Nuclear Engineering Beyond Earth Orbit
Topic: Nuclear Engineering Beyond Earth Orbit Speaker: Dr. Lawrence Heilbronn University of Tennessee Nuclear Engineering Department When: 1:30 2:30 p.m., Wednesday, October 15, 2008 Where: 308 Pasqua Engineering Building Webcast: http://www.engr.utk.edu/nuclear/colloquia Viewers of the live webcast may submit questions and/or comments to the speaker either before or during the live webcast via an email message to utne@utk.edu. Please include your name and affiliation in your email message. Viewers who miss the live webcast can view the archived webcast, which is usually posted within 24 hours, at http://www.engr.utk.edu/nuclear/colloquia/Archive/. Viewers may also receive the speaker's slides in PDF format via email request to Kim Scarbrough (kscarbro@utk.edu) after the live webcast. ABSTRACT: Nuclear Engineering plays an essential role in NASAs unmanned exploration of our solar system. The Cassini mission utilized an RTG for power, and the 2009 Mars Lander will do the same. In addition, nuclear-electric propulsion will be used for the planned 2015 robotic tour of Jupiters moons. Now, NASA is planning a manned return to the Moon, with an eye on a manned mission to Mars later in the century. As with any manned mission, the technical issues become more complex, and nuclear engineering again is essential in finding solutions to some of those issues. One important issue for a long-term manned mission is radiation protection. Some of the past and present research being investigated here at UT in regards to space radiation protection will be presented. All students and faculty are invited to attend. UTNE Graduate Students who hold Assistantships or Fellowships are required to attend in person Refreshments will be provided in 219 Pasqua immediately following the colloquium.
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