Welcome to STEAMfest 2021!
Helping Everyone Reach for the Stars
At HCC, students build knowledge and skills in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics! Join us on Monday, November 8–Tuesday, November 9, 2021 to learn how you can advance discovery, innovation, and sustainability – on planet Earth and on worlds beyond! HCC Students and Faculty are invited to attend in-person. Online registration is required for evening events. All sessions will be streamed online.
Monday, November 8th
Opening & Welcome
Dean Avant presenting ... 9:45AM - 10:00AM
Round Table Discussion
with NASA Astrobiologist Dr. Heather Graham ... 10:00AM - 10:50AM
Science Demonstration
by Elliot Severn, Discovery Science Center and Planetarium ... 11:00AM - 11:45AM
Lunch Served
11:45AM - 12:15PM
James Webb Telescope SME
12:00PM - 12:50PM
Discussions About Internshi Programs at NASA
by Matthew Pearce, NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies ... 1:00PM - 2:00PM
Evening Events for Monday, November 8th — Registration Required
“The Music of the Spheres Today”
Dr. Kevin Green, Department of Physics, University of New Haven ... Lafayette Hall Performing Arts Center ... 5:30PM – 6:00PM Click Here To Read bio
Click Here To Register!Star Party in the HCC Courtyard!
The Star Party telescopes are made possible by the Westport Astronomical Society. ... 6:00PM – 7:30PM
Transportation available: Bus pick up at 5:15pm at HCC and Bus return to HCC at 8:30pm
Registration needed for Bus — please check back for link
Participants will receive a HCC STEAM Fleece Blanket and NASA STEAM Long-sleeve shirt
Snack and beverages will be provided
Tuesday, November 9th
Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover Mission
Videos/Exhibit Hall/poster presentations ... Event Center ... 10:00AM - 10:50AM
Dr. Seth Redfield
Professor of Astronomy, Wesleyan University ... Event Center ... 11:00AM – 11:45AM
Lunch Served
11:45AM - 12:15PM
Dr. Redfield’s students
Panel discussion –
In-person, Event Center
Katie Bennett, Masters student with undergraduate degree in life sciences
Cassidy Soloff, senior and recent CT Space Grant scholarship awardee
Kyle McGregor, sophomore student
12:15PM – 12:50PM
Andy Poniros, NASA Solar System Ambassador
In-person talk/demonstration, Event Center ... 1:00PM – 2:00PM
STEAMfest Videos
Watch NASA’s Perseverance Rover Land on Mars!
Teaching Space with NASA Talks
Hear from experts and education specialists about the latest missions and science happening at NASA as they answer your questions! Click Here to View Channel
Spacefarers: How Humans Will Settle the Moon, Mars, and Beyond
Countdown to Mars: Dr. Paula Welander
Countdown to Mars: Dr. Mackenzie Day
Countdown to Mars: dr. Sarah Stewart Johnson
STEAMfest Sponsors
Thank you to Sikorsky- a Lockheed Martin Company and Pitney Bowes for their long-term support of HCC students and being champions of STEAM at Housatonic Community College
