NASA Quest 2002 Black History Month Chats

In honor of Black History Month, NASA Quest presents interactive events featuring African Americans who work in support of NASA's mission and goals.

Check our schedule of events for Times and Dates.

How to Participate

February 2002 featured events include:

Featured Expert	Background / Additional Resources
Vernol Batiste	Research Psychologist-Human Factors Over his 17-year career at the center, Battiste has supported Ames research in many ways. He has been involved in the development of new laboratory capability for evaluating research concepts in aircraft self-separation. With his team of engineers and researchers, he has developed and flight tested one of the first CDTI/ADS-B systems in support of a BLM/US Forest Service aerial fire fighting project. He is currently co-PI with Dr. Walter Johnson on the research and development of cockpit situation displays in support of free-flight operations.
Donald James	Branch Chief - NASA Ames Education Office Donald has been with NASA since 1982, when he participated in a NASA-sponsored internship program at Goddard Space Flight Center. Since then, he has served in different roles at GSFC and NASA Headquarters. His responsibilities in these roles have included significant involvement in or management of public affairs. Since March 1999, Donald has been the education director at Ames Research Center. As education director, Donald is responsible for the center's education programs, including K-12, college and graduate.
Lewis Braxton	Chief Financial Officer - NASA Ames Research Center

Educational Links

• On January 15, 1998 NASA Quest hosted a live event. The event featured the video "Follow The Drinking Gourd" a web chat and several classroom activities demonstrating how the Big Dipper was used to help guide slaves to freedom. Click here to see the archive of these materials.

• The Faces of Science: African American Science Lesson

• Education Planet's Educator's Guide to Martin Luther King, Jr.
  

• African American Astronauts

Some Special Words

Thoughts from Jim Lovell.	"I Have a Dream"

View our previous years' archives in anticipation.

2001 Archive | 2000 Archive | 1999 Archive | 1998 Archive