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SUMMARY:Special Guest: Dr. Michael Bechtel
DESCRIPTION:We have a incredible guest joining us to share his story and the love he has for the earth and beyond!Presenter Dr. Michael “Bec” BechtelWhen: Thursday\, August 13th\, 2026 from 2:00pm-3:00pmWhere: Virtually via ZoomTo sign up to receive Zoom link to this event: https://iowadeptblind.wufoo.com/forms/ra3evja1j0w596/ \nWhat do poison dart frogs\, the Amazon rainforest\, and NASA space telescopes have in common? They are all part of a day’s work for Dr. Michael “Bec” Bechtel\, Professor of Science Education at Wartburg College! And he has agreed to share his passions with us!Topics may include:\n\nHis lifelong passion for living things (biophilia)\, his live campus menagerie of giant tortoises and dart frogs\, and his recent research expeditions to the Amazon rainforest.\nHis work with the NASA/IPAC Teacher Archive Research Program. He was apart of a team that worked with NASA’s brand-new SPHEREx space telescope to track down hidden “YSOs” (Young Stellar Objects which are baby stars) wrapped inside massive cosmic dust clouds.\n\nBring your curiosity and your biggest science questions!
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CATEGORIES:Adult,Adult Library Program,Educators,Parents,Youth
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