__________________________________________________________________________________ MEDIA ADVISORY AITE Hosts NASA Research Scientist as Part of Career Week FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WHO: Dr. Heidi Hammel, Senior Research Scientist, Space Science Institute WHAT: Annual Career Week Featured Speaker WHEN: Friday April 29, 1:00-2:00PM WHERE: Academy of Information Technology & Engineering (AITE) Cyber Café 411 High Ridge Road BACKGROUND: Dr. Heidi Hammel, a planetary astronomer from the Space Science Institute, will culminate AITE’s Career Week with a presentation about her research and career path. Dr. Hammel 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. The public is invited but must pre-register by sending an email to Christine Bisceglie at [email protected]. For more information about Dr. Hammel: http://www.spacescience.org/about_ssi/staff/hammel.html MEDIA CONTACT Sharon Beadle 203-977-4095 203-561-8055 [email protected] ### Stamford Public Schools (SPS) comprises more than 16,000 students, over 1,500 professionals, and 20 schools, including six magnet and two International Baccalaureate schools. SPS has a total of 12 elementary schools, five middle schools and three high schools. The mission of SPS is to prepare each and every student for higher education and success in the 21st century. SPS is proud that our district is as rich in diversity as it is in talent. We have students from many cultural backgrounds and geographic locations—as demonstrated by the more than 65 different languages spoken in the homes of our families. SPS offers our students a learning experience rich in cultural diversity and reflective of the global society in which they will work and live. .