JPL DESCANSO - Deep Space Communications and Navigation Center of Excellence

DESCANSO Seminars
DESCANSO is sponsoring a series of Monthly Seminars on timely topics of broad interest to the Deep Space Communication and Navigation community.
 
February 24, 2005   1:00pm - 2:00pm 180-101 Conference Room
"Deep Space Mission System and Huygens "
Presenter: Dr. Leslie J. Deutsch and Dr. Robert Preston
 
 
November 18, 2004   1:00pm - 2:00pm 167 Conference Room
"Deep Space Communication Link Design Criteria through JPL History"
Presenter: Richard Horttor
 
October 21, 2004   1:00pm - 2:00pm 180-101 Conference Room
"Are there Turbo-Codes on Mars?"
Presenter: Dr. Robert J. McEliece
 
September 14, 2004   1:00pm - 2:00pm 167 Conference Room
"New Directions in Photonics Techniques for Communications and Radar"
Presenter: Lute Maleki
 
August 19, 2004   1:00pm - 2:00pm 167 Conference Room
"Communications During the Saturn Orbit Insertion Maneuver "
Presenter: Sami Asmar and Doug Johnston
 
July 29, 2004   1:00pm - 2:00pm 167 Conference Room
"A Cost-Effective Array-Based DSN"
Joseph I. Statman
 
April 28, 2004   2:00pm - 3:00pm 180-101 Conference Room
"Image Compression for the Mars Exploration Rovers"
Presenter: Dr. Aaron Kiely
 
February 26, 2004   1:00pm - 2:00pm 180-101 Conference Room
"The Tale of MER's Entry, Descent, and Landing - A Telecom Point of View"
Presenter: Dr. Polly Estabrook
 
January 22, 2004 2:30pm - 3:30pm 167 Conference Room
"Mars Laser Communication Demonstration Project"
Presenter: Dr. Stephen A. Townes
 
September 17, 2003 1:00pm - 2:00pm 180-101
"Mars Network: An Orbital Relay Infrastructure for Mars Exploration"
Presenter: Dr. Chad Edwards
 
July 17, 2003 1:00pm - 2:00pm 167 Conference Room
"Formation Flying: A New Architecture for Future Missions"
Presenter: Dr. Fred Y. Hadaegh
 
April 21, 2003 1:00pm - 2:30pm 167 Conference Room
"Multi-Standard RF Design"
Presenter: Dr. Sayfe Kiaei
 
April 17, 2003 2:30pm - 3:30pm 167 Conference Room
"Mars Exploration Rovers Telecom Launch Preparation and Operation Strategy"
Presenter: Dr. Kar-Ming Cheung and Jim Taylor
 
February 21, 2003 1pm - 2pm 167 Conference Room
"An Overview of the Telecom System for the Mars Exploration Rovers: Design Challenges and Performance Highlights"
Presenter: Dr. Polly Estabrook
 
November 21, 2002 1pm - 2pm 167 Conference Room
"Autonomous Formation Flying (AFF) Sensor for Precision Formation Flying Missions"
Presenter: MiMi Aung
 
October 17, 2002 1pm - 2pm 180 - 101
"The Shuttle Radar Topography Mission Digital Elevation Model: A National Resource"
Presenter: Dr. Paul Rosen and Dr. Scott Hensley
 
September 16, 2002 11am - 12pm 180 - 101
"The Interplanetary Network: Gateway to Exploration and Discovery"
Presenter: Dr. William J. Weber
 
July 18, 2002 1-2 PM 167 Conference Room
"Growing Reimbursables: Opportunities in the four National Space Sectors"
Presenter: Robert Cox
 
June 27, 2002 1-2 PM 180-101
"The GRACE Mission: Architecture of the Flight Segment "
Presenter: Edgar S. (Ab) Davis
 
June 6, 2002 1-5 PM 167 Conference Room (Special Seminar)
"Overview of Planetary Entry Aerodynamics"
Presenter: Dr. Leslie Yates and Dr. Gary Chapman
 
May 23, 2002 1-2 PM 180-101
"The DSN Array Development Program"
Presenter: Dr. Sander Weinreb
 
November 15, 2001 1-2 PM 180-101
"From Topology to Space Missions: Astrodynamic Technology for the 21st Century"
Presenter: Dr. Martin W. Lo
 
August 16, 2001 1-2 PM 180-101
"How to Fix the Huygens Relay Link"
Presenter: Dr. Les Deutsch
 
July 19, 2001 1-2 PM 180-101
"The InterPlanetary Internet: A new way of thinking about Deep Space communications"
Presenters: Scott Burleigh - Ed Greenberg - Adrian J. Hooke
 
May 17, 2001 1-2 PM 180-101
"The Square Kilometer Array: How Will You Use it for Communications and Navigation?"
Presenters: Dr. Dayton Jones & Michael Connally
 
Apr 19, 2001 1-2 PM 180-101
"Orbiting and Landing on an Asteroid: Navigation Challenges for NEAR "
Presenters: Dr. Bobby G. Williams and James K. Miller
 
Mar 29, 2001 1-2 PM 238-543 Conference Room (Special Seminar)
"Measuring the Aging of GPS Satellites on Orbit by Astronomical Photometry"
Presenters: Dr. Henry Fliegel & Dr. Frederick Vrba
 
Mar 15, 2001 1-2 PM 180-101
"Telecommunications and Navigation Strategies in NASA's Mars Exploration Program"
Presenter: Dr. Chad Edwards
 
Feb 15, 2001 1-2 PM 180-101
"Working to Fix the Huygens Relay Link"
Presenter: Dr. Les Deutsch
 
Jan 18, 2001 1-2 PM 180-101
"Optical Communication-Based Sensor Webs for In-Situ Science Applications"
Presenter: Dr. Polly Estabrook
 
Nov 16, 2000 1-2 PM 167 Conference Room
"Safe Landing on a Dime"
Presenter: Aron Wolf
 
Oct 06, 2000 2-3 PM 238-543 Conference Room (Special Seminar)
"Hybrid Fibre-Radio Systems Research at the University of Melbourne "
Presenter: Dr. Dalma Novak
 
Oct 05, 2000 1-2 PM 238-543 Conference Room (Special Seminar)
"Some Recent Advances in Printed Antennas and Photonic Devices for RF Systems"
Presenter: Dr. Rod Waterhouse
 
Sep 21, 2000 1-2 PM 180-101 Conference Room
"Coupled Oscillator Based Phased Array Antennas for Planetary Missions"
Presenter: Dr. Ronald J. Pogorzelski (aka POGO)
 
Aug 03, 2000 1-2 PM 180-101 Conference Room
"Quantum Technology for Communications and Navigation: Progress and Prospects"
Presenter: Dr. Lute Maleki
 
Jun 01, 2000 1-2 PM 180-101 Conference Room
"JPL's Global Differential GPS Technology: Past, Present, and Future"
Presenter: Dr. William Bertiger
 
May 04, 2000 1-2 PM 180-101 Conference Room
"A DSN Array for the 21st Century"
Presenter: Dr. Sandy Weinreb
 
Apr 06, 2000 1-2 PM 180-101 Conference Room
"Navigation for Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous Mission"
Presenter: Dr. Bobby G. Williams
 
Mar 02, 2000 1-2 PM 180-101 Conference Room
"SRTM: The Ultimate Expression of Radar Interferometry"
Presenter: Dr. Paul A. Rosen
 
Seminars continue at Monthly intervals.