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2016
Wednesday, June 29th
2:30 PM

The Southwest Minnesota Ballooning Collaboration

Paul Seifert, Minnesota West Community and Technical College
Ken Murphy, Southwest Minnesota State University

2:30 PM - 2:55 PM

2:55 PM

Getting Students Excited About Science With High Altitude Ballooning

Charles F. Niederriter, Gustavus Adolphus College
Steven H. Mellema, Gustavus Adolphus College

2:55 PM - 3:20 PM

3:20 PM

Progression of High Altitude Balloon Science at a Community College

Nathan W. Brown, Rochester Community and Technical College
Andrea Walker, Rochester Community and Technical College
Rod Milbrandt Dr., Rochester Community and Technical College
Steve Keidl, Rochester Community and Technical College

3:20 PM - 3:45 PM

3:45 PM

Engaging the General Public with High Altitude Ballooning

Kendra J. Sibbernsen, Metropolitan Community College

3:45 PM - 4:10 PM

4:40 PM

Cosmic Ray Flux Measurements Versus Altitude

Gordon C. McIntosh, University of Minnesota, Morris

4:40 PM - 5:05 PM

5:05 PM

Active Heading Control Platform for Instruments Flown on High Altitude Balloons

Andrew Kruger, City Colleges of Chicago - Wilbur Wright College
Robert Maksimowicz, City Colleges of Chicago - Wilbur Wright College
Mehrunisa Zaheer, City Colleges of Chicago - Wilbur Wright College
Alfredo Almaraz-Vega, City Colleges of Chicago - Wilbur Wright College
Jesus Urquiza, City Colleges of Chicago - Wilbur Wright College

5:05 PM - 5:30 PM

7:00 PM

Keynote Presentation

Piccard Family Ballooning — a Multi-decade, Multi-generational Affair

Don Piccard

7:00 PM - 8:30 PM

Thursday, June 30th
9:50 AM

NASA Space Grant 2017 Eclipse Ballooning Project

Randal M. Larimer, Montana State University-Bozeman

9:50 AM - 10:15 AM

10:15 AM

Autonomous Camera Tracking of a Solar Eclipse

Dennis G. Xu, Iowa State University
Matthew E. Nelson, Iowa State University

10:15 AM - 10:40 AM

10:50 AM

Location Tracking from High Altitude

David P. Schwehr, Montana State University-Bozeman

10:50 AM - 11:15 AM

11:15 AM

Verso l’Alto Atmospheric Observations of Cosmic Ray Shower Primaries and the Pfotzer Maximum in the Declining Phase of Sunspot Cycle 24

Enrique A. Gomez, Western Carolina University
Michele Carmichael-Coker, Western Carolina University

11:15 AM - 11:40 AM

12:30 PM

Invited Talk

Pico Balloon Design

Bill Brown

12:30 PM - 1:10 PM

1:15 PM

Eclipse Updates

James Flaten, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities

1:15 PM - 2:15 PM

2:30 PM

High Altitude atmospheric measurements using a Vernier Lab Quest 2 system

John Truedson, Bemidji State University
Timothy J. Kroeger, Bemidji State University

2:30 PM - 2:55 PM

2:55 PM

Temperature and Pressure Test Results Using Thermocouple, Thermistor and Band Gap Temperature Sensors

Kaye Smith, St. Catherine University
Brittany Craig, St. Catherine University
Erick Agrimson, St. Catherine University
James Flaten, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities
Tenzin Palsang, St. Catherine University

2:55 PM - 3:20 PM

3:20 PM

The Thunderstorm Project - Iowa State University

Dakota K. Calfee, Iowa State University
Matthew Nelson, Iowa State University

3:20 PM - 3:55 PM

4:00 PM

Applying Newton’s Law of Cooling When The Target Keeps Changing Temperature, Such As In Stratospheric Ballooning Missions

James Flaten, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities / MN Space Grant
Kaye Smith, St. Catherine University
Erick Agrimson, St. Catherine University

4:00 PM - 4:25 PM

4:25 PM

BalloonSAT: A Very Low-Cost ‘Satellite’ Test Platform

Skye Antinozzi
Ardlan Khalili
Oscar Velasco
Jeremy Straub
John Nordlie
Ronald Marsh

4:25 PM - 4:50 PM

6:30 PM

Keynote Presentation

Balloon-Borne Measurements of the Structure of the Universe and its Evolution

Shaul Hanany

6:30 PM - 7:45 PM

Friday, July 1st
9:20 AM

Establishing a Ballooning Program at Two Year College in North Dakota

Tony M. Musumba, Bismarck State College
Bob Arso, Bismarck State College
Mike Holman, Bismarck State College
Doug Niessen
Peter Fettig

9:20 AM - 9:45 AM

9:45 AM

Launching a Ballooning Program in a Middle School Setting

Kelly Henry, Bloomington Public Schools
Erin Boltik, Bloomington Public Schools

9:45 AM - 10:10 AM

10:30 AM

Elementary and Middle School Student Participation in High Altitude Ballooning: Teacher—Student Perspectives

Michael J. Urban, Bemidji State University
Timothy J. Kroeger, Bemidji State University
Mark Studer, Bemidji Middle School
John Truedson, Bemidji State University

10:30 AM - 10:55 AM

10:55 AM

Statistical Tests Exploring a Subset of Variables Related to Weather Balloon Burst Altitude

Marilyn McNamara, St. Catherine University
Erick Agrimson, St. Catherine University
Jessie Lenarz, St.Catherine University
Joseph Roith, St. Catherine University
Christopher Ross, St. Catherine University
Kaye Smith, St. Catherine University
James Flaten, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

10:55 AM - 11:20 AM