Special Events
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Pre Conference Workshop: Improve Undergraduate Engineering Teaching Using Emerging Technology - A Faculty Expertise Development Workshop
9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Faculty members who teach in the engineering or technology industry, especially in areas of structural dynamics, controls, and vibrations will focus on developing expertise in using emerging technology to improve their teaching in undergraduate engineering education.
An NSF Sponsored Faculty Expertise Development Workshop
Monday, March 15, 2010
Program Change
The Ice Breaker Reception is now combined with the ASD Awards Ceremony and Reception on Tuesday, March 16, 2010 . Monday night will now be a free night so attendees can spend time with new friends and colleagues and discover the cultural and eclectic dining opportunities that can only be found in Hawaii.
Ice Breaker Reception tickets will be accepted for the Tuesday evening ASD Awards Ceremony and Reception.
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
ASD Awards Ceremony and Reception
Program Change
5:45 - 7:45 p.m.
The Ice Breaker Reception is now combined with the ASD Awards Ceremony and Reception.
Join the Aerospace Division of the American Society of Civil Engineers as they present several awards, including Outstanding Professional Service Awards and the Best Paper Award of the Journal of Aerospace Engineering, as well as the Columbia Medal Award presentation to Harrison H. Schmitt, Apollo 17 astronaut, scientist and former U.S. Senator, New Mexico.
Following the awards ceremony experience authentic Hawaiian cuisine and cocktails with old friends, new acquaintances and network with attendees from around the globe.
The Awards Ceremony and reception is included in the Full, Full Student, and Tuesday-daily registration prices.
Harrison H. Schmitt, Ph.D., A.M.ASCE, a former NASA scientist-astronaut who walked on the moon in 1972, has been named recipient of the inaugural Columbia Medal. Dr. Schmitt, geologist and pilot of the Apollo 17 lunar module, has been honored for contributions that have advanced aerospace engineering, sciences and technology. The Columbia Medal was named to honor the first space shuttle, as well as the crew that perished when the craft broke up on reentry in February 2003.
ASD Banquet & Awards Ceremony Keynote Lectures:
Lunar Science and Energy Resources - 2010
Guest Lecture : Harrison H. Schmitt, Ph.D., A.M.ASCE, NASA Scientist and Astronaut
Properties of Lunar Regolith
Guest Lecture: Jeffrey Taylor, Ph.D., Planetary Scientist, Hawai‘i Institute of
Geophysics and Planetology, University of Hawai‘i at Manoa
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Tour: Lunar Geology Field Trip to Big Island Lunar Analog Site
9 a.m. - 7 p.m. (approximate time)
THIS TOUR IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE - ALL SLOTS HAVE BEEN FILLED
Mauna Kea on the Big Island of Hawaii is home to the Mauna Kea Observatories at the summit, and the Pacific International Space Center for Exploration Systems' <http://pisces.hilo.hawaii.edu/> (PISCES) Lunar Analog Test Site at the 9,200-foot level. Each is said to be the preeminent site in its field and seeing them is a not-to-be-missed opportunity for those who come to Hawaii.
The PISCES hosts a lunar geology field trip to the analog site on the lower
slopes of Mauna Kea. Tour covers transportation to/from Hilo airport to the Onizuka Visitors
Center, an expert tour guide, a boxed lunch, and snacks.
Transportation from the Sheraton Waikiki to the Honolulu Airport is not
provided.
Agenda
Arrive at the Hilo airport by 9:00 a.m. Return to Hilo airport for suggested 7 p.m. or later departure from the airport.
Passengers will travel from Honolulu airport to Hilo International Airport. Transportation will be provided from the Hilo airport to the Onizuka Visitors Center (9,200 feet altitude). Participants will visit the PISCES site via a one-mile walk or transportation by four-wheel drive vehicles. A 30 minute presentation of the 2008 and 2010 test activities will be offered. After the presentation, transportation from the PISCES site to summit (~14,000 feet) will occur. We will tour the Gemini and Keck 2 telescopes. Following a tour of the summit, participants will have a short stop at the Apollo valley (11,000ft) and then return to the Onizuka Visitors Center for return to Hilo airport for the trip back to Honolulu.
Precautions: Please bring your government issued photo ID and passport and hard copies of the permission forms. People with respiratory difficulties, pregnant women, and children under 16 years old will not permitted to participate in this tour. Participants are urged to dress warmly and wear walking shoes.
ASD Earth & Space 2010 would like to recognize and thank the PISCES.
For more information, please contact Bob Fox (rfox@hawaii.edu) or Kris Zacny (zacny@honeybeerobotics.com).
