Explore Humans in Space: Analog Missions
Thursday 01/13/2022
7:00 pm ET
FREE 1-hour Webinar
Educators, Students, & Parents in Grades 5-16
 
The NASA Educator Professional Development Collaborative at
Texas State University is providing a 1-hour webinar.

As NASA aims to send astronauts to the Moon and Mars, it is imperative that effective countermeasures be identified to maintain human health and well-being during long-duration spaceflight. Yet not all the experiments necessary can be done in space. In this webinar, we'll explore different types of field tests (done in locations with physical similarities to space environments) that NASA is using to actively prepare for the Artemis missions. 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.