CICC Luncheon
CICC Luncheon
Dr. Eugene Trinh, NASA
Science in Space:
Accomplishments and Promises in Low-Gravity
Tuesday, May 14, 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Ground-based short-duration capabilities, the Space Shuttle, and the International Space Station facilities have provided low-gravity research platforms on which to conduct unique scientific and technology development investigations. Using gravitational acceleration level as a parameter, scientists in the US and around the world have been able to tackle long standing problems which have long defied solution because of the overwhelming masking effect introduced by gravity. Previously obtained results, ongoing on-orbit research, and future program directions will be discussed in such areas as gravitational effects on fluid and transport phenomena, colloidal physics, cellular biotechnology, and fundamental atomic physics.
Born September 14, 1950, in Saigon, Vietnam, Dr. Eugene Trinh was raised from the age of two in Paris, France and has lived in the United States since 1968.
Currently a resident of Culver City, California, Dr. Trinh is Director of the Physical Sciences Research Division in the Biological and Physical Research Enterprise at NASA Headquarters in Washington, DC. Dr. Trinh was one of two science payload specialists on the first United States Microgravity Laboratory (USML-1) Space Shuttle flight. This Spacelab mission was launched on June 25 1992, and it lasted a record 14 days.