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Project Title: Decadal Survey on Biological and Physical Sciences in Space

PIN: SSBX-L-08-07-A         

Major Unit:
Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences

Sub Unit:
Aeronautics & Space Engineering Board
Space Studies Board

RSO:
Graham, Sandra

Subject/Focus Area:
Space and Aeronautics


Decadal Survey on Biological and Physical Sciences in Space
October 14, 2009 - October 16, 2009
National Academy of Sciences Building
2100 C St. NW
Washington D.C.


If you would like to attend the sessions of this meeting that are open
to the public or need more information please contact:


Contact Name: Sandra Graham
Email: sgraham@nas.edu
Phone: (202) 334-3477
Fax: (202) 334-3701


Agenda:

Agenda (as 0f 10/13/09)

Please note correction! Meeting will not be held at the Keck building Meeting will be held at the:
NAS Building of the National Academies
2101 Constitution Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20418


OPEN SESSION
11:30 am
Research Opportunities on commercial vehicles
Alan Stern, SwRI/Boulder
(via telecon)

12:30 pm
Working lunch

1:00 pm
(Working Lunch Continued)
Life sciences orbital/suborbital commercial research opportunities
Erika Wagner, MIT
(via telecon)

1:45 pm
ESA microgravity programs and research directions
Olivier Minster, ESA

2:45 pm
BREAK

3:00 pm
Briefing on the Augustine Report (tent.)
Charlie Kennel (via telecon)

3:30 pm
Discussion of ASEB civil space report
Raymond Colladay, ASEB chair

4:15 pm
JAXA microgravity programs and research directions
Keiji Murakami, JAXA

5:30 pm
Working Committee Dinner

7:30 pm
Adjourn for the day


Closed Session Summary Posted After the Meeting

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the meeting:
Wendy Kohrt
University of Colorado-Denver
Elizabeth Cantwell
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Charles Tipton
University of Arizona
Kathyrn Logan
National Institute of Aerospace
Jose Torero
University of Edinburgh-Scotland
Nikolaos Gatsonis
Worcester Polytechnic University
Nicholas Bigelow
University of Rochester
Robert Wegeng
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Leonard Caveny
Retired
Joel Dimsdale
University of California- San Diego
Gayle Woloschak
Northwestern University
Vijay Dhir
University of California-Los Angeles


The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:
Welcome and Meeting Goal Discussion

Study Status Discussion
• Schedule
• Panels
• Report development
• Community Input

Town Hall planning

Discuss previous day’s presentations

Study Status Discussion with Panel Chairs
• Status
• Report development
• Issues

White Paper discussion

More detailed report outline development

Panel chapters outline review and discussion

Feedback development for panels
• Current feedback
• Schedule for additional review and feedback (telecon planning)

Report Development and Planning
• Topics for SC chapters
• Schedule
• Writing assignments

Planning
• Next Meeting
• Committee member assignments


The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:
• Steering Committee for the Decadal Survey on Biological and Physical Sciences in Space Agenda
• Steering Committee for the Decadal Survey on Biological and Physical Sciences in Space Statement of Task
• Steering Committee for the Decadal Survey on Biological and Physical Sciences in Space Roster
• Erika B. Wagner, John B. Charles, and Charles Marsh Cuttino, Opportunities for Research in Space Life Sciences Aboard Commercial Suborbital Flights
• Steering Committee for the Decadal Survey on Biological and Physical Sciences in Space Panel Meeting Schedule
• Steering Committee for the Decadal Survey on Biological and Physical Sciences in Space Panel Status Summaries
• Steering Committee for the Decadal Survey on Biological and Physical Sciences in Space Working Schedule


Date of posting of Closed Session Summary: November 11, 2009



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