A Conversation With Terry Virts, Author of How to Astronaut

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Educational, Literary

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Tweens, Teens, Adults
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Join us and Grass Roots Books for a conversation with Terry Virts, author of How to Astronaut: An Insider's Guide to Leaving Planet Earth.

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Colonel Terry Virts earned a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics from the United States Air Force Academy in 1989, and a master of aeronautical science degree in aeronautics from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Selected by NASA in 2000, he was the pilot of STS-130 mission aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour. In March 2015, Virts assumed command of the International Space Station, and spent over 200 days on it. Virts is one of the stars (and photographers) of the IMAX film, A Beautiful Planet, released in April 2016. He is also the author of View from Above (National Geographic, 2017). He lives near Houston.

Joining Colonel Virts in conversation will be Dr. Kyle Niemeyer, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at OSU. He leads the Niemeyer Research Group, which uses computational modeling to study various phenomena involving fluid flows, including combustion and chemical kinetics, and related topics like numerical methods and parallel computing. He is also interested in open access, open source, and open science in general, and has contributed in the area of standardizing research software citation.