Bringing NASA's James Webb Space Telescope To The World: The People, the Project, and the Strategic Communication Behind An Extraordinary Achievement

Wednesday Oct 28, 2026, 1:00 PM → 2:00 PM US/Central

Zoom

Isobel Ojalvo (Princeton University), Jessica Howard (University of California, Santa Barbara and the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics), Kiley Kennedy (Tufts University), Tova Holmes (University of Tennessee), Toyoko Orimoto (Northeastern University)

Abstract:
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is one of NASA and humanity’s greatest scientific and engineering achievements. This historic mission could not have been achieved without the people, the project and the strategic communication behind this extraordinary achievement. NASA's James Webb Space Telescope team's engineering, international collaboration, and bold vision for the future of science helped us unfold the secrets of the universe. Thanks to a tremendous team's hard work and shared focus NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is doing transformational science in every field and it’s just getting started. Hear more about how we shared the story behind this mission.

Speaker:
Laura Betz
Communications Team Lead, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope | 
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center 

https://cern.zoom.us/j/69539646642?pwd=lJ7xH7EbMb87K1wJq6MIpI19AJcLV2.1

Those at Fermilab will be meeting in Sunrise (WH11NE).

 

 

1:00 PM → 1:45 PM Presentation

Speaker: Laura Betz (NASA)

1:45 PM → 2:00 PM Q&A