Explore Moon to Mars: Moon Farming
Thursday 10/20/2022
7:00 pm ET
FREE 1-hour Webinar
Educators, Students, & Parents in Grades K-16
 
The NASA Educator Professional Development Collaborative at Texas State University is providing a 1-hour webinar.

Plants are foundational to life on Earth, from cyanobacteria releasing oxygen into the planet's atmosphere billions of years ago to human civilizations relying on plants for food, shelter, medicine and a sense of tranquility. In this webinar, we'll examine an intriguing intersection between botany and in-situ resource utilization that could provide an Artemis moon base with a range of these amazing organisms in support of mission operations. Relevant instructional resources will also be included.


Dr. Anne Weiss is the Education Professional Development Specialist at Langley Research Center, which serves Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia. Anne originally trained as a neuroscientist, which included a research assignment in genetics at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Los Alamos National Laboratory. Since 1998, Anne has taught Earth science, chemistry & biochemistry, physical science, human anatomy & physiology, and general biology at the K-12 and higher education levels. As a graduate assistant, Anne served as Community Manager of the NASA Educators Online Network (NEON), the subject of her dissertation on online teacher professional development, for the NASA Aerospace Education Services Project (AESP). Anne earned a B.S. in Vertebrate Physiology (with history minor) from the Pennsylvania State University, a M.S. in Physiology from the Arizona State University, and a Ph.D. in Higher Education Administration from the Pennsylvania State University.