Webinars: Archive (OSIRIS-REx Samples from Asteroid Bennu: Curation Celebrations & Challenges)


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  • Description: This FREE NASA Astromaterials Research and Exploration Science (ARES) interactive webinar engaged educators (informal and formal) and students as they interacted with Curation Team members Dr. Nicole Lunning (OSIRIS-REx Curator), Dr. Christopher Snead (Deputy OSIRIS-REx Curator), and Salvador Martinez (Astromaterials Curation Engineer) at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Participants learned about curation celebrations and challenges associated with NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Mission to Asteroid Bennu. Participants from 25 states, Mexico, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Turkey, and the United Kingdom registered for this event.
  • Speaker: Nicole Lunning, Christopher Snead, Salvador Martinez

  • Target Audience: Educator-led student groups, Educators, College Students/Interns

  • Live Event date:
    • February 19, 2025

  • Webinar Reach:
    • Participants from 25 states
    • Live Event: 82 students & 87 educators
    • Archived Event: 850 students & 133 educators
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