesday, July 14, 1998
8:30 a.m. Introductions
Dr. Bradley M. Carpenter
NASA HQ
8:35 a.m. Welcome from the Directorate, Marshall Space Flight Center
Mrs. Carolyn Griner
NASA MSFC
8:40 a.m. Microgravity Research Program
Mr. Robert C. Rhome
NASA HQ
9:00 a.m. The Current Microgravity Materials Science Program
Dr. Donald Gillies
NASA MSFC
9:20 a.m. The Route to Flight
Mr. Joel Kearns
NASA MSFC
9:50 a.m. International Space Station: An Overview from the Microgravity Perspective
Mr. Ned Penley
NASA JSC
10:15 a.m. Break  
10:35 a.m. Remarks to PI’s and Comments to Perspective Proposers
Dr. Michael J. Wargo
NASA HQ
10:55 a.m. Question and Answer Session  
11:15 a.m. INVITED PAPER: Nucleation and Properties of Undercooled Metallic Melts: Results fo the TEMPUS MSL-1 Mission
Dr. Ivan Egry
DLR
12:00 p.m. Lunch (boxed lunches provided)  
1:15 p.m. Parallel Session I  
2:45 p.m. Break  
3:00 p.m. Parallel Session II  
6:00 p.m.
Dinner at the Huntsville Depot Roundhouse
Buses depart from in front of Hilton Hotel beginning at 5:50 pm and return to the Hilton beginning at 9:45 p.m.
 

 

 

Wednesday, July 15, 1998
8:00 a.m. Parallel Session III
10:00 a.m. Break
10:15 a.m. Parallel Session IV
11:45 a.m Lunch and Poster Session (boxed lunches provided)
2:00 p.m.
Parallel Session V
Materials Science/Radiation Shielding Review (Salon II)
3:30 p.m. Break
3:45 p.m. Parallel Session VI

 

Thursday, July 16, 1998
8:00 a.m.
Parallel Session VII
Materials Science/Radiation Shielding Review (Salon II)
10:00 a.m. Break
10:15 a.m. Parallel Session VIII
11:45 a.m. Lunch (boxed lunches provided)
1:00 p.m.
Escorted Tour of Marshall Space Flight Center
Buses will depart from the North Hall of the Von Braun Center
Estimated time of return 5:30 p.m.
Foreign Nationals must have pre-registered for this tour and must have their passports in their possession in order to be allowed to enter Marshall Space Flight Center.