2009
January 13, 2009. Energy For the Greenhouse World by Dr. Aristides A.N. Patrinos
February 10, 2009. The Dark Universe Challenge by Dr. Salman Habib
March 3, 2009. Biologically-Inspired Materials: From Electroactive Polymers To Biomolecular Networks by Dr. Don Leo
April 7, 2009. Methane on Mars – Geology, Biology, Neither, or Both? by Dr. Michael J. Mumma, Goddard Center for Astrobiology, NASA-GSFC
May 5, 2009. Transforming Organizations: How To Start an Innovation Movement by Michael L. Maness Vice President, Design and Innovation, Gannett Co., Inc.
June 2, 2009. Whither or Wither? – Innovation in Air Transportation by Dr. Bruce Holmes
July 7, 2009. How We Remember Apollo by Dr. Roger D. Launius
August 4, 2009. Back to the Future – CSI Three Centuries Later by Dr. Michael J. Kelley
September 1, 2009. CLARREO: Cornerstone of the Climate Observing System by Stephen P. Sandford
October 6, 2009. HURRICANE OF INDEPENDENCE: The Untold Story of the Deadly Storm at the Deciding Moment of the American Revolution by Tony Williams
November 3, 2009. Unsteady hydrodynamics in bio-inspired propulsion by Dr. John Dabiri
December 1, 2009. Crazy Robots and the Students Who Build Them by NASA Knights Robotics Team
2008
January 8, 2008. Importance and Challenges of Protecting the Crew from Radiation on Missions to Moon and Mars by Dr. John W. Wilson, NASA Langley (retired)
February 5, 2008. Advanced Aircraft Carrier Technology: A Shipbuilder’s Perspective by David P. Rice, Engineering Research Manager for Aircraft Carrier Technology, Northrop Grumman Newport News
March 4, 2008. Why the World’s Information Technology Leader Can’t Count Votes by Professor Bryan Pfaffenberger, University of Virginia
April 1, 2008. An Energy Revolution for the Greenhouse Century by Dr. Martin Hoffert, Professor Emeritus of Physics, New York University
May 6, 2008. An Update on Strategic Initiatives in Modeling and Simulation in Hampton Roads, the Commonwealth of Virginia and Nationally by Dr. Michael McGinnis, Executive Director of the Virginia Modeling Analysis and Simulation Center
June 3, 2008. Impacts of Climate Change on Coastal Virginia and Chesapeake Bay: Physical, Chemical and Ecological Processes by Dr. James Bauer, College of William & Mary (This lecture is cosponsored by the Green Series.)
July 8, 2008. The Life and Works of Galileo: A Guided Tour by Dr. Kerry V. Magruder, University of Oklahoma
August 12, 2008. Mercury In a New Light: The First MESSENGER Flyby by Dr. Ralph L. McNutt, Jr., Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
September 9, 2008. Sputnik, Eisenhower, and the founding of NASA by Dr. Roger Launius, former NASA Chief Historian and currently Senior Curator, Division of Space History, Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum
NASA at 50: A Celebration of Science, Technology and the Spirit of Human Exploration
Four Tuesdays in October (October 7, 14, 21 and 28)
- October 7, 2008. NASA Human Spaceflight: Past, Present, and Future by Ken Reightler
- October 14, 2008. Exploration of the Moon and Planets: A New Perspective on Earth by Dr. James W. Head III
- October 21, 2008. Science and Survival in the Anthropocene: Why NASA and Earth Science Are Vital for Human Wellbeing by Dr. Jeffrey D. Sachs
- October 28, 2008. 50 Years of NASA Aeronautical Research by Roy V. Harris
No Lecture Scheduled for November
December 9, 2008. Phoenix Lander’s Odyssey to Mars – A 10 Year Journey by Dr. Prasun N. Desai
2007
January 4, 2007. Statistical Approaches in the NIST World Trade Center Analysis by James J. Filliben
February 1, 2007. Return to the Moon: Exploration, Enterprise, and Energy in the Human Settlement of Space by Harrison (Jack) Schmitt
March 6, 2007. Motion Capture and Technology Leadership by Nels H. Madsen (lectures returned to Tuesdays this month)
April 10, 2007. Humans and the Global Carbon Cycle: A Faustian Bargain? by Berrien Moore III
May 8, 2007. Why We Explore by Steven Dick
June 5, 2007. The CALIPSO Mission – One Year After Launch by Dr. Dave Winker
July 10, 2007. The Tuskegee Airmen – The Long Flight from WWII to the Congressional Gold Medal by Ezra M. Hill, USAF (Ret)
August 7, 2007. F22 Raptor’s First Year in Service from an Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Perspective by Lt. Col. Dane West, 1st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Commander, Langley Air Force Base
September 11, 2007. Climate Change Impacts on Natural Resources in Virginia by Dr. Roger Mann, Virginia Institute of Marine Science
October 2, 2007. The Search for the Cause of the Mysterious Tiny Crystals in the Charters of Freedom by Dr. Joel S. Levine, NASA Langley Research Center
November 6, 2007. Finding our Origins with the James Webb Space Telescope by Dr. John Mather, Nobel Prize Winner
December 4, 2007. The USS Monitor Materials: Organic and Metal by Susanne Grieve and Eric Nordgren, The Mariners’ Museum
2006
January 5, 2006. X-Prize Flights: SpaceShipOne by Douglas Shane
February 2, 2006. Russia – Candidate Roles in the Exploration Vision by James Oberg
March 2, 2006. NASA Capabilities for Human Exploration Beyond the Moon by Patrick A. Troutman
April 6, 2006. Hurricanes and Global Warming: The Science, Technologies, and Politics by Judith Curry
May 4, 2006. Mars Direct: Humans to the Red Planet within a Decade by Robert Zubrin
June 1, 2006. Aeronautics Research in Decline: Why the Trend Must be Reversed by Roy V. Harris, Jr.
July 6, 2006. Uranus and Neptune: Understanding the Ice Giants by Dr. Heidi B. Hammel
August 3, 2006. Advances in Nanotechnology by Professor Mool C. Gupta
September 7, 2006. Traditional Native Scientists by Scott Frazier
October 5, 2006. MISSEs- Experiments to Mitigate Risks in Future Space Exploration Missions by Bill Kinnard
TUESDAY: October 24, 2006. Special 35th Anniversary Lecture: Space Exploration: Filling Up the Canvas by Michael Griffin
November 2, 2006 NO COLLOQUIUM HELD THIS MONTH
December 7, 2006. Hypersonics: Flying Higher and Faster in the Air and Beyond by Mark J. Lewis
2005
January 11, 2005. Technical Challenges for Space Exploration Missions by John C. Mankins
February 1, 2005. Spectacular Visualization of Planet Earth by Arthur Frederick (Fritz) Hasler
March 1, 2005. The Man Who Hated Loose Ends: Einstein’s Legacy by Hans Christian von Baeyer
April 7, 2005. Investigation into the Crash of American Airlines Flight 587 by John W. DeLisi (at the request of Senior Staff, lectures were moved to Thursdays)
May 5, 2005. Toward a Sustainable Mars Infrastructure (for Human Exploration) by Robert L. Ash
June 2, 2005. Solar Sails: Propellantless In-Space Propulsion by Billy Derbes
July 7, 2005. Understanding the Mechanics of Tsunamis by Ronald E. Johnson
August 4, 2005. Mars Rovers by Prasun Desai
September 1, 2005. The Engineer of 2020 Project by Gary S. May
October 6, 2005. Cassini at Saturn: An Evolving Planetary System by Robert E. Johnson
November 3, 2005. Nature, Fireworks and Multifunctional Aerospace Materials by Professor Kathryn V. Logan
December 1, 2005. First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong by Jim Hansen
2004
January 13, 2004. From Flower Stems to Feather Shafts: Twisting in the Wind Without Getting Bent Out of Shape by Steven Vogel
February 3, 2004. “Big Mac” System X Supercomputer by Srindi Varadarajan
March 2, 2004. Color and Light in Nature: Visual Adventures in Optical Phenomena by David K. Lynch
April 6, 2004. Human Exploration of the Moon: Preparing to Go to Mars by James Head
May 4, 2004. Discovering the Secrets of the Wright Brothers by Ken Hyde and Kevin Kochersberger
June 1, 2004. Scramjet Powered Vehicles: Force or Fiction by Charles R. McClinton
July 13, 2004. The Design of Electronic Textile Applications by Mark T. Jones
August 18, 2004. Reasons to be Optimistic About Aeronautics by Rich Wlezien
September 14, 2004. Improved Composite Materials for Exploration Systems by Ranji K. Vaidyanathan
October 5, 2004. A Century of Innovation That Transformed Our Lives by Bob Somerville
November 2, 2004. America’s Future in Space and PBS NOVA series “Origins” by Neil deGrasse Tyson
December 7, 2004. Hydrogen and Fuel Cells: Hope or Hype? by Robert Rose
2003
January 14, 2003. Space Exploration: Sputnik to the International Space Station by Andrew Chaikin
February 5, 2003. America and The First Century of Flight: Echoes and Resonances by Richard P. Hallion
March 4, 2003. Crafting the Dream of Wings on the Wind: 100 years from Aviation to Spaceflight by Tom D. Crouch, James R. Hansen, and James Schultz
April 1, 2003. Catching up with NASA: Fuel Cells on Earth by Brian Walsh
May 6, 2003. Segway Human Transporter by Bart Thompson
June 10, 2003. Biomimetics Research to Develop Biologically Inspired Materials by Ilhan A. Aksay
July 1, 2003. The ARES Mission to Mars: The First Flight of an Airplane on Another Planet by Joel S. Levine and Robert D. Braun
August 5, 2003. Avionics in the Operation of Modern Civil and Military Aircraft by Cary R. Spitzer
September 9, 2003. The Golden Ratio: The Story of Phi, The World’s Most Astonishing Number by Mario Livio
October 7, 2003. The Wright Brothers’ Aerodynamics, and the Future of Flight by John D. Anderson, Jr.
***Special 1.5 Hour Colloquium Lecture***October 23, 2003. Langley Support to the Columbia Accident Investigation by Mark Saunders, Charles Miller, Mark Shuart, and Charles Poupard
November 4, 2003. Six Degrees: The Science of a Connected Age by Duncan Watts
December 2, 2003. Aircraft Noise-Prospects for a Quieter Future by David H. Reed
2002
January 8, 2002. How Well Did the “Flyer” Fly? – An Analysis of the Wright Brothers Flights, December 17, 1903 by Colin Britcher
February 5, 2002. Computational Combustion: from Molecular Processes to Combustor Design by Stephen B. Pope
March 5, 2002. Mars Odyssey by David Spenser
April 2, 2002. The Quest for Sustainability: Sustainable Development and Remote Sensing by Thomas E. Lovejoy
May 7, 2002. Take this gene and call me in the morning: The Human Genome Project and the Promise of Gene Therapy by Francis L. Macrina
June 4, 2002. Shock Waves on Aircraft Structure and Aviation Security by Gary Settles
July 9, 2002. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: It takes a Team by Michael J. Logan
August 13, 2002. Evaluating the Effectiveness of Incident Reporting Systems by Chris Johnson
September 10, 2002. Small Aircraft Transportation System: The Vision for Wings on America by Bruce J. Holmes
October 1, 2002. Emergency Preparedness: Emergency Response Before and After September 11th, 2001 by Scott M. Solomon
November 5, 2002. The Aerodynamics of Bird Flight by Geoffrey Spedding
December 17, 2002. From Kitty Hawk to the Stars by Gentry Lee
2001
January 9, 2001. MicroEngines by Alan Epstein
February 6, 2001. Photosynthesis in the Deep Sea without Sunlight? The Denouement! by Cindy Lee Van Dover
March 13, 2001. Recipes for Living Off The Land in Mars by KR Sridhar
April 3, 2001. The 35 Million Year Old Chesapeake Bay Impact Crater by David S. Powars
May 1, 2001. Challenges and Opportunities in Aeronautical Design, Engineering, and Manufacturing by Earll Murman
June 5, 2001. Cooperative Control of Autonomous and Semi-Autonomous Vehicles by Raffaello D’Andrea
July 10, 2001. Molecular Electronics and Directed Self-Assembly: Ultra-Small Computers that Build Themselves by Theresa S. Mayer
July 20, 2001. Viking: 25th Anniversary of Landing on Mars by Panel Discussion
August 7, 2001. Advanced Fuels and Propellants – Exciting Ways of Improving Future Transportation And Exploration by Bryan Palaszewski
September 11, 2001. Postponed Computational Combustion: from Molecular Processes to Combustor Design by Stephen B. Pope
Monday, October 15, 2001. Mars: A Strange and Complex Planet by Joel S. Levine (Colloquium Series – 30th Anniversary Lecture)
November 6, 2001. The Limits of Automation: How Far Should we Trust Software? by Nancy Leveson
December 4, 2001. CANCELLED (due to illness) The Seven Warning Signs of Voodoo Science by Robert L. Park
2000
January 11, 2000. Langley Research Center: Contributing to the Quality of Life for Americans by Jeremiah F. Creedon
February 1, 2000. Breaking The Sound Barrier: The Aerodynamic Breakthroughs That Made It Possible by John D. Anderson, Jr.
March 7, 2000. Slippin’ and a-Slidin’ – A Researchers’ Dilemma by Thomas J. Yager
March 17, 2000. Support of Shuttle Launches and Landings by Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper
April 4, 2000. Protecting Our Planet – Securing Our Future: Linkages Among Global Environmental Issues and Human Needs by Robert T. Watson
May 2, 2000. Magnet Science and Technology: From Quantum Wells to Floating Frogs by Jack Crow
June 6, 2000. The Future of Scientific Computers by Horst Simon
July 11, 2000. Composite Materials for Aerospace Applications: Past, Present, and Future by Charles E. Harris
August 1, 2000. Mars Program Assessment–Findings and Recommendations by Tom Young
September 12, 2000. Recent Progress in Understanding Hurricanes by Kerry A. Emanuel
Special Lecture: September 25, 2000. The International Space Station by Gus Loria
October 3, 2000. The Lifting Bodies by Bill Dana
November 7, 2000. Nanotechnology and Space by Ralph Merkle
December 5, 2000. Galileo’s Journey to Jupiter: The Twisted Path and the Successes by Ronald Greeley