Session type: Room A (CS24)

Rocket Science 101

What is a rocket and how does it work? What are its major components? Why does it use stages... Read More

Innate Immunity: Our Microscopic First Responders

Our immune system keeps our bodies healthy by fighting disease, but how does it recognize friend from foe? Meet... Read More

Exploring Distant Worlds: A Tale of Water Worlds, Rocky Planets, and the Search for Life

Our exoplanet research is like going on a cosmic treasure hunt, searching for amazing little worlds twirling around faraway... Read More

Near-Earth Objects: Hunting Rocks in Space

For billions of years, Earth’s landscape has changed slowly. Continents move relative to each other, mountains are worn down... Read More

Going Back in Time to the First Stars, Galaxies, and Black Holes

Astronomers use telescopes as a tool to travel back in time to the beginning of the universe — which... Read More

Power Up! How Fast-Charging Batteries Work

This talk will include an introduction to how batteries of many different types work, with the goal of understanding... Read More