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Governor's School 2008 June 16th - July 3rd, 2008 Dr. Prasun Desai, Keynote Speaker Dr. Desai has worked at NASA Langley Research Center for the past 17 years. He is a senior engineer applying expertise in the fields of atmospheric flight dynamics, engineering of entry systems, and design of planetary exploration system elements. Dr. Desai has contributed to the design, development, analyses, and flight operations of many NASA missions (Mars Exploration Rover, Stardust, Genesis, and Mars Phoenix Lander) pertaining to entry, descent, and landing of probes at Mars and Earth. From May 2000 to March 2004, he served as the NASA Langley Lead for the Mars Exploration Rover mission that successfully landed the rovers "Sprint" and "Opportunity" on Mars. He aided the design and developments of the Stardust and Genesis entry capsules that were first to return cometary and solar wind particles. Currently, Dr. Desai is leading the design of the entry, descent, and landing system for NASA Langley's effort on the 2007 Mars Phoenix Lander that, which will land on Mars on May 25, 2008. Dr. Desai has received numerous awards and medals from NASA for his contributions. He has a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Rutgers University, a M.S. in Astronautics from the George Washington University, and a Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Illinois. He is an Associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), and has authored or co-authored over 50 technical publications. About Governor's School The SVCC Governor's Summer School for Science & Technology has been devised to meet the needs of students in the Virginia counties of Buchanan, Dickenson, Russell and Tazewell. The school operates on a non-resident basis and is three weeks in duration Five lead faculty members, recruited, screened and selected by the School's Governing Board, provide for instructional experiences in the areas of Technology, Environmental Sciences, Life Sciences and Medicine, and Engineering Sciences. More than seventy-five enrollees, selected from area high schools are divided into five groups of sixteen students each. The incorporation of visiting lecturers of national eminence, coupled with capstone field activities, counseling and career mentoring experiences lend considerable dynamism to the effort. Students participating in the SVCC Governor's School for Science and Technology receive seven college credits which may be applied to their program of study at SVCC or may transfer to other colleges and universities.
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