We would like to invite you to an especially exciting Combined Seminar Series and Grand Rounds as our guest speaker for both is none other than NASA astronaut David Wolf.
Dr. Wolf will deliver “Tissue Engineering Utilizing Controlled Gravity” during the Combined Seminar Series from 3:30 - 4:30 p.m., Thursday, September 30 in Walther Hall (R3), Room 203.
During Grand Rounds, Dr. Wolf will present “Building and Utilizing Laboratories in Space.” That presentation is 7:30 - 8:30 a.m., Friday, October 1 in Walther Hall (R3), Room 203.
Dr. Wolf, an Indianapolis native, earned his B.S. in electrical engineering from Purdue and his M.D. from Indiana University School of Medicine. Selected as a NASA astronaut in January 1990, Dr. Wolf became qualified for space flight in July 1991. Dr. Wolf has logged 168 days, 12 hours, 56 minutes, 04 seconds in space over four separate missions, including 128 days on the Russian MIR space station, trained and conducted completely in the Russian language. He has conducted a total of seven spacewalks, utilizing both the American and Russian spacesuits, and has logged 47 hours and five minutes of extravehicular activity. He is an active public speaker and is called upon to represent NASA in a wide variety of venues to communicate the experience and importance of human spaceflight.
Announced by:
Patrick J. Loehrer, Sr., M.D.
H.H. Gregg Professor of Oncology
Director, IU Simon Cancer Center
Associate Dean for Cancer Research
Indiana University School of Medicine
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