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Public Science Lectures

Ortega Lectureship

Spring 2024 - Nour E. Rawafi
- Extreme Exploration: Going Above and Beyond in Unraveling
  the Mysteries of the Sun and its Environment
- Dr. Nour E. Rawafi, Parker Solar Probe Project Scientist
  Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, Maryland, USA
Fall 2023 - Dan Werthimer
- Is Anybody Out There? The Search for Extraterrestrial Civilizations
- Dr. Dan Werthimer, Berkeley SETI Research Center Chief Scientist, SETI@home co-founder, CASPER Principal Investigator
  Astronomy Dept and Space Sciences Lab, University of California, Berkeley, USA

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S3 Student Organization

The Ortega Observatory is home to the newly established Florida Tech student organization S3. With a focus on Space Sciences, the club consists of three committees: Student Astronomical Society (SAS), Society of Physics Students (SPS), and Students for Exploration and Development of Space (SEDS). For more information: https://linktr.ee/S3FLTech

Workshops and Other Projects:

Partnership with NASA/Kennedy Space Center to obtain new equipment (look for details in the near future!)
History of Space Art Collection: Collections of over 150 NASA printed images, cataloging the history of space photography.
3D Printing Planet: Collaboration with CAMID to provide accessible learning of planetary bodies.
Teacher Summer Camp
Student Work Shops: Undergraduate Preparation for Graduate School
SEFS (Scientists in Every Florida School)

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Observatory Director

Dr. Luis Quiroga Nuñez, Director of Ortega Observatory, Assistant Professor in Astrophsyics
Email: lquiroganunez@fit.edu
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Space Science Research Professors

Dr. Howard Chen, Assistant Professor, Aerospace, Physics, & Space Sciences
Email: hchen@fit.edu
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Dr. Manasvi Lingam, Assistant Professor, Aerospace, Physics, & Space Sciences
Email: mlingam@fit.edu
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Dr. David Harris, Assistant Professor, Aerospace, Physics, & Space Sciences
Email: dharris@fit.edu
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Dr. Csaba Palotai, Associate Professor, Physics & Space Sciences Program Chair, Aerospace, Physics, & Space Sciences
Email: cpalotai@fit.edu
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Dr. Eric Perlman, Professor, Aerospace, Physics, & Space Sciences
Email: eperlman@fit.edu
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Dr. Don Warren, Assistant Professor, Aerospace, Physics, & Space Sciences
Email: dwarren@fit.edu
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