NICEVILLE — "This is Rocket Science," Northwest Florida State College's spring Science Seminar Series, begins Friday with a presentation by 2004 Collegiate High School graduate Ben Corbin.
Friday's seminar takes place 11 a.m. to noon in Room 133 of the Niceville campus' Student Services Center.
The event is free and open to the public. This will be the first of four seminars this semester focusing on the theme of rocket science, with the others scheduled for Feb. 20, March 20 and April 17.
Corbin, a Niceville native who is writing his doctoral dissertation in Space Systems Engineering, will speak on the topic "Constellations, Hobos, and Penetrators: Using the Emergent Capabilities of Distributed Satellite Systems to Achieve Advanced Planetary Science Goals."
The seminar will present four science mission concepts that show how the emergent capabilities of distributed satellites can achieve big-picture science goals that single-satellite missions cannot.
After graduating from the NWFSC Collegiate High School, Corbin earned his B.S. in Aerospace Engineering at the University of Central Florida and two master's degrees from MIT in Aeronautics and Astronautics and Earth and Planetary Sciences.
He was recognized with the 2010 Northwest Florida State College Rising Star Distinguished Alumni Award by the Florida Association of Community Colleges.
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