Explore Moon to Mars: Hazards to Deep Space Astronauts
Thursday 10/27/2022
7:00 pm ET
FREE 1-hour Webinar
Educators in Grades K-12
 
The NASA Educator Professional Development Collaborative at
Texas State University is providing a 1-hour webinar.
 

NASA’s return to the Moon with humans involves new challenges related to hazards in deep space environments. In this webinar, we will discuss the different types of hazards, the counter measures that NASA has developed, and hands-on activities related to each of the hazards. Join us for this free online professional development!

 

Deepika is a NASA Education Specialist at Texas State University. She works to support NASA EPDC efforts nationally - both face-to-face and virtually. Deepika has worked in STEM Education in various capacities – as a researcher, educator, outreach coordinator, member of a non-profit startup, and K-8 Educator. She has enjoyed building diverse experiences in STEM education and hopes to add unique value to Educator Profession Development at NASA. Deepika has degrees in Electrical Engineering from University of Mysore, India (Bachelors), University of Maryland, College Park (Maters), and Purdue University (Ph. D.) where she researched how to teach fundamental disciplinary concepts in Electrical Engineering.