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​The purpose of Science Days (SD) is to excite the world's youth about space exploration and STEAM endeavors.

​Science Days provides students, educators and their families  the opportunity to explore the world of science, and in particular space exploration, for free at our global events. 

Understanding space is one of the best ways to help both young and old appreciate science, and the role it plays in our lives and in understanding our universe.

Special Recognition to our Science Days STEM SPACE EXPERTS 

Dr. Alysson Muotri

Director of the Stem Cell Program

Dr. Muotri uses stem cell models to create functional human brain organoids. Brain organoids are used to study neurodevelopment and disease and the evolution of the human brain. More recently, Dr. Muotri is using brain organoids to measure the impact of the space environment on the human brain, with implications for human health on Earth and space travel or interplanetary human colonization.

Dr. Simone Fuchter

PhD Researcher in Systems Engineering

Speaker at the Johnson Space Center / NASA Houston 2018 Community of Virtual and Augmented Reality Practices. Certified as a Private Pilot by Air by the Aeroclube of SC. Dr. Dr. Fuchter is an advisor in the field of AR (Augmented Reality) for KSC International Space Academy, Space Camp Journey to Mars and Science Days.

Dr. Kumar Krishen 

Senior Scientist 

Dr. Krishen has served as Chief Technologist for Johnson Space Center (JSC) and represented JSC as the Principal Technologist on the NASA Council on Science and Technology. He holds the appointment of Adjunct Professor at the University of Houston, USA and Honorary Distinguished Professor at the Amity University Haryana. Dr. Krishen is the recipient of many awards and honors from universities, industry, including the NASA Exceptional Service Medal. ​

Jonna Ocampo​

M.S. Medical Sciences, Molecular Medicine Concentration 

Chief Science Officer and Founder of CD-SEAS Mission Microgravity. Biomedical experiment manifested for Citizens in Space future suborbital flight. Designed and operated a scientific mission on Lemur-Greenberg-2 Satellite orbiting the Earth. Credited for the discovery of five paleontology finds dating back to 5 million years ago. Awarded the NASA Florida Space Grant Consortium Fellowship, August 2018. ​

Jim Christensen

Executive Director the Aldrin Family Foundation

Jim taught at the middle school level for 18 years and was awarded the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science in 1995. He developed the Mars Base Project and AstroVIP programs that used video conferencing to connect students and experts to discuss space flight and Mars exploration

Dr. Thais Russomano 

Innova Space, England 

Prof.  Russomano graduated in medicine and specialized in internal and emergency medicine. She also has a Master’s Degree in Aerospace Medicine - Wright State University and a PhD in Space Physiology - King's College London She worked as a Space Scientist at the Institute of Aerospace Medicine, German Aerospace Centre (DLR) in Cologne, Germany, before founding the Microgravity Centre, PUCRS, a unique international reference centre in the study of human space physiology and space biomedical engineering. 

Dr. Gary Stutte

SyNRGE, LLC - Exploration Park, Florida

Dr. Gary Stutte led research at NASA’s John F. Kennedy Space to develop safe, sustainable food production systems for long duration space missions to Moon, Mars and Beyond.   He has published widely on effects of growth conditions on the nutritional effects of crops grown in closed environments.

Larissa Balestero Machado

Isar Aerospace Technologies, Germany

Larissa is originally from Sao Paulo, Brazil and obtained her Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering at the Florida Institute of Technology in Melbourne Florida. Since 2019, she has been pursuing her PhD at the University of the Armed Forces in Munich, Germany and in November 2021, she started working as a Guidance and Trajectory Optimization Engineer at Isar Aerospace.

Rafael Dai Pra 

Yale University

Rafael has a Bachelor’s degree in Biology (University of Caxias do Sul, Brazil) and a Master’s degree in Biochemistry (Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil). Currently, Rafael is a Physiology PhD student at Yale University. In his doctoral studies, Rafael is using the hibernating thirteen-lined ground squirrel to understand more about the physiology of hibernation. In summary, Rafael is interested in extreme adaptations mammals use to survive in harsh environments.

Dr. André A. Pelegrine

Stem Cell Researcher

Dr. Pelegrine is a dentist, researcher and an advisor at R-Crio Stem Cells (Sao Paulo, Brazil). His main area of research is on Tissue Engineering, associated to the in vitro and in vivo study of biomaterials and stem cells, especially applied to implantology, periodontics and bone biology. Dr. Pelegrine is currently coordinating studies concerning the performance of stem cells and bone cells in space.

Dr. Roberto D. Fanganiello

Geneticist and stem cell biologist

Dr. Fanganiello is Chief Scientific Officer at R-Crio Stem Cells (Sao Paulo, Brazil), professor and researcher in Regenerative Biology and Bioengineering at the Faculty of Science and Engineering of Laval University (Québec, Canada) and member of the Science and Technology Hub of InnovaSpace (London, the United Kingdom). Dr. Fanganiello and his team are currently working to come up with innovative strategies to study stem cells in Space.

We Believe in the Power of Young People

We believe every child has valuable strengths and a true ability to improve the world.  But to do so, they must first understand the huge impact STEAM has in their everyday lives, and then develop STEAM skills and put them to work.  Therefore, it is our vision to be the world’s largest hands-on mobile event exciting the next generation about space & STEAM endeavors. 

​We hope to empower six million young children across the globe with the motivation to acquire STEAM skills and knowledge that will benefit them for a lifetime.
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 This is where US high-tech companies can play a vital role.