October Luncheon with Dr. Martin C. Weisskopf - Great Science with a Great Observatory

When:  Oct 23, 2019 from 11:30 to 13:00 (CT)
Associated with  Greater Huntsville Section

Fellow Members,

You are cordially invited to the October Luncheon (purchase of lunch is not required to attend) featuring guest speaker Dr. Martin C. Weisskopf who will be giving a talk titled Great Science with a Great Observatory. 

Dr. Martin C. Weisskopf is project scientist for NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and Chief Scientist for X-ray Astronomy in the Space Sciences Department at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, the world's most powerful X-ray telescope, helps scientists understand the structure and evolution of the universe. 

Any AIAA Member attending the Seminar can receive credit for one (1) Professional Development Hour.

Speaker Bio:

Dr. Weisskopf began his post-graduate career at Columbia University in 1969, where he became an assistant professor and performed many pioneering experiments in X-ray astronomy. In 1977, Weisskopf left Columbia to become senior X-ray astronomer at Marshall Center and Chandra X-ray Observatory project scientist. 

Dr. Weisskopf has also held numerous special appointments during his career, served on numerous committees and recipient of several awards. He is author or co-author of over 236 publications including refereed journal articles, articles in books, monographs and papers in conference proceedings. 

RSVP:
For US citizens purchasing lunch, no additional RSVP is necessary.
For US Citizens not purchasing lunch, please RSVP to distribution@hsv-aiaa.org by Monday October 21st
Non-US citizens must RSVP to distribution@hsv-aiaa.org by Thursday, October 17th. Any late RSVPs will not be allowed to attend the luncheon per Kord Technologies policy.


Lunch Tickets:
Kathleen's Catering will cater the lunch for the meeting. Click here to purchase lunch tickets.  
AIAA Member: $16
AIAA Student Member: $12
Non-Member: $23
Kord Technologies Employee: $16***
Non-Member (no lunch): $5
AIAA Member (no lunch): FREE***
Kord Technologies Employee (with lunch): $16***
Kord Technologies Employee (without lunch): FREE
*** Purchase the AIAA member lunch & RSVP by emailing distribution@hsv-aiaa.org 


Thank you. 

Location

Kord Technologies
635 Discovery Dr NW
Huntsville, AL 35806