25TH ANNUAL WISCONSIN SPACE CONFERENCE Innovations in Flight August 14-15, 2015
EAA AIRVENTURE MUSEUM 3000 Poberezny Drive, Oshkosh, WI REGISTRATION THROUGH 7/14 AFTER 7/14 General Registration $50 $60 K-12 Teacher $40 $50 Student $30 $40 Register and pay online: https://tix.extremetix.com/online/EAA HOTEL INFORMATION Best Western Premier Waterfront Hotel and Convention Center 1 North Main Street Oshkosh, WI 54901 855.230.1900 | 920.230.1900 Please mention WSGC when booking. OPTIONAL HOUSING-LIMITED AVAILABILITY UW Oshkosh Student Housing $30 or $40/night plus minimal parking or bus fee Call for details Gruenhagen Conference Center Phone: 920.424.1106 Please mention WSGC when booking. If you have any questions regarding event registration, please contact: August Hoeltzel Event Coordinator [email protected] Phone: 920.426.6510
25TH ANNUAL WISCONSIN SPACE CONFERENCE
August 14-15, 2015 | Hosted by EAA The Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium (WSGC) is a joint effort between NASA and organizations statewide. WSGC is dedicated to helping provide Wisconsin students, researchers, educators, businesses, not-for-profit organizations and other stakeholders with the tools, connections and resources needed to make the aerospace community in the EVENT KEYNOTE SPEAKER | JEREMY MONNETT state of Wisconsin thrive and grow. Chief Executive Officer | [email protected]
CONSORTIUM OFFICE/LEAD INSTITUTION Jeremy, a mechanical engi- neer and private pilot with Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium glider, float, and jet ratings, Carthage College joined Sonex in October 2001 Alford Park Drive 1998. Prior to joining Sonex, Kenosha, WI 53140 Jeremy worked for two 262.551.6054 years as a payload systems spacegrant.carthage.edu engineer at The Boeing [email protected] Company in Seattle and as a Summer Intern at General Motors in Detroit. He has WSGC AFFILIATE MEMBERS been working alongside his father John on numerous res- Aerogel Technologies, LLC AIAA – Wisconsin Section toration and experimental aircraft projects for most of his Alverno College SCHEDULE | FRIDAY AUGUST 14 life and career. Jeremy currently serves as Sonex Aircraft Astronautics Corporation of America CEO and leads Sonex Aircraft's engineering efforts includ- Biopharmaceutical Technology Center Institute ing new product development and aircraft kit manufactur- Carthage College 7:30am - 8:15am...... Registration, Continental Breakfast ing activities and is heavily involved in all phases of the Carroll University College of Menominee Nation 8:15am-8:30am...... Welcome & Introductions diverse Sonex flight test programs. Concordia University Crossroads at Big Creek 8:30am-9:15am...... Event Keynote Speaker Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Great Lakes Spaceport Education Foundation, Inc. 9:15am-10:15am...... Plenary Session DINNER KEYNOTE SPEAKER Kickapoo Valley Reserve Dr. R. Aileen Yingst is a Senior Lawrence University 10:15am-10:30am...... Break Scientist at the Planetary Science Marquette University Medical College of Wisconsin 10:30am-12:00pm...... Education Sessions Institute, a research institution Milwaukee School of Engineering headquartered in Tucson, AZ. She Orbital Technologies Corporation 12:00pm-1:00pm...... Lunch is a Participating Scientist on the Ripon College Mars Exploration Rover Mission St. Norbert College 12:00pm-1:20pm...... Individual Awardee Photos and Deputy Principal Investigator Space Explorers, Inc. Spaceflight Fundamentals, LLC 1:30pm-1:45pm...... Group Photo for the Mars Handlens Imager Spaceport Sheboygan instrument on the Mars Science University of Wisconsin–Fox Valley 1:45pm-3:15pm...... Education Sessions Laboratory rover Curiosity. Other University of Wisconsin–Green Bay missions that Dr. Yingst has worked on include Dawn at University of Wisconsin–La Crosse 3:15pm-3:45pm ...... Afternoon Break & Poster Session Vesta, Mars Pathfinder, Mars Polar Lander, and Galileo. University of Wisconsin–Madison University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee 3:30pm-4:30pm...... Plenary Session Dr. Yingst also served as Director of the Wisconsin Space University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh Grant Consortium for 14 years. University of Wisconsin–Parkside 4:30pm-5:00pm...... Award Presentations University of Wisconsin–Platteville & Closing Remarks Dr. Yingst received her AB from Dartmouth College in University of Wisconsin–River Falls Physics and Astronomy, and her M.Sc. and Ph.D. in University of Wisconsin–Sheboygan 5:00-6:00pm...... Reception University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point Geological Sciences from Brown University. University of Wisconsin–Stout 6:00-8:00pm...... Dinner & Keynote Speaker University of Wisconsin–Superior University of Wisconsin–Washington County University of Wisconsin–Whitewater Western Technical College SCHEDULE | SATURDAY AUGUST 15 Wisconsin Aerospace Authority Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction 9:00am-11:00am...... Student Workshop (optional) Wisconsin Department of Transportation Wisconsin Lutheran College Preparing for the Next Step