Virtual Learning Sessions Nasa
Electric Mobility: from the moon to the track with NASA
Past sessions / Online event
We kicked off our 2022 Shell Eco-marathon season with a brand-new Virtual Learning Session in partnership with NASA. Students from all over the world joined us live on YouTube in conversation with Lucien Junkin - NASA Mobility Chief Engineer, Robotic Systems Technology Branch and Astronaut Abby - Harvard Research Scientist & STEM & Space Influencer to explore electric mobility’s applications in space and on the track!
Watch the highlights video below and the full version here
Electric Mobility: from the moon to the track with NASA | Shell Eco-marathon
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Lucien Junkin
Mobility Chief Engineer, Robotic Systems Technology Branch
Lucien Junkin is a robotics engineer at NASA and is currently the chief engineer of the human rovers for the Moon & Mars – the Lunar Terrain Vehicle (LTV) and Space Exploration Vehicle (SEV). Lucien began his career at NASA in 1990 when he joined the newly formed robotics division at the NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston. Lucien has been involved in various projects including the International Space Station Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator (SPDM), the Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS), Calibrated Synthetic Viewing (CSV), the Autonomous Extravehicular Activity Robotic Camera (AERCam), Robonaut, Spidernaut, Centaur, the Modular Robotics Vehicle (MRV), and the Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER).
Abigail “Astronaut Abby” Harrison
Harvard Research Scientist, STEM and Space Influencer
Abby is an aspiring astronaut and the co-founder of the international nonprofit organization The Mars Generation. A rising star in her field, she holds a degree in biology from Wellesley College and has interned at a NASA-funded astrobiology lab. Abby is currently working as a research scientist in the Jackson Lab at Harvard Medical School.
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