EVENTS . Lecture Series General Information JPL’s Theodore von Kármán Lecture Series, presented by the Communications and Education Directorate, aims to bring the excitement of JPL’s missions, instruments and other technologies to an audience of both JPL employees and the general public. Due to the ongoing circumstances concerning Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the von Karman series has become, for the time being, a completely virtual event, taking place once per month, while being recorded for you to enjoy at any time. Until the time where we may see you all again in person, we thank you for your continued support and sincerely apologize for any inconvenience. LECTURE SERIES November 2021 - Rising Tides: First Year in Space for NASA’s Earth Flagship Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich will continue a decades-long effort to measure global ocean height from space, which started in the early 1990s. Tune in to hear what we’ve learned from the newest sea-level monitoring satellite. LECTURE INFORMATION 2021 Lectures January 14 - Spacecraft Origami February 4 - Planetary Protection March 11 - Helicopters in Space April 15 - Science on Ice May 2021 - Space Cameras: A Sharper Image June 2021 - Oh, Jupiter! We Thought We Knew You July 2021 - Science + Art: Picturing Discovery August 2021 - Psyche: Mission to a Metal World September 2021 - Instrumental: Engineers Who Make Science Possible October 2021 - The Warm Glow of our Cool Universe November 2021 - Rising Tides: First Year in Space for NASA’s Earth Flagship Lecture Archive 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 GET THE LATEST FROM JPL FOLLOW US JPL is a federally funded research and development center managed for NASA by Caltech. MORE FROM JPL Careers Education Science & Technology Acquisitions JPL Store RELATED NASA SITES Basics of Spaceflight Climate Kids Earth / Global Climate Change Exoplanet Exploration Mars Exploration Solar System Exploration Space Place NASA's Eyes Visualization Project Voyager Interstellar Mission NASA Caltech Privacy Image Policy FAQ Feedback Site Managers: Veronica McGregor, Randal Jackson Site Editors: Tony Greicius, Naomi Hartono