Please help us welcome Dr. Luke Roberson, Senior Principal Investigator for Flight Research at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, who will be giving a talk on “Water Chemistry for Space Exploration”. This seminar will describe how the Space Agency’s mission to return to the Moon will take place over the next few years, how technology is developed for space exploration, and how purifying water will be critical to the survival of the astronauts.

Presenter Bio

Dr. Luke B. Roberson

Dr. Luke B. Roberson is a NASA Senior Principal Investigator for Flight Research within the Exploration Research and Technology Directorate at the Kennedy Space Center. Dr. Roberson’s current research focuses on building a closed loop bioregenerative water purification system for planetary habitats, while supporting ISS water purification hardware. Prior to these projects, Dr. Roberson designed and built the Advanced Plant Habitat and two VEGGIE units, which are plant growth facilities aboard the International Space Station. He received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. (2005) from Georgia Institute of Technology.

Seminar will be held via Zoom on February 24th, 2022 at 4:00 PM EST. Please register in advance for this webinar at this link: https://american-chemical-society.zoom.com/webinar/register/WN_UupSKNRbQMywFpuQYV4YZQ