Keynote Presentation

Eric DeJong JPL "The Latest from Space Science"

Bio:

Dr. Eric M. De Jong is a Planetary Scientist working in the Earth and Space Sciences Division of the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Chief Scientist of the Space Science Data Systems Section, and a Visiting Associate in Planetary Science at Caltech. For the last three decades his research has focused on the scientific visualization of planetary surfaces and atmospheres, and the evolution and dynamics of planetary systems. As the Principal Investigator and Project Scientist for NASA’s Solar System Visualization (SSV) Project, Eric leads a team of technologists and scientists responsible for developing new science algorithms, visualization technologies, images, mosaics, and animations. The SSV team has pioneered the use of HDTV and IMAX film technologies for science visualizations. Eric and his team, in collaboration with other science investigators, have created planetary image sequences for the IMAX films “Blue Planet,” "Journey to the Planets," "Destiny in Space," “The Discoverers,” and ”L5: First City in Space,” and “Roving Mars.”