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MEDIA ADVISORY

AITE to host Dr. Heidi Hammel, Scientist

Interdisciplinary Scientist for the James Webb Telescope Project

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

WHO: Dr. Heidi Hammel, Senior Research Scientist, Space Science Institute

WHAT: STEM Class Guest Speaker: Presenting on Neptune and the James Webb Space Telescope project

WHEN: Friday, September 16, 2016, 9:00 a.m. – 10:20 a.m.

WHERE: Academy of Information Technology & Engineering (AITE) Media Center 411 High Ridge Road

BACKGROUND: Dr. Heidi Hammel, a senior research scientist, Space Science Institute, led the Hubble Space Telescope Team that investigated Jupiter’s atmospheric response to the collision with the Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 in 1994. She is currently an Interdisciplinary Scientist for Hubble’s successor, the James Webb Space Telescope, which is scheduled for launch in 2018.

Dr. Hammel is a recipient of the Carl Sagen Medal which is given to a scientist who has greatly enhanced the general public’s understanding of planetary science.

For more information about Dr. Hammel: http://www.spacescience.org/bio.php?emp=HHAMMEL

MEDIA CONTACT Sharon Beadle 203-977-4095 [email protected]

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MEDIA ADVISORY