Interstellar Seminar Spring 2024
Introduction to the Interstellar Community
Steve Durst, Space Age Publishing
Prior Missions
Todd Barber, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Stars, Distance, and Interstellar Space
Nick Solomey, Wichita State University
Exoplanet Habitability
Mark Schneegurt, Wichita State University
Discovering Exoplanets
Thayne Currie, Subaru Telescope and UTSA
Reverse Planetary Protection and SETI
Daniel Czech, Breakthough Listen, UC Berkeley
Mark Schneegurt, Wichita State University
Interstellar Propulsion Systems
Les Johnson, Space Visionary
Regenerative Resupply
Alex Ellery, Carleton University
Rationale for Crewed Missions
JS Johnson-Schwartz, Wichita State University
Life Support Systems
Grant Anderson, Paragon Space Development Corporation
Crew Health and Space Medicine
Jay Lemery, University of Colorado School of Medicine
Art and CETI
Daniela de Paulis, IAA SETI Permanent Committee
Space Psychology
Nick Kanas, University of California at San Francisco
Language and History
Mythili Menon, Wichita State University
George Dehner, Wichita State University
Science Fiction
Mark Schneegurt, Wichita State University