PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — On a special visit to the Brown University campus, the head of NASA toured the home of Brown’s Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences and met with planetary scientists, scholars and stakeholders engaged in NASA-funded research across Rhode Island.
On Thursday, June 29, as part of a visit to Rhode Island led by U.S. Senator Jack Reed, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson toured the Lincoln Field building, where Brown’s planetary science program is based, and met with Brown faculty, students and University President Christina H. Paxson about NASA-funded projects led by Brown researchers and students.
During the visit, Nelson visited a number of labs and spoke with Brown scientists about their research, including the measurement of planetary materials like asteroid samples, projects contributing to the Curiosity Rover…
