{"358351":{"#nid":"358351","#data":{"type":"event","title":"CSTAR Distinguished Lecture: The Voyager spacecraft after 37 years in space","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cstar.gatech.edu\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EThe Center for Space Technology and Research (CSTAR)\u003C\/a\u003E cordially invites you to attend the premier event of the\u003Cstrong\u003E CSTAR Distinguished Seminar Series\u003C\/strong\u003E. We are honored to feature Dr. Stamatios Krimigis who will present, \u003Cstrong\u003E\u0022The Voyager spacecraft after 37 years in space: The quest for traveling beyond our solar system\u0022\u003C\/strong\u003E which will provide discussion of some fascinating highlights of over 30 years of scientific discoveries.\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EPlease join us for a Welcome Reception at 6pm, followed by the seminar at 7pm\u003C\/em\u003E. \u003Cem\u003EPublic is invited to attend.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDr. Stamatios Krimigis is Principal Investigator on several NASA spacecraft, including Voyagers 1 and 2 to the Outer Planets and the Voyager Interstellar Mission, and the Cassini-Huygens mission to Saturn and Titan.\u0026nbsp; He and colleagues proposed and implemented the Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous (NEAR) mission and oversaw its landing on the asteroid Eros on February 12, 2000, the first ever landing on an asteroid. He has designed and built instruments that have flown to all eight planets, and also the New Horizons mission currently headed to Pluto.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDr. Stamatios Krimigis received his B.S. Physics from the University of Minnesota (1961), his M.S. (1963) and Ph.D. (1965) in Physics from the University of Iowa, and served on the faculty there. In 1968 he moved to the Applied Physics Laboratory of Johns Hopkins University, became Chief Scientist in 1980, Space Department Head in 1991, and Emeritus Head in 2004. The Space Department has designed, built and operated more than 65 spacecraft, and expanded its activities to planetary missions during his tenure.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHe has published more than 560 papers in peer-reviewed journals and books on the physics of the sun, interplanetary medium, planetary magnetospheres, and the heliosphere, with over 11,000 citations. He is recipient of NASA\u2019s Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal three times (1981, 1986, 2014), is a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS), American Geophysical Union (AGU), American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), and American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), recipient of COSPAR\u2019s Space Science Award in 2002, a recipient of the Basic Sciences Award of the International Academy of Astronautics (1994) where he chairs the Board of Trustees for Basic Sciences, awardee of the Council of European Aerospace Societies \u003Cem\u003E\u0026nbsp;CEAS Gold Medal\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cem\u003E for \u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cem\u003E2011\u003C\/em\u003E, recipient of the \u003Cem\u003EJean Dominique Cassini Medal\u003C\/em\u003E of the European Geophysical Union, the AIAA \u003Cem\u003EJames Van Allen Space Environments Medal\u003C\/em\u003E, both for 2014, a member of the Academy of Athens since 2005 occupying the Chair of \u201cScience of Space\u201d, and chairman of Greece\u2019s National Council of Research and Technology (2010-2013). He holds Honorary Doctorates from the Universities of the Aegean, Athens, and the International Hellenic University.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout the Center for Space Technology and Research (CSTAR):\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Center for Space Technology and Research (C-STAR) organizes, integrates, and facilitates Georgia Tech\u0027s space science and technology research activities. C-STAR brings together a wide range of Georgia Tech faculty who are active in space-related research and functions as a focal point for the growth of the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.aerospace.georgiainnovation.org\u0022\u003Espace industry in the state of Georgia\u003C\/a\u003E. C-STAR personnel are advancing the frontiers of astrophysics, Earth science, planetary science, robotics, space policy, space technology, and space systems engineering. C-STAR was established in 2013 and is led by \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/cstar.gatech.edu\/robert-braun\u0022\u003ERobert D. Braun\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(Director) and \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/cstar.gatech.edu\/thomas-orlando\u0022\u003EThomas Orlando\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(Associate Director). C-STAR is actively engaged in partnerships with NASA\u0027s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the Georgia Department of Economic Development Center of Innovation for Aerospace, and the Georgia Space Grant Consortium.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ctable width=\u0022546\u0022 cellspacing=\u00220\u0022 cellpadding=\u00220\u0022\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd align=\u0022left\u0022 valign=\u0022top\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Ctable width=\u002251\u0022 cellspacing=\u00220\u0022 cellpadding=\u00220\u0022\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd align=\u0022left\u0022 valign=\u0022top\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Ctable width=\u0022634\u0022 cellspacing=\u00220\u0022 cellpadding=\u00220\u0022\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd align=\u0022left\u0022 valign=\u0022top\u0022\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022Default\u0022\u003EThe Center for Space Technology and Research (CSTAR) is honored to present Dr. Stamatios Krimigis as our innaugural speaker in the 2015 CSTAR Distinguished Seminar Series.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Dr. Krimigis will discuss how the contributions of this historic mission have enhanced our understanding of the solar system and what exists beyond.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Principal Investigator, Dr. Stamatios Krimigis will discuss how the contributions of this historic mission has enhanced our understanding of our solar system and what exists beyond."}],"uid":"27257","created_gmt":"2014-12-17 16:42:53","changed_gmt":"2017-04-13 21:20:53","author":"Cynthia Pendley","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2015-01-12T17:00:00-05:00","event_time_end":"2015-01-12T17:00:00-05:00","event_time_end_last":"2015-01-12T17:00:00-05:00","gmt_time_start":"2015-01-12 22:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2015-01-12 22:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2015-01-12 22:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"358231":{"id":"358231","type":"image","title":"Dr. Stamatios M. 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