Selected Virtual (Due to Pandemic) Appearances
I have included the awards announcement. I had included the official live recording of my acceptance speech during the Hamvention Virtual Forums, but it seems to be restricted to some. Here is the link anyway, just in case: https://youtu.be/DZhL979mgas?t=3805
It was a true honor to be in the company of Angel Vasquez WP3R from Arecibo Radio Observatory, and moderators Nathaniel Frissell W2NAF(of HamSCI.org fame) and Joe Taylor K1JT (Nobel Laureate).
I will re-post an alternate copy of the speech here shortly.
Driving Space Environment Research and Education via a New Paradigm
My talk focused on how we must switch paradigms when it comes to training the Next Generation workforce in applied space-related engineering and science fields. Entry-level workers need a much more synoptic view of space materials, the space environment, and the resources available to them to remain engaged and competitive in this new world of commercial space. Traditional, compartmented methodologies for teaching different academic disciplines is no longer viable.
Television Series Appearances
I did two episodes for this series, Strange Skies and The Birth and Death of the Planet.
I was in Episode 4 of this series, called Solar Storm. I did my best to talk about real issues instead of scaremongering.
Selected In Person (Pre-Pandemic) Appearances
This is all about my history, when I first got interested in space and our Sun, how being an artist ultimately enabled me to become a physicist, and the inspiration that caused me to embark on creating a new field of broadcast Space Weather.
American Chemical Society (SCALACS) Joint with LAUSD, Invited Lecture, California State University Northridge, CA, USA, March 16, 2019
Skyview Radio Society, Invited Virtual Lecture, Pennsylvania, USA, April 16, 2019
Contest University and Hamvention, Invited Professor and Forum Lectures, Dayton Ohio, USA, May 15-18, 2019.
Pacific Northwest DX Convention, Invited Lecture, Seattle, Washington, USA, August 9-11, 2019.
I led a panel forum that will discuss tools and resources available to enable the next generation of weather broadcasters to include Space Weather in their broadcasts. See details of the session here: https://ams.confex.com/ams/98Annual/webprogram/Session43838.html
I was part of the NASA Glenn Research Center team as we broadcasted LIVE from Jefferson City, Missouri in the path of totality on August 21, 2017 for the Eclipse. Catch the replay of the entire NASA TV broadcast here: https://www.nasa.gov/eclipselive.
Television Weather Broadcasts
Perhaps the world’s first solar storm forecast ever broadcast as a “weather report” on live television. Lets hope this starts a trend.
With this cast of amazing amateur radio hosts, I do a space weather forecast segment on their weekly show.
Selected Education and Lecture
Joined by experts in the field for a lecture on Space Weather followed by a Q & A session. More pictures: https://flic.kr/s/aHskKfryvE
A tutorial on Space Weather phenomena and how it affects us at Earth with a focus on amateur radio.