Allison Oster
Senior Public Relations Specialist
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Exploring Mars: JPL Engineer to Speak at APU
November 17, 2006
AZUSA, Calif. –
WHO:
Guest speaker Leo Bister, Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) engineer
WHAT:
Azusa Pacific University’s Center for Research in Science (CRIS) and the Department of Math and Physics welcomes Leo Bister, for a presentation on “Roving Mars: A Team Member’s Perspective.”
WHERE:
Los Angeles Pacific College (LAPC) Board Room on APU’s East Campus
901 E. Alosta Ave., Azusa
WHEN:
Wed., Nov. 29, 5 p.m.
WHY:
Leo Bister will discuss Martian folklore, the motivation of explorers and scientists of the past, and the adventure of the Mars Exploration Rover. He will also share images from the surface of Mars and preview the 2009 launch of the new Mars Science Laboratory.
FACTS:
- Bister has worked at JPL since 1983, serving on the Cassini, SeaWinds, Mars Exploration Rover (MER), and Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) projects. He received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona.
- For more information, contact CRIS at (626) 815-2082 or email cris@apu.edu.
Featured in TIME magazine and ranked as one of the nation’s best by U.S.News & World Report and The Princeton Review, Azusa Pacific is a comprehensive, Christian, evangelical university, committed to God First and known for excellence in higher education. Azusa Pacific’s main campus lies just 26 miles northeast of Los Angeles in the San Gabriel Valley, while its seven Southern California regional centers bring convenience and extend quality programming. The university offers more than 50 areas of undergraduate study, 21 master's degrees, and 6 doctorates to a total student population of more than 8,300.
