SUMMARY
- UCSB Arts & Lectures presents Danielle Wood
- Space Enabled Earth Justice: Using Space Technology to Improve Life
- Director of the MIT Media Lab’s Space Enabled Program
- Held positions at NASA Headquarters, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Aerospace Corporation, Johns Hopkins University, and the United Nations Office of Outer Space Affairs
- This presentation is part of the 2021-2022 CREATING HOPE programming initiative and Justice For All series
- Friday, April 22nd / 7:30 p.m. Pacific / Campbell Hall
- FREE Event (registration required)
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UCSB Arts & Lectures presents the Director of the MIT Media Lab’s Space Enabled Program, Danielle Wood, in an Earth Day presentation titled Space Enabled Earth Justice: Using Space Technology to Improve Life on Friday, April 22nd at 7:30 p.m. at Campbell Hall. This presentation is part of the 2021-2022 CREATING HOPE programming initiative and Justice For All series.
As the director of the cutting-edge Space Enabled research group at MIT’s Media Lab, Danielle Wood applies designs enabled by space research to projects that advance social good here on Earth – whether that’s combating environmental degradation or preventing the next famine. Breaking down complex, cosmic technologies, she shows us how entrepreneurial spirit and cross-disciplinary collaboration can be used to bring about a more just and innovative future.
Watch: 6 space technologies we can use to improve life on Earth | Danielle Wood >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RAJvzV9j-o
ABOUT DANIELLE WOOD
“Danielle’s talent and dedication to using Earth observations to advance justice worldwide makes her an inspiration to all of us.” – Lawrence Friedl, Director of NASA’s Earth Applied Sciences Program
Professor Danielle Wood serves as an Assistant Professor in the Program in Media Arts and Sciences within the Media Lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Within the Media Lab, Wood leads the Space Enabled Research Group which seeks to advance justice in earth’s complex systems using designs enabled by space. Wood is a scholar of societal development with a background that includes satellite design, earth science applications, systems engineering, and technology policy.
In her research, Wood applies these skills to design innovative systems that harness space technology to address development challenges around the world. Prior to serving as faculty at MIT, Wood held positions at NASA Headquarters, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Aerospace Corporation, Johns Hopkins University, and the United Nations Office of Outer Space Affairs. Wood studied at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where she earned a PhD in engineering systems, SM in aeronautics and astronautics, SM in technology policy, and SB in aerospace engineering.
Learn more>> https://www.media.mit.edu/people/drwood/overview/
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Danielle Wood is presented by UCSB Arts & Lectures in association with UCSB Bren School of Environmental Science & Management, UCSB Environmental Studies Program, and Community Environmental Council.
This presentation is part of the 2021-2022 CREATING HOPE programming initiative and Justice For All series.
FREE Event (registration required).
For tickets and more information, call UCSB Arts & Lectures at (805) 893-3535 or visit www.ArtsAndLectures.UCSB.edu.
Justice for All Lead Sponsors:
Marcy Carsey, Connie Frank & Evan Thompson, Zegar Family Foundation, and Anonymous
Presented in association with UCSB Bren School of Environmental Science & Management, UCSB Environmental Studies Program, and Community Environmental Council
Special Thanks:
UCSB Arts & Lectures gratefully acknowledges our Community Partners the Natalie Orfalea Foundation & Lou Buglioli for their generous support of the 2021-2022 season.
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