Upcoming Events
You are cordially invited to attend a panel discussion on
Chemistry and Materials for Space Science and Technology
Friday, May 3, 2024
3:30 p.m. Program
5:00 p.m. Reception
Mani L. Bhaumik Centennial Collaboratory
Dongwon Yoo Seminar & Conference Hall
If you are unable to attend in person and require a virtual option, please email acorrales@support.ucla.edu
Self-parking available in Structure 2
Public transit to UCLA
Thomas Peng
Deputy Chief Scientist
AFRL Space Vehicles Directorate
Donna Speckman
Senior Scientist, Energy Technology Department
The Aerospace Corporation
Tomce Runcevski
Assistant Professor,
Department of Chemistry, Southern Methodist University
Alex Spokoyny
Associate Professor and Department Chair
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Jacob Bortnik
Professor and Department Chair
Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
Faculty Director of the UCLA SPACE Institute
The UCLA Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and the UCLA Space and
Planetary Sciences, Applications, Communications and Engineering (SPACE) Institute are
pleased to present “Chemistry and Materials for Space Science and Technology.” This
workshop aims to expose both the space science community and the chemistry community
to potential areas of research and application in which chemistry can be used in space science
and technology. This includes studying the space environment and objects in space (moons,
planets, space medium), but also the materials and chemistry that go into the vehicles,
propulsion and systems used to support space science and engineering. The workshop will
feature brief presentations by three distinguished speakers, followed by a roundtable
conversation and an open Q&A with the audience.