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2025 North Carolina Space Symposium

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This day-long event brings together students, academics, NASA representatives, industry professionals, and many others working in space and NASA-related fields. This year’s speakers will bring their expertise on exploring Earth and beyond using open-source science.

The Symposium also celebrates student research from across North Carolina. In addition to speaker presentations, student poster presentations and lightning talks will be featured. To end the day, students are invited to participate in an open science workshop facilitated by NASA professionals.

Update March 13: The workshop is now full, but students can still begin their open science journey with NASA TOPS Open Science 101 curriculum. General registration is still open until March 15.

Logistics

North Carolina Space Grant looks forward to seeing you at the 2024 North Carolina Space Symposium on Friday, March 22, at the McKimmon Center on NC State’s campus.

For logistics, including information on parking, accessibility, and hotels, please see the link below.

Registration is now closed. On-site registration will be available.

Logistics

Open Science 101 Workshop

Students are invited to attend the NASA-led open science workshop from 2:30 to 4:30 pm.

Open Science 101 Workshop

Open Science is the principle and practice of making research products and processes available to all, while respecting diverse cultures, maintaining security and privacy, and fostering collaborations, reproducibility, and equity. In this workshop, participants will explore Open Science, the current landscape, as well as the benefits and challenges. Learners will gain insights into the practices of open science through case studies.

Registration for the workshop is now closed.

Schedule at a Glance

Detailed Agenda
Full Program
Welcome & Opening Remarks8:30-8:35 am
Plenary Presentation8:35-9:05 am
Session 1: NASA Earth Science Research in NC9:05-10:05 am
Break 10:05-10:15 am
Student Poster Session 110:15-10:50 am
Break10:50-11:00 am
Student Lightning Talks Session 111:00-11:30 am
Luncheon & Research Presentation11:30am – 12:45 pm
Student Poster Session 212:45-1:25 pm
Break1:25-1:35 pm
Student Lightning Talks Session 21:35-2:00 pm
Session 2: Open Science2:00-2:25 pm
Closing Remarks & Transition to Student Workshop2:25 pm
Student Workshop: Open Science 1012:30-4:30 pm

Symposium news

April 24, 2024

Exploring Earth from Space: North Carolina Space Symposium Emphasizes Importance of Open Science and Student Research

On March 22, North Carolina Space Grant hosted its annual NC Space Symposium at the McKimmon Center in Raleigh. Highlighting open science and exploring Earth from space, the signature event brought together over 200 attendees, with 75 percent being students, from across the state and beyond to learn from one another and celebrate student research. 

March 13, 2024

NC Space Symposium Speakers Highlight NASA Missions, Earth Analog Research, and Open Science

The 2024 North Carolina Space Symposium: Explore Earth and Beyond features diverse talks ranging from NASA Missions and career growth to planetary research, environmental justice, and community-engaged open science. 
Satellite image of the US East Coast and runoff after Hurricane Florence in 2018

March 06, 2024

NC Space Symposium Features NC Research that Explores Earth From Space

This year’s North Carolina Space Symposium features exciting talks from NC researchers whose work explores Earth from space. The speakers’ research ranges from monitoring the climate to mapping floods and measuring water elevation.