As we have heard from the Chancellor and the Provost, the 麻豆影院 is accepting the national call to answer a grand challenge听 - an ambitious but achievable goal that harnesses innovation, science, technology and the humanities to solve an important national or global problem and that has the potential to capture our imagination.
At CU-麻豆影院, we believe we can leverage our unique strengths in Earth and space science and technology to expand our role in space innovation, entrepreneurship, workforce development, and the understanding and shaping of how space-based science and technologies impact our lives, institutions and society.
Will you join very interactive听Grand Challenge Imagination Summit on Tuesday, Dec. 9 from 2 - 4:30 p.m. at the Stadium Club听to help us with the next steps in defining our grand challenge?
At the Summit, you will have the opportunity to hear from several leaders and visionaries in this subject area, including Mark Sirangelo of Sierra Nevada Space Systems, Bobby Braun, Professor of Space Technology, Georgia Institute of Technology and former Chief Technologist, NASA and Major General (Ret) Jay Lindell, State of Colorado Aerospace & Defense Industry Champion (Office of Economic Development and International Trade - OEDIT).
We will also gather in breakout groups with our colleagues and brainstorm ideas for grand challenge themes. Successful ideas will inspire our community to new collaboration and creativity - across campus and across Colorado - while increasing student engagement and success. These ideas will have the potential for increasing opportunities for research, investment and partnerships with a breadth of stakeholders.
We would greatly appreciate your support in this effort by your participation in the Summit. Interested participants should RSVP to grandchallenge@colorado.edu听or drop in on the day of the event. A website will launch in conjunction with the event, where all can submit their grand challenge ideas for consideration by the campus steering committee.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Kaye Orten at kaye.orten@colorado.edu听or Diane Dimeff at diane.dimeff@colorado.edu, and we look forward to seeing you at 2 p.m. on Dec. 9.
Sincerely,
Waleed Abdalati, Director of the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) and Professor of Geography
Steven Leigh, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and Professor of Anthropology