Podcast appearances and mentions of Harold C Connolly

There are some things we just cannot learn about other bodies in the solar system without actually having our hands on a sample of the body and analyzing it on Earth using the battery of techniques that have been refined for the analysis of terrestrial rocks. Harold C. Connolly Jr. is Professor and Founding Chair at the Department of Geology at Rowan University. He investigates the origin of the very oldest planetary materials from which the Earth was made. Asteroids are a good place to look for such materials, and, to that end, he is Mission Sample Scientist for OSIRIS-REx, a NASA asteroid sample return mission, as well as a member of the Japanese asteroid sample return mission called Hayabusa 2. He explains how the sample was captured, and what we hope to learn from analyzing it back on Earth. Go to geologybites.com for illustrations relating to the podcast and to learn more about Geology Bites.

I sat down with Dr. Larry Nitler, a scientist at the Carnegie Institution for Science in Washington D.C. while we were at the Solar System Symposium in Sapporo in February of 2020, the last professional meeting I attended in person in 2020. During a cold day outside of Sapporo, Japan, Dr. Nittler and I sat … Continue reading "Podcast Episode 25-On presolar grains and music in the morning: An interview with Larry Nittler. Harold C. Connolly Jr. Podcast."

I sat down with Dr. Ron Ballouz, a post-doc working for the OSIRIS-REx mission at the University of Arizona. Ron has a fascinating story of how he got interested in science and his life of travel. Recorded 9 August 2019. Coming to you from the SPOC (Science Processing and Operation Center) in the Drake Building … Continue reading "Podcast Episode 24-Astronomy in Lebanon : An interview with Ronald-Louis Ballouz. Harold C. Connolly Jr. Podcast."

I sat down with Patrick Michel, one of the most dynamic and positively passionate scientists I have ever had the great delight in working with or interviewing. Recorded 16 July 2019. Coming to you from the SPOC (Science Processing and Operation Center) in the Drake Building of the University of Arizona, I sat down Dr. … Continue reading "Podcast Episode 23-Science without risk is not science: An interview with Patrick Michel. Harold C. Connolly Jr. Podcast."

In this episode, I sat down with Carl Hergenrother to discuss his role on the OSIRIS-REx mission and his discovery of something really cool about asteroid Bennu! Recorded 29 March 2019. Once again coming to you from the University of Arizona, the Drake Building, at the OSIRIS-REx SPOC, I had the great pleasure of sitting … Continue reading "Podcast Episode 22-Making a Discovery: An Interview with Carl Hergenrother. Harold C. Connolly Jr. Podcast."

In this episode, I sat down with Dr. Jason Dworkin and discussed his passion for chemistry and the origin of all things. I was really honored to talk with Dr. Dworkin in such an open fashion. Recorded 4 March 2019.   Coming to you yet again from the SPOC of the OSIRIS-REx mission in the … Continue reading "Podcast Episode 21-A Passion for Chemistry: An Interview with Dr. Jason Dworkin. Harold C. Connolly Jr. Podcast."

Asteroids can teach us a lot about the origin of our solar system—but they can also pose a potential threat if they come too close to Earth. Join Harold C. Connolly Jr. for an overview of the OSIRIS-REx and Hyabusa2 spacecraft missions that are currently probing the asteroids Bennu and Ryugu—two “potentially dangerous asteroids” whose orbits around the Sun are predicted to come within 5 million miles of Earth. This Frontiers Lecture took place in the Museum's Hayden Planetarium on December 4, 2018. Support for Hayden Planetarium Programs is provided by the Schaffner Family and the Horace W. Goldsmith Endowment Fund. Select Hayden Planetarium Programs are sponsored by JetBlue.

In this episode, I sat down with Dr. Danny Glavin and discussed his life in science, participation in space missions, and passion for his family. Recorded 1 March 2019. Coming to you once again from the SPOC of the OSIRIS-REx mission in the Drake Building of the University of Arizona, I had the great honor … Continue reading "Podcast Episode 20-It is a Choice: Science and Life. An Interview with Dr. Danny Glavin. Harold C. Connolly Jr. Podcast"

In this episode I sat down with members of the OSIRIS-REx Laser Altimeter (OLA) team and discuss their contributed instrument, why OLA is so important, and aspects of the lives of the team members. Recorded 18 February 2019. Coming to you from the SPOC (Science Processing and Operation Center) in the Drake Building of the … Continue reading "Episode 19-North of the Boarder: Our Canadian Colleagues and OLA. Harold C. Connolly Jr. Podcast"

In this episode I chatted with Sara Balram Knutson, who is the Science Operation Lead Engineer for the OSIRIS-REx mission. She is the pivotal system engineer who keeps the entire operation of the OSIRIS-REx mission payload instruments in her head and on paper. It was a really cool interview and I’m so glad she agreed … Continue reading "Episode 18-Women in Engineering: The System Approach to Space Exploration with Sara Balram Knutson. Harold C. Connolly Jr. Podcast"

In this episode I sat down with Dr. Ellen Howell, interdisciplinary scientists on the OSIRIS-REx mission who focuses on remote sensing using a variety of techniques. Recorded January 2019. Coming to you once again from the SPOC at the Drake Building of the University of Arizona, Ellen Howell and I sat down the day after the … Continue reading "Episode 17-Women and their Voice in Science with Dr. Ellen Howell. Harold C. Connolly Jr. Podcast"

In this episode I sat down with Professor Josh Emery, lead scientists of the Thermal Analysis Working Group of the OSIRIS-REx mission to discuss his role on the mission and his science. Recorded October 2018. Coming to you once again for the SPOC located at the Drake Building of the University of Arizona, Professor Josh … Continue reading "Episode 16-Science and Management: An interview with Josh Emery. Harold C. Connolly Jr. Podcast"

In this episode, I sat down with Dr. Mike Nolan, Science Team Chief for OSIRIS-REx and former Director of the Arecibo Observatory to discuss his role on the mission. Recorded July 2018. Coming to you once again from the SPOC at the Drake Building of the University of Arizona, Mike Nolan and I sat down during … Continue reading "Episode 15-Can we do that? Let’s be flexible: An interview with Mike Nolan. Harold C. Connolly Jr. Podcast"

In this episode I sat down with Dr. Scott Messenger, of NASA's Johnson Space Center, and discussed his love of cosmochemistry, his role in missions, and his connection to Japan.

In this episode I sat down with Prof. William Boyton of the University of Arizona and discussed his life in space missions and how science has no national boarders.

In this episode I sat down with Dani (Daniella) DellaGuistina, lead scientist for the Image Processing Working Group of the OSIRIS-REx mission and we discussed how important being stubborn is to her vision of science and life.

Dr. Rizk and I discuss his role as Instrument Scientist for OCAMS and the importance of curiosity in science and life.

In this episode, Dr. Bill Bottke of the Southwest Research Institute in Boulder, CO, discusses with me his passion for science.

In this episode with Dr. Kevin Walsh of the Southwest Research Center in Boulder, CO, we discuss his Grand Tack hypothesis.

Prof. Gillis-Davis has a great passion for all things Moon and we discuss his love of science and the Moon.

Dr. Crombie and I spend time discussing the importance of the attitude of ‘just do it’.

Dr. Hamilton and I discuss her roles in space missions and her experiences being a woman in science.

Tachibana-sensei and I discuss the cultural difference in performing science in Japan vs. the U. S. A.