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Colloquium and Sigma Series Lectures

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The Colloquium and Sigma Series Lectures have moved to
colloqsigma.larc.nasa.gov. Please update your bookmarks and links to point to that site. This site will continue to function for several months, but it will not be updated.
Here are direct links to the new site for upcoming Colloqiuium Lectures and upcoming Sigma Series lectures.

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Purpose
The Colloquium Lectures at NASA Langley provide
monthly lectures and demonstrations related to science and technology.
These lectures stimulate the creative processes of Langley employees, and
enhance the quality of life at Langley by providing more opportunities
for learning. These lectures are open to NASA employees, NASA
contractors, and other invited guests. The Researcher News Online has
a recent article about the history of the Colloquium
and Sigma Series Lectures: November 17, 2006
And attached here is the link to the page from 1971 of the Researcher News in which the Colloquium Series was first announced to the Center.
The Sigma Series Lectures, presented at the Virginia Air and
Space Center in downtown Hampton, provide to the general public
this same opportunity for exposure to interesting technical topics.
These lectures, however, are usually at a somewhat less detailed level,
because the audience may consist of people with
non-technical backgrounds in addition to local high school and college
students.
The guests and topics for both the Colloquium and Sigma Series
Lectures are selected by a committee of NASA Langley
employees representing the different technical organizations at the
Center. If you have a suggestion for a future lecture topic, please send
your suggestion to Michael Holloway
(c.m.holloway@nasa.gov).
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Upcoming Lectures (In Chronological Order)
- Colloquium Lectures
- April 2, 2013, 2:00 p.m.:
To Mars in Weeks by Thermonuclear Micro-Bomb Propulsion by Friedwardt Winterberg
- May 7, 2013, 2:00 p.m.:
TBD by Michael Mann
- June 4, 2013, 2:00 p.m.:
TBD by Joe Chambers
- July 9, 2013, 2:00 p.m.:
TBD by TBD
- August 6, 2013, 2:00 p.m.:
TBD by TBD
- Sigma Series Lectures
- April 2, 2013, 7:30 p.m.:
Cheating the Death of the Sun by Relativistic Interstellar Spaceflight by Friedwardt Winterberg
- May 7, 2013, 7:30 p.m.:
Michael Mann
- June 4, 2013, 7:30 p.m.:
Joe Chambers
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Recent Past Lectures (In Reverse Month Chronological Order)
- Colloquium Lectures
- March 5, 2013:
The Science Behind the Taming of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill by Paul Hsieh
- February 5, 2013:
Proton Radiotherapy Systems and Clinical Practice by Cornel Butuceanu
- January 8, 2013:
Too Big to Know by David Weinberger
- December 4, 2012:
Designs of Expandable Structures by Chuck Hoberman
- November 6, 2012:
CCAM: A Game Changing Advanced Manufacturing Research Model by David R. Lohr
- October 2, 2012:
Truth, Lies, and O-rings: Inside the Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster by Allan J. McDonald
- September 11, 2012:
Aeronautical Entrepreneuring with UAVs by Steven M. Sliwa
- Sigma Series Lectures
- March 5, 2013:
The Science Behind the Taming of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill by Paul Hsieh
- February 5, 2013: Hampton University Proton Therapy Institute: Fighting Cancer, Saving Lives by Keith Gregory
- January 8, 2013: Too Big to Know by David Weinberger
- December 4, 2012:
Designs of Expandable Structures by Chuck Hoberman
- November 6, 2012:
CCAM: A Game Changing Advanced Manufacturing Research Model by David R. Lohr
- October 2, 2012:
Truth, Lies, and O-rings: Inside the Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster by Allan J. McDonald
- September 11, 2012:
Aeronautical Entrepreneuring with UAVs by Steven M. Sliwa
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Viewing Past Lectures
DVD recordings are currently made of all Colloquium Lectures, and
many of the past lectures were also recorded (VHS, Beta, or audio cassette). These recordings can be
borrowed, by employees and contractors of NASA Langley Research Center
only, from Langley's Technical Library (x42389). A list
of past colloquium lectures is available to help you select which
lectures you'd like to catch up on. Note that these lectures are
copyrighted and may not be copied, distributed, or used for any purpose
other than personal viewing.
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