{"id":22058,"date":"2021-04-08T09:11:31","date_gmt":"2021-04-08T13:11:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/currents\/?p=13316"},"modified":"2024-05-21T15:53:56","modified_gmt":"2024-05-21T19:53:56","slug":"astronaut-zena-cardman-helps-launch-the-nc-space-symposium-on-april-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/astronaut-zena-cardman-helps-launch-the-nc-space-symposium-on-april-16\/","title":{"rendered":"Astronaut Zena Cardman Helps Launch the NC Space Symposium on April 16"},"content":{"rendered":"
NC Space Grant will host the virtual NC Space Symposium<\/a> on April 16th<\/sup> from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Registration<\/a> is free, and\u00a0NASA astronaut Zena Cardman will deliver the keynote address.<\/p>\n Cardman studied biology and marine science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and was a Space Grant Scholar both as an undergraduate and graduate student at the university. NASA selected Cardman to join the 2017 Astronaut Candidate Class.<\/p>\n \u201cOur symposium celebrates current students, alumni, and partners who offer insight for career pathways,\u201d says Susan White, NC Space Grant\u2019s executive director.<\/p>\n Attendees will also hear from current and former NC Space Grant-funded students, including other alumni with positions now at NASA, Elevate Farms, United Launch Alliance, and GVT LLC. Seven currently funded students will present lightning talks about their research.<\/p>\n The event will close with a career panel featuring experts from NASA, the International Space Station, commercial space, and companies creating jobs and contributing to the economy in North Carolina.<\/p>\n Register\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n agenda and information<\/a><\/p>\n about NC Space Grant<\/a><\/p>\n about astronaut Zena Cardman<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false,"raw":" NC Space Grant will host the virtual NC Space Symposium on April 16th from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. NASA astronaut Zena Cardman, an alumna of the NC Space Grant program, will deliver the keynote address — and registration is free.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":63,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"source":"","ncst_custom_author":"","ncst_show_custom_author":false,"ncst_dynamicHeaderBlockName":"","ncst_dynamicHeaderData":"","ncst_content_audit_freq":"","ncst_content_audit_date":"","ncst_content_audit_display":false,"ncst_backToTopFlag":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[761],"tags":[],"_ncst_magazine_issue":[],"class_list":["post-22058","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-currents"],"displayCategory":null,"acf":{"ncst_posts_meta_modified_date":null},"yoast_head":"\n
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<\/a>\n\nNC Space Grant will host the virtual NC Space Symposium<\/a> on April 16th<\/sup> from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Registration<\/a> is free, and\u00a0NASA astronaut Zena Cardman will deliver the keynote address.\n\nCardman studied biology and marine science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and was a Space Grant Scholar both as an undergraduate and graduate student at the university. NASA selected Cardman to join the 2017 Astronaut Candidate Class.\n\n\u201cOur symposium celebrates current students, alumni, and partners who offer insight for career pathways,\u201d says Susan White, NC Space Grant\u2019s executive director.\n\nAttendees will also hear from current and former NC Space Grant-funded students, including other alumni with positions now at NASA, Elevate Farms, United Launch Alliance, and GVT LLC. Seven currently funded students will present lightning talks about their research.\n\nThe event will close with a career panel featuring experts from NASA, the International Space Station, commercial space, and companies creating jobs and contributing to the economy in North Carolina.\n\nRegister\u00a0here<\/a>.\n\nagenda and information<\/a>\n\nabout NC Space Grant<\/a>\n\nabout astronaut Zena Cardman<\/a>\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n "},"excerpt":{"rendered":"