Spacecraft Models, Scientific Instruments, Photos, and Project
Summaries of University of Iowa Space Physics Projects,
University of Iowa Department of Physics and Astronomy,
Iowa City, Iowa, August 1978-present.
Physics Demonstrations and Space Physics Project
Summaries, Jay Ansher, Iowa State Fair, Des Moines, Iowa,
August 12-14, 1998.
University of Iowa Space Physics Research, Fly Iowa
2001, Iowa City Regional Airport, Iowa City, Iowa, August 25-26,
2001.
Sights and Sounds of Space Physics, William Kurth, George
Hospodarsky, and Kathy Kurth, Iowa State Fair, Des Moines, Iowa,
August 13, 2002.
Summary and photos
University of Iowa Space Research, George Hospodarsky,
William Kurth, William Robison, Ondrej Santolik, Jean Hospodarsky, and
Kathy Kurth,
Fly Iowa 2003 (~500 people), Eastern Iowa Airport, Cedar Rapids, Iowa,
July 5-6, 2003. (Included Galileo mission information, data,
and sounds from the plasma wave investigation)
Photos
Education and Public Outreach:
1995
The Shoemaker-Levy Comet Impact on Jupiter, Donald A.
Gurnett, Old Capitol Kiwanis
Club, Iowa City, Iowa, January 26, 1995.
A Perspective of the Value of Space Research, Donald A.
Gurnett, Thirty-Third Annual
Iowa Junior Science and Humanities Symposium, University of Iowa,
Iowa City, Iowa,
February 17, 1995.
Exploring the Outer Planets with Voyager, Galileo, and Cassini,
Donald A. Gurnett,
Wabash Valley Soaring Association, Vincennes, Illinois, March 4,
1995.
Galileo and the Shoemaker-Levy Impact with Jupiter, Donald A.
Gurnett, The First
Club, First National Bank, Iowa City, Iowa, March 12, 1995.
The Galileo Mission to Jupiter, Donald A. Gurnett, Coe
College Physics Club, West
Branch, Iowa, May 7, 1995.
Overview of University of Iowa Plasma Wave Research Projects,
George B.
Hospodarsky, Cedar Rapids Science Station, Cedar Rapids, Iowa,
July 22, 1995.
Exploration of the Outer Planets, Donald A. Gurnett, Science
Forum, Iowa City Science
Center, Iowa City, Iowa, September 11, 1995.
Galileo Mission to Jupiter, Donald A. Gurnett, Rotary Club
Luncheon, Iowa City, Iowa,
October 12, 1995.
1996
Galileo Mission to Jupiter, Donald A. Gurnett, Cedar Amateur
Astronomers' Club, Cedar
Rapids, Iowa, February 1, 1996.
Overview of the Galileo Mission to Jupiter and the Plasma Wave
Instrument, J. Douglas
Menietti, Southern Illinois University Physics Department,
Edwardsville, Illinois, March 15,
1996.
Space and Our Solar System: University of Iowa's Contribution
Toward the Collection of this
Information, Michael A. Mitchell, Third Grade Class, Steward
Lower Elementary
School, Washington, Iowa, April 2, 1996.
Career as a Space Physicist; University of Iowa Space Physics
Projects, George B.
Hospodarsky, Iowa City Northwest Jr. High School Extended
Learning Seminar, Coralville,
Iowa, April 15, 1996.
The Planets in Our Solar System, Emphasizing Results from the
Voyager and Galileo
Missions, J. Douglas Menietti, Regina Elementary 4th Grade
Class, Iowa City, Iowa,
May 6, 1996.
University of Iowa Plasma Wave Group Science and Hardware
Development Activities ,
William S. Kurth and Michael A. Mitchell, Space Science and
Engineering Program for High
School Students, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, June 17,
1996.
Galileo Mission Results, William S. Kurth, Iowa City
Optimists Club, Iowa City, Iowa,
July 24, 1996.
Magnetospheric Physics, Donald A. Gurnett, Korean Science
Teachers' Overseas
Training Program, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, August 7,
1996.
Overview of University of Iowa Space Physics Hardware Projects
and Demonstration of Data
Reduction and Data Displays, Robert L. Brechwald, Larry J.
Granroth, Joe B. Groene,
Richard Huff, Michael A. Mitchell, Jolene S. Pickett, Korean
Science Teachers' Overseas
Training Program, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, August 8,
1996.
Space Research Project Summaries and Information About the Solar
System, coordinated
by Kathy Kurth, Urbandale Elementary School, Iowa City, Iowa,
September 11, 1996.
Galileo Mission Results, William S. Kurth, Iowa City A.M.
Rotary Club, Iowa City,
Iowa, September 27, 1996.
Tours of University of Iowa Plasma Wave Hardware and Data
Analysis Facilities,
Computer-Driven Telescope Laboratory, and North Liberty Radio
Observatory,
William S. Kurth, J. Douglas Menietti, Michael A. Mitchell, Larry
J. Granroth, Robert Mutel,
Monticello High School Physics Classes, Iowa City, Iowa, October
7, 1996.
Galileo Mission Update, Donald A. Gurnett, Iowa Engineering
Society, Cedar Rapids,
Iowa, October 10, 1996.
Galileo Mission Results, Donald A. Gurnett, Iowa
Section/American Association of
Physics Teachers, West Des Moines, Iowa, November 2, 1996.
Galileo Mission, Donald A. Gurnett, First National Bank First
Club Lecture, Iowa City,
Iowa, November 17, 1996.
1997
Space Physics Research at the University of Iowa: Discussion of
Projects, Steps of
Hardware Development, Launch Videos, and Laboratory Tour ,
Terry F. Averkamp, Iowa City Cub Scout Pack 251, Iowa City, Iowa,
February 6, 1997.
Galileo Mission and Recent Space Physics and Astronomy
Topics, J. Douglas Menietti,
Regina Elementary 4th Grade Science Class, Iowa City, Iowa,
February 18, 1997.
Overview of University of Iowa Plasma Wave Space Physics Hardware
and Data Analysis
Efforts, George B. Hospodarsky, William S. Kurth, Iowa Junior
Science and Humanities
Symposium, Iowa City, Iowa, February 21, 1997.
University of Iowa Space Research Projects, Donald A.
Gurnett, Richard Skorton, Dan
Goldin (NASA Administrator), Congressman Boswell, Grinnell, Iowa,
April 2, 1997.
Volcanoes and the Great Plasma Torus, Donald A. Gurnett,
Planetary Society Public
Lecture, Iowa City, Iowa, April 3, 1997.
Overview of University of Iowa's Space Physics History,
Michael A. Mitchell,
University of Iowa Engineering Group, Iowa City, Iowa, April 7,
1997.
Overview of University of Iowa Space Physics Hardware
Projects, Chad Thompson,
Robert Johnson, Kathy Kurth, Prospective U. of Iowa Undergraduate
Students, Iowa City,
Iowa, April 8, 1997.
The Galileo Mission to the Outer Planets, Donald A. Gurnett,
Kirkwood Community
College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, April 9, 1997.
Overview of University of Iowa's Participation in Space
Physics, Michael A. Mitchell,
Fourth Grade Class, Washington, Iowa, April 11, 1997.
Career in a Space Research Area: University of Iowa Space
Physics Projects,
William S. Kurth, Iowa City Northwest Jr. High Extending Learning
Seminar, Coralville,
Iowa, May 14, 1997.
Career in a Space Research Area; Tour of University of Iowa Space
Physics Laboratory,
William S. Kurth, Iowa City Northwest Jr. High Extending Learning
Seminar, Iowa
City, Iowa, May 15, 1997.
Magnetospheric Physics, Donald A. Gurnett, Korean Teachers'
Overseas Training
Program, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, July 21, 1997.
Overview of Space Physics Research Hardware and Data Analysis
Projects, William S.
Kurth, Michael A Mitchell, Larry Granroth, University of Iowa
PIVOT Program for High
School Students, Iowa City, Iowa, July 21, 1997.
Magnetospheric Physics, Donald A. Gurnett, Korean Teachers'
Overseas Training
Program, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, July 31, 1997.
Overview of Hardware Projects and Data Analysis Displays,
Larry Granroth, J. Doug
Menietti, Joe Groene, Michael A. Mitchell, Richard L. Huff,
Steven L. Remington, Korean
Teachers' Overseas Training Program, University of Iowa, Iowa
City, Iowa, July 31,
1997.
Overview of the Plasma Wave Group Hardware and Data Analysis
Efforts, William S.
Kurth, Society of Physics Students, University of Iowa, Iowa
City, Iowa, September 9,
1997.
Using a Telescope and A Summary of University of Iowa Space
Research
Contributions, Larry Granroth, J. Douglas Menietti, Boy Scout
Troop Camporee, High
Amana, Iowa, October 4, 1997.
Overview of Planets and Spacecraft, Donald A. Gurnett,
Extending Learning Program,
Lincoln Elementary School, Iowa City, Iowa, December 1, 1997.
University of Iowa Involvement in Space Research; Women in
Aeronautics, Terry
Averkamp, Michael Mitchell, Junior Girl Scout Troop 2226,
University of Iowa, Iowa City,
Iowa, December 3, 1997.
1998
Search for Life in Our Solar System, Donald A. Gurnett, First
Lutheran Church Adult
Education Class, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, February 1, 1998.
Forty Years of Experimental Space Research at the University of
Iowa Explorer ,
Donald A. Gurnett, Experimental Aircraft Association, Cedar
Rapids, Iowa, February 6,
1998.
Solar System, J. Douglas Menietti, Regina Elementary Fourth
Grade Class, Iowa City,
Iowa,
February 24, 1998.
Tour of the space plasma physics area and brief descriptions of
projects, George
Hospodarsky,
Prospective Physics and Astronomy Student, Iowa City, Iowa, March
18, 1998.
Tour of space physics area and brief descriptions of
projects, George Hospodarsky,
Prospective Physics and Astronomy Students, Iowa City, Iowa,
March 23, 1998.
A day in the life of a space scientist, J. Douglas Menietti,
Regina Career Day, Iowa
City, Iowa, April 22, 1998.
Exploring the Outer Planets, Donald A. Gurnett, University of
Iowa Retirees
Association, Iowa City, Iowa, May 8, 1998.
Overview of space physics research hardware and data analysis
projects, William S.
Kurth, Michael A. Mitchell, Larry Granroth, University of Iowa
PIVOT Program for High
School Students, Iowa City, Iowa, July 22, 1998.
Overview of University of Iowa's participation in space physics
research and possible
opportunities for student jobs, George Hospodarsky,
University of Iowa Dept. of Physics
and Astronomy Graduate Student Orientation, Iowa City, Iowa,
August 20, 1998.
Magnetospheric Physics, Donald A. Gurnett, Korean Science
Teachers' Program, Iowa
City, Iowa, September 29, 1998.
Exploring Jupiter and Saturn, Donald A. Gurnett, University
of Iowa Alumni
Association Board of Directors Dinner, Iowa City, Iowa, October
8, 1998.
Discussion of NASA's current and future space missions,
George Hospodarsky, ICON
Science Fiction Convention, Coralville, Iowa, October 17,
1998.
Planetary Exploration, Donald A. Gurnett, Korean Science
Teachers' Program, Iowa
City, Iowa November 11, 1998.
Forty Years of Space Research at The University of Iowa,
Donald A. Gurnett,
University of Iowa Legislative Day for Alumni Advocates, Iowa
City, Iowa, November 13,
1998.
Discussion about stars, planets, satellites and spacecraft,
Terry Averkamp, Lemme
Elementary 3rd Grade, Iowa City, Iowa, November 24, 1998.
1999
Exploration of the Outer Planets, Donald A. Gurnett, The QB
Society, Cedar Rapids,
Iowa, February 1, 1999.
University of Iowa's Participation in Space Physics and Job
Duties of a Space Scientist,
George Hospodarsky, Northwest Junior High Extended Learning
Program, Coralville, Iowa,
April 6, 1999.
Forty Years of Space Research, Donald A. Gurnett, Des Moines
Downtown Kiwanis
Club, Des Moines, Iowa, April 7, 1999.
Tour of the University of Iowa Space Plasma Physics
Laboratory, George Hospodarsky,
Northwest Junior High, Iowa City, Iowa, April 9, 1999.
Overview of the Study of Space Studies, William S. Kurth,
Coralville Central Elementary School Kindergarten Class,
Coralville, Iowa, April 15,
1999.
Exploring Jupiter and Saturn, Donald A. Gurnett, North
Central Regional Astronomical
League Convention, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, May 1, 1999.
The Exploration of Jupiter and Its Moons, Keynote Speaker
Donald A. Gurnett,
International Conference on Prostate Cancer Research, Iowa City,
Iowa, June 24, 1999.
The Galileo Mission to Jupiter, Donald A. Gurnett, Central
States VHF Society 33rd
Annual Conference, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, July 24, 1999.
Forty Years of Space Research, Donald A. Gurnett, Medical
Scientist Training Program
Annual Retreat, Dinner Address, Iowa City, Iowa, August 27,
1999.
Forty Years of Experimental Space Research at the University of
Iowa, Donald A.
Gurnett, EAA Chapter 227 Annual Banquet, Waterloo, Iowa, October
15, 1999.
Forty Years of Space Research at the University of Iowa,
Donald A. Gurnett, Inst. Of
Electrical and Electronics Engineers Midwest Fall Conference,
Luncheon Address, Cedar
Rapids, Iowa, October 20, 1999.
2000
What Can Be Learned from Space Research?, Terry Averkamp,
Jr. Girl Scout Troop
2001, Iowa City, Iowa, February 10, 2000.
University of Iowa Space Physics Research Projects, George
Hospodarsky, Northwest
Jr. High, Coralville, Iowa, March 24, 2000.
Forty Years of Space Research at The University of Iowa,
Donald A. Gurnett, University
of Iowa Tau Beta Phi Student Engineering Association, Iowa
Memorial Union, Iowa City,
Iowa, April 11, 2000.
An Electron Density Survey at Jupiter Using the Galileo Plasma
Wave Instrument,
Jay Ansher, University of Iowa Graduate Student Senate Graduate
Research Forum 2000,
Iowa Memorial Union, April 12, 2000.
Space Research at the University of Iowa, George
Hospodarsky, Solon 2nd and
3rd Grade Elementary Students, Solon, Iowa, April 19, 2000.
Plasma Wave Investigations on Voyager, Galileo, Cassini;
Radio and Plasma Wave
Phenomena Recorded by Voyager, Galileo, and Polar, William S.
Kurth,
Regina Science Club (high school), Iowa City, Iowa, May 9, 2000.
Provided Polar,
Voyager, and Galileo radio and plasma wave phenomena audio .wav
files for the Regina
Science Club's Image Media Experiment that is part of the NASA
Student Involvement
Program (NSIP). The experiment will send images and sounds on
various media into space
on the space shuttle to determine the effects of the space
environment on the media.
Public Library Summer Reading Program"Cosmic
Connections," Coralville and Iowa City, Iowa, June -
September 2000. The University of Iowa and the Jet Propulsion
Laboratory provided Voyager, Galileo, Cassini, and Polar
project-related posters, bookmarks, photos, postcards, and
coloring books to be used as rewards for students participating
in library events during the summer.
NASA Press Briefing - Cassini and Galileo Jupiter
Millennium Flyby, William S. Kurth, at the Jet Propulsion
Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, December 30, 2000. Panel of Cassini
and Galileo scientists presented initial results from December
30, 2000, data obtained by instruments on both spacecraft:
Galileo, which is orbiting Jupiter; and Cassini, which was flying
by Jupiter on its way to Saturn.
2001
Observations at Jupiter, William S. Kurth, Coralville
Central Elementary 2nd Grade Class, Coralville, Iowa, February
12, 2001. Overview of recent information gathered by Cassini
and Galileo during the Jupiter Millennium Flyby, in addition to
information gathered by Voyager
Overview of Spaceflight Hardware Built by University of
Iowa Plasma Wave Group, Donald A. Kirchner, Central Lee High
School, Donnellson, Iowa, April 3, 2001. (Voyager, Galileo,
Cluster, Cassini, Mars Express)
Life of a Space Scientist at the University of Iowa,
George Hospodarsky, Solon Elementary School (Grades 3 & 4),
Solon, Iowa, April 26, 2001. (Galileo, Polar, Cassini,
Cluster)
Life as a Space Scientist, George Hospodarsky,
Northwest Jr. High School, Coralville, Iowa. May 10, 2001.
(Galileo, Polar, Cassini, Cluster)
Tour of U. of Iowa Space Physics Laboratories, George
Hospodarsky, Northwest Jr. High School students, Iowa City, Iowa,
May 22, 2001. (Voyager, Galileo, Polar, Cassini, Cluster, Mars
Express)
Cassini and Galileo Wave Observations at Jupiter,
William S. Kurth, at the Geophysical Information for Teachers
(GIFT) Workshop for Science Teachers, American Geophysical Union
meeting, Boston, MA, May 30, 2001. (Cassini, Galileo)
Overview of University of Iowa Space Research and Life as
a Scientist, George Hospodarsky, at the Dept. of Physics and
Astronomy, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, July 25, 2001.
(Galileo, Cassini, Polar, Cluster)
2002
Space Research at The University of Iowa, Donald
Gurnett, Iowa Senate Education Committee, Des Moines, Iowa,
January 28, 2002. (Voyager, Galileo, Cassini, Cluster, Polar,
Mars Express)
University of Iowa's Participation in Space Research,
George Hospodarsky, Prospective U. of Iowa Graduate Students,
Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, University of Iowa, Iowa City,
Iowa, February 1, 2002. (Voyager, Galileo, Cassini, Cluster,
Polar, Mars Express)
Space Research at the University of Iowa, George
Hospodarsky, Burlington Kiwanis Club, Burlington, Iowa, February
21, 2002. (Explorer, Hawkeye, Voyager, Galileo, Cassini,
Cluster, Polar, Mars Express )
Solar System, Space, and Exploration, George Hospodarsky,
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Day Care Center,
March 6, 2002. (Voyager, Galileo, Cassini)
University of Iowa's Role in Space Physics Research,
Terry Averkamp, Academy of Ambassadors Connecting with Engineering,
University of Iowa Summer Camp for High School Students,
Iowa City, Iowa, June 19, 2002. (Explorer, Hawkeye, PDP, Voyager,
Galileo, Cassini, Cluster)
Magnetospheres and Plasma Environments: Giant Planets'
Satellites, William Kurth and Philippe Zarka,
Program for Young Researchers, Jupiter after Galileo and Cassini
Conference, Lisbon, Portugal, June 20, 2002. (Galileo,
Cassini )
University of Iowa Space Research, George Hospodarsky,
QuarkNet Classes for Physics Teachers, University of Iowa,
Iowa City, Iowa, July 3, 2002. (Cassini, Cluster, Galileo,
Voyager)
Viewing Night Skies: Telescopes, Stars, Constellations,
George Hospodarsky, Prospective University of Iowa Students,
University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, July 30, 2002. (Cassini,
Galileo, Voyager)
Astronomy and Space Physics, George Hospodarsky,
Summer Children's Program, Iowa City, Iowa, July 31, 2002.
(Cassini, Cluster, Galileo, Voyager)
Iowa State Fair Preview - Sights and Sounds of Space Physics,
William Kurth, WSUI "Iowa Talks" Live Radio Broadcast, Iowa City, Iowa,
August 7, 2002. (Cassini, Cluster, Galileo, Voyager, Polar)
Sights and Sounds of Space Physics, William Kurth, George
Hospodarsky, and Kathy Kurth, Iowa State Fair (350 people), Des Moines, Iowa,
August 13, 2002. (Cassini, Cluster, Galileo, Voyager, Polar).
Summary and photos
Space Research at the University of Iowa: 1958-2002,
Donald Gurnett, State of Iowa Board of Regents Orientation,
Iowa City, Iowa, August 30, 2002. (Voyager, Galileo, Cassini,
Mars Express)
The Songs of the Aurora and the Solar Wind, William Kurth,
Family Adventures in Science (55 people), University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa,
October 19, 2002. (Voyager, Galileo, Cassini, Cluster, Polar)
Sun Rings, Kronos Quartet, Hancher Auditorium (1500 people), Iowa City,
Iowa, October 26, 2002. Production based on the sounds of
space collected by Prof. D. Gurnett over a 30-year period, commissioned by
the NASA Arts Program office, and supported by the Hancher Rubright
Memorial. (Voyager, Galileo, Cassini, Polar, Cluster)
Space Physics Research at the University of Iowa, George Hospodarsky,
Solon 6th Grade Class (96 students), Solon, Iowa, November 8, 2002.
(Sounds of space, Cassini, Voyager, Galileo, Cluster, Polar)
Sounds of Plasma Waves In Space, William Kurth,
Coralville Central 4th Grade Class (25 students), Coralville, Iowa,
November 25, 2002. (Galileo, Cassini, Voyager, Polar. Cluster)
2003
Sounds of Space and the Kronos Quartet Sun Rings,
A Pre-Performance Presentation, Bert Ulrich, Donald A. Gurnett,
and David Harrington, University of Houston Clear Lake Theater (200
people), Houston, Texas, January 22, 2003.
(Voyager, Galileo, Cassini, Cluster, Polar)
Sun Rings, Kronos Quartet, Wortham Center's Cullen Theater,
Houston, Texas, January 23, 2003. Production based on the sounds of
space collected by Prof. D. Gurnett over a 40-year period, commissioned by
the NASA Arts Program office and co-commissioned by the Hancher Auditorium,
the University of Iowa, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Rockefeller
Foundation, the Society of Performing Arts, the University of
Houston Clear Lake, and other music-presenting organizations.
(Voyager, Galileo, Cassini, Polar, Cluster)
Space Research at the University of Iowa, George Hospodarsky,
Iowa City Elementary Students toured the Dept. of Physics and Astronomy
space physics laboratories, February 7, 2003. (Voyager, Galileo,
Cassini, Polar, Cluster, Mars Express)
Our Solar System, George Hospodarsky, Lincoln Elementary
Kindergarten Class (35 students), Iowa City, Iowa, March 12, 2003.
(Cassini, Voyager, Galileo, Cluster)
Sounds of Space and the Kronos Quartet Sun Rings,
A Pre-Concert Presentation, Donald A. Gurnett and Willie
Williams, Barbican Centre (600 people), London, United Kingdom,
March 22, 2003.
(Voyager, Galileo, Cassini, Cluster, Polar)
Sun Rings, Kronos Quartet, Barbican Centre, London,
United Kingdom, March 22, 2003. Production based on the sounds of
space collected by Prof. D. Gurnett over a 40-year period, commissioned by
the NASA Arts Program office and co-commissioned by the Hancher Auditorium,
the University of Iowa, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Rockefeller
Foundation, the Society of Performing Arts, Barbican Centre/London, and
other music-presenting organizations.
(Voyager, Galileo, Cassini, Polar, Cluster)
Life as a Space Scientist,
George Hospodarsky, Van Buren Elementary Career Day, Grades K-6
(120 students), Cedar Rapids, Iowa, April 30, 2003.
(Voyager, Galileo, Cassini, Polar, Cluster, Mars, sounds of space)
University of Iowa Space Research: Past, Present, Future,
George Hospodarsky, Whittier Elementary Space Day Celebration (125
students), Clinton, Iowa, May 2, 2003.
(Voyager, Galileo, Cassini, Polar, Cluster, Mars, sounds of space)
A Typical Day in the Life of a Space Scientist,
George Hospodarsky, Northwest Junior High School (30 students),
Coralville, Iowa, May 28, 2003.
(Voyager, Galileo, Cassini, Polar, Cluster, Mars, sounds of space)
Fly Iowa 2003, George Hospodarsky, Bill Kurth, Bill Robison,
Ondrej Santolik, Jean Hospodarsky, and Kathy Kurth, Eastern Iowa
Airport, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, July 5-6, 2003. Display featured the
Cassini and Mars Express projects; in addition, provided information
about the Voyager, Galileo, Cluster, and Polar missions; and the
department's participation in space research over the last 45 years.
Sounds of Space and the Kronos Quartet Sun Rings,
A Pre-Performance Presentation, Donald A. Gurnett, public
lecture at the Westin South Coast Plaza
(100 people), Costa Mesa, California, October 12, 2003.
(Voyager, Galileo, Cassini, Cluster, Polar)
Exploring Space, George Hospodarsky,
public lecture for youth at the Orange County Performing Arts
Center (60 people), Costa Mesa, California, October 12, 2003.
(Voyager, Galileo, Cassini, Cluster, Polar, Mars)
Sounds of Space and the Kronos Quartet Sun Rings,
A Pre-Concert Presentation, Donald A. Gurnett
and Terry Riley, public lecture at the Orange County Performing
Arts Center (2000 people), Costa Mesa, California, October 14, 2003.
(Voyager, Galileo, Cassini, Cluster, Polar)
Sun Rings, Kronos Quartet, Orange County Performing Arts Center,
Costa Mesa, California, October 14, 2003. Production based on the sounds of
space collected by Prof. D. Gurnett over a 40-year period, commissioned by
the NASA Arts Program office and co-commissioned by the Hancher Auditorium,
the University of Iowa, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Rockefeller
Foundation, the Society of Performing Arts, the University of
Houston Clear Lake, and other music-presenting organizations.
(Voyager, Galileo, Cassini, Polar, Cluster)
Why Study Space?,
George Hospodarsky, Cub Scouts (50 scouts and parents),
Iowa City, Iowa, Nov. 11, 2003.
(Voyager, Galileo, Cassini, Polar, Cluster, Mars, sounds of space)
What You Can Learn From Studying Space,
George Hospodarsky, Solon Elementary 6th Grade Class (93 students),
Solon, Iowa, Nov. 14, 2003.
(Voyager, Galileo, Cassini, Polar, Cluster, Mars, sounds of space)
2004-2005
Life as a Space Physicist, George Hospodarsky,
Van Buren Elementary, Kindergarten classes (60 students,
3 teachers), Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Mar. 28, 2005. (Cassini,
Polar, Cluster, Voyager, Galileo, Solar System)
University of Iowa's Role in Space Physics and Studies
of our Solar System, George
Hospodarsky, Carpenter Elementary School Grades 2, 3, and 4
(180 students, 12 teachers), Monticello, Iowa, May 16, 2005.
( Cassini, Polar, Voyager, Cluster, Galileo)
Space Research at the University of Iowa,
Donald A. Gurnett, Korean Science Teachers Workshop (45 people),
University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, June 29, 2005.
(Voyager, Galileo, Polar, Cluster, Cassini, Mars Express)
A Space Scientist's Role in Studying the Solar System
with Robotic Spacecraft,
George Hospodarsky, Riverside Elementary School Summer Program
(25 students/teachers), Riverside, Iowa, July 6, 2005.
(Cassini, Polar, Cluster, Galileo, Voyager, Mars Express)
A Tour of the Solar System: History and Recent Investigations,
Donald A. Gurnett, Workshop for Korean Earth Science Teachers (25 people), University of
Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, July 19, 2005.
(Voyager, Galileo, Cassini, Polar, Cluster, Mars Express)
Past and Present Space Research at the University of Iowa,
George Hospodarsky, West Liberty Middle School (25 students and one
teacher), West Liberty, Iowa, November 30, 2005. (Cassini, Mars,
Cluster, Galileo, Voyager, Polar)