Young Space Explorers Webinar (Stage 4, Stage 5, Stage 6)

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ACTIVITY OUTLINE:

During the Young Space Explorers face to face event on the 2nd December a NSW Department of Education film crew will capture different aspects of the event. There will be vox pops and interviews with space industry professionals, students, teachers and will have highlights from the activities that occur on the day. The webinar will be hosted by Careers with STEM and will involve students from the Hunter School of the Performing Arts.

This video will be used as part of the Young Space Explorers webinar, but will also include a space industry panel, a space quiz, Q and A session and much more. Students will be able to interact online with members of the space industry as part of this exciting event.

We will keep you up to date with the expert panel which will include some surprises.

Presented by NSW Department of Education, Refraction Media (Careers with STEM), Fizzics Education, Magnitude.io, UNSW, Australian Space Agency, Lockheed Martin and SRN

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IS THIS A FREE EVENT? Yes

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BROUGHT TO YOU BY: Fizzics Education, STEM Industry School Partnerships (SISP) Program

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SPECIAL GUESTS:

Adrian Brown

Deputy Program Scientist, Mars 2020 Mission

Adrian is currently working as a planetary science researcher at the NASA Headquarters in Washington D.C. After receiving his electrical engineering degree, Adrian served with the Royal Australian Navy as a weapons engineer and fire control officer on Her Majesty’s Australian Ships CANBERRA and ARUNTA, in addition to numerous shore postings around Australia.

Adrian is a qualified single-engine pilot and has flown aircraft over the 3.5-billion-year-old rocks in the Pilbara region of Western Australia during his PhD to simulate the actions of a drone on Mars, in much the same way the Mars helicopter Ingenuity will. Adrian is a certified Java programmer and has worked as a software engineer for a variety of commercial projects.

Heather Catchpole, Head of Content & Co-founder, Refraction Media

Heather co-founded STEM-specialist media company Refraction Media in 2013 with a view to creating a smarter future – one in which everyone has access to the skills they need to make a better planet. Telstra shortlisted business Refraction Media have distributed over 2 million magazines to students across the USA, Australia and New Zealand through the Careers with STEM brand. Heather also sits on the Board of Science and Technology Australia, Australia’s peak body representing over 90,000 scientists.

Plus a special guest from the Australian Space Agency