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Thursday - September 18, 2008

 6:00 PM  Social Hour - 7:00 PM Dinner and Program

What’s JPL Up To...     Speaker: Trina Ray

     The robotic spacecraft designed and developed by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory have explored every part of the solar system. The probes include rovers on Mars, orbiters around Saturn, telescopes in space, a contingent of Earth orbiting satellites, and much more. In Ms. Ray’s presentation, you'll hear about the latest and greatest from JPL.
 

Trina Ray started her career at JPL in 1989, working on the Voyager Neptune Encounter. Her current position is Science System Engineer for the Project Scientist on the Cassini mission and the co-chair of the Titan Orbiter Science Team (TOST) where she coordinates the targeted Titan science opportunities. Ms. Ray received her Bachelor's degree in Physics from California State University, Northridge, and her master's degree in Astronomy from San Diego State University, where her research specialty was Planetary Nebulae. Ms. Ray is an active public speaker for NASA, JPL and, in particular, for the Cassini program. She is also a founding member of the Cassini Virtual Singers, a group of project staff members that rewrites lyrics to popular melodies and performs at various Project and Laboratory functions.

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