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Office of Public Policy Events

Welcome to the Florida Polytechnic University Office of Public Policy Events! We are proud to host thought-provoking events that stimulate intellectual discourse and engage our community on critical public policy issues. Our mission is to foster open discussions and debates from a wide range of perspectives, ensuring that our community are both informed and actively engaged in the democratic process.

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This is a Presidential Speaker Series event
in conjunction with the Office of Public Policy and Events. 

 

Upcoming Event

A Special Thanks to our Sponsor:

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Human Settlement of Other Planets

Monday, Nov. 18 | 4:30 p.m. | BARC 2200
Free event. Open to the public. Refreshments provided.

Can humans settle other planets? Can we become a multiplanetary species, thereby reducing our chance of extinction due to a catastrophic event? A critical aspect of this question is our ability to adapt to and/or control the environment and climate of other planets. This event will investigate this issue both in the near term and far future. We will consider the settlement of Mars, likely imminent due to rapid rocket development, and prospects for eventually settling distant extrasolar planets, which orbit stars other than the sun.

Speakers:

  • Dr. Ramses Ramirez
    Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, University of Central FloridaRamses Ramirez

 

  • Dr. Howard Chen
    Assistant Professor, Planetary Science, Florida Institute of Technologyhoward chen

Moderator:

  • Dr. Dorian Abbot
    Board Trustee, Florida Polytechnic University
    Professor, Department of Geophysical Sciences, University of Chicago
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