August 17 Speaker
Our speaker for August 17 is Dr. Judit Ries of the University of Texas, who will speak to us about the New Horizons Pluto flyby mission.
She received her Masters degree in Physics Education and Astronomy from Eotvos Lorand University in Budapest. When she was 25 years old, she came to the University of Texas where she earned a Masters degree in aerospace engineering, and later a Ph.D. in astronomy. She is currently a Research Engineer/Science Associate in the astronomy department at the University of Texas.