{"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":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/currents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/04\/Zena-Cardman-NASA.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13318\" src=\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/currents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/04\/Zena-Cardman-NASA.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"2436\" height=\"1366\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>NC Space Grant will host the virtual <a href=\"https:\/\/ncspacegrant.ncsu.edu\/events\/2021-space-symposium\/\">NC Space Symposium<\/a> on April 16<sup>th<\/sup> from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. <a href=\"https:\/\/ncsu.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_7hflW5pFSIKna1TiGQQ7Ww\" class=\"broken_link\">Registration<\/a> is free, and\u00a0NASA astronaut Zena Cardman will deliver the keynote address.<\/p>\n<p>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<p>\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<p>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<p>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<p>Register\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ncspacegrant.ncsu.edu\/events\/2021-space-symposium\/logistics\/\" class=\"broken_link\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ncspacegrant.ncsu.edu\/events\/2021-space-symposium\/\">agenda and information<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ncspacegrant.ncsu.edu\/\">about NC Space Grant<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/astronauts\/biographies\/zena-cardman\" class=\"broken_link\">about astronaut Zena Cardman<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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 &#8212; 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,"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":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.8.1 - 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