TUESDAY OCTOBER 3rd – 7pm
UWM Student Union – Ballroom
(Free tickets required)

Affiliation: Kathy Sullivan was the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) from 2014 to 2017, a former astronaut, and the first American female to walk in space.

Title: Looking at Earth

Abstract:

(taken from uwm.edu) 

Dr. Sullivan was the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) from 2014 to 2017, a former astronaut, and the first American female to walk in space.

In addition to her NOAA and NASA roles, she was also President and CEO of the Center of Science & Industry in Columbus, Ohio; inaugural Director of the Battelle Center for Mathematics and Science Education Policy in the John Glenn School of Public Affairs at The Ohio State University; and Chief Scientist at NOAA where she oversaw research and technology for projects ranging from climate change to satellites and marine biodiversity.

Before and after the presentation, Boswell Book Company will be selling copies of Kathy’s children’s book, “To the Stars!: The First American Woman to Walk in Space,” which she co-authored with Carmella Van Vleet. Information about obtaining a signed copy will be forthcoming.

It’s UWM Homecoming Week – so we especially encourage alumni to come back and visit campus for this event.

A special thank you to Dr. Robert Greenler who helps underwrite this Dean’s Distinguished Lecture in the Natural Sciences.

This event is free, but please request your free ticket(s) by visiting our EventBrite ticket site at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/looking-at-earth-tickets-36418104531?aff=es2.