Saturday, March 22, 8:30pm
Dr. Kelly Fast – Planetary Defense Officer at NASA Headquarters
(Webinar) Dr. Fast will describe her work at the Planetary Defense Coordination Office and the Near-Earth Object Observations Program.
These programs study and plan a response to our planet’s asteroid impact hazard.

Saturday, April 26, 8:30pm
Dr. Les Johnson - Physicist, Author and NASA Technologist
(Webinar) Les will be talking about solar sail propulsion for spacecraft and their many applications, from near-term science missions to study the sun and near Earth asteroids to more ambitious missions to the edge of the solar system and beyond. He is also an established author of several science fiction novels, popular science books, and a member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America.

Saturday, May 24, 8:30pm
Alan Witzgall – Past President of AAI, present Vice-President at NJAA.
(In-Person) During his years as a professional optician, Alan Witzgall worked on the optics for a variety of orbiting and ground-based projects. Well known for his presentations, his topic is the ancient giant meteor impact that created the Chesapeake Bay,

Saturday, June 28, 8:30pm
TO BE ANNOUNCED

Saturday, July 26, 8:30pm
Sarah Terracina – Aerospace engineer at Draper Laboratory
(In-Person) NJAA exists to share the universe and especially to inspire the next generation of space scientists and engineers. Sarah Terracina was president of the Metuchen HS Astronomy Club. She went on to graduate from Rutgers, intern at Lockheed Martin and presently works at Draper Labs. She generously offered to describe her path to inspire others.

Saturday, August 23, 8:30pm
Dr. Lauren Seyler – Professor of Microbiology – Stockton University Research Scientist
– Blue Marble Space Institute of Science
(In-Person) Dr. Seyler is a deep-sea biochemist and instructs a class in astrobiology. She will share her oceanographic work with reference to how life may have emerged on Earth and elsewhere in the Universe.

Saturday, September 27, 8:30pm
TO BE ANNOUNCED

Saturday, October 25, 8:30pm
TO BE ANNOUNCED