NASA Mars researcher Ted Roush, Ph.D., will separate Mars fact from fiction when he delivers the keynote address for Bellevue Community College’s BCC Reads! program at April 22 .
Roush’s lecture, which is free and open to the public, will begin at 7 p.m. in the college’s Carlson Theatre (Building E).
The event also includes a 5:30 p.m. reception in the college’s Gallery Space (room 271 in Building D), where an exhibit of artwork by 17 northwest artists, produced by Northwest Designer Craftsmen , is also on display.
Both event sites are located on the south courtyard of BCC’s main campus (3000 Landerholm Circle S.E., Bellevue, at the intersection of S.E. 28th St. and 148th Ave. S.E.).
A project of BCC’s Center for Liberal Arts, BCC Reads! promotes creativity and interdisciplinary learning across the campus by selecting one book to be a focus in as many classes, lectures and performances as possible. This year’s BCC Reads! selection is The Martian Chronicles, by Ray Bradbury.
As a NASA space scientist, Roush is currently analyzing data beamed back by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter to search for evidence that water once existed on the Martian surface.
In his April 22 lecture, Roush will describe what the Martian environment is really like and explain what NASA and its European counterpart, the ESA (European Space Agency) envision for future missions to Mars.
Roush is the author or co-author of more than 90 peer-reviewed publications about the surface composition of our solar system’s planets.
A native of Seattle, he earned a bachelor’s degree in geology from the University of Washington and master’s and Ph.D. degrees in geology and geophysics from the University of Hawaii.
His April 22 appearance at BCC is sponsored by the college’s Center for Liberal Arts, Library Media Center and Campus Activities Board.
“fragile existence” art exhibit
Entitled “Fragile Existence,” the art exhibit explores contemporary environmental and sustainability themes – including the range of potential outcomes, positive and negative, from the interaction of separate species, as well as humanity’s capacity for conflict, destruction, renewal and reinvention.
Curated by Leslie Campbell of Northwest Designer Craftsmen, the exhibit comprises works in media as varied as hand-made paper, sewn beadwork, found objects, fiber, clay and wood, and includes work by BCC Art Instructor Lars Husby.
On display from April 20 through May 21, the exhibit is sponsored by BCC Student Programs and Arts and Humanities Division.
Gallery Space is open to the public free of charge from noon to 6 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. It is closed Fridays and Sundays.
