2007 Gloria and John L. Blackburn Academic Symposium

Responsibility for the Future Exploration and Development of Space

25 August 2007
Bryant Conference Center
The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, Alabama

9:00 am

Welcome

9:15-10:15 am

Keynote Speaker: Burt Rutan, Founder and CEO of Scaled Composites

10:30-11:15 am

Keynote Speaker: David King, Director, NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center

1:00-2:15 pm

Panel Discussion: The Role of Government, Private Enterprise, and the University Research Community in Future Space Exploration and Development

• Dr. John Baker, Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Alabama
• Dr. Clark W. Hawk, Director of the UAH Propulsion Research Center, Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, The University of Alabama in Huntsville
• Marty Kress, Executive Director, the National Space Science and Technology Center
• Dr. Rosalia N. Scripa, Professor, Materials Science and Engineering, The University of Alabama at Birmingham
• Moderator, Dr. Malcolm Portera, Chancellor, The University of Alabama System

2:30-3:45 pm

Panel Discussion: Space Exploration from an Astronaut's Perspective

• Dr. Jan Davis, UAH Alumna
• Col. James S. Voss (Ret.), AU Alumnus
• Col. James M. Kelly, UA Alumnus
• Moderator, Dr. Michael Freeman, Associate Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, The University of Alabama

3:45-4:00 pm

Closing Comments

4:00-5:00 pm

Picture Signing with Astronauts
Poster session highlighting research and accomplishments in the area of space exploration and development from UA, UAB, and UAH faculty