Houston Region Speaker Request
Request for a Specific LPI/DSLS Speaker
LPI and DSLS speakers are available for presentations in the Houston region at no cost, although funds for travel expenses are appreciated. If the speaker has agreed to travel out of the Houston region, travel expenses will need to be covered by the requesting group.
Speakers must be requested 6 weeks in advance of the event. This increases the likelihood that speakers will be available and allows the Speaker's Bureau time to locate an appropriate speaker. The requester will be notified within two weeks of the request.
To request a speaker, please complete this form . We ask that you convey as much information as possible so that we can provide the best speaker for your event.
Topics:
- Planetary Sciences
- Tour of the Solar System – What planets make up our solar system?
- The Outer Solar System – Explore our understanding of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto and their diverse moons.
- Origin of the Solar System – Where did our Solar System come from? What events shaped the planets? Why are they so different? How are they the same?
- Mars: The Inside Story – What do the volcanoes and rift systems tell us about the interior of Mars?
- Space Life Sciences
- Introduction to Nanotechnology – history, current science, social implications, and the future.
- Space Flight and the Human Body – How does living in reduced gravity impact our cardiovascular, neural, and genetic systems? What research is being done to improve astronaut health?
- Osteoporosis in Space
- Tissue Engineering from Earth to Space
- Infectious Diseases Investigated Through Tissue Engineering
- Engineering Human Muscle from Adult Stem Cells
- Plants in Space – Why do we grow plants in space – where reduced gravity conditions create a challenge even for watering?! What are the challenges to future space agriculture?
Other topics will be accommodated if possible
