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Prof Barnhart Participated in Panel Session at the Future Skies Workshop at Centre for Technology and Global Affairs at Oxford University
On June 21, 2019, Oxford University's Centre for Technology and Global Affairs – in collaboration with The Flying Object and the UK Space Agency – held its Future Skies Workshop: Private Industry and Public Policies Shaping the Future of the Space Sector in Oxford.

SERC Director Provided Invited Lecture to the AI and Computer Science Department at Oxford University

SERC Had a Booth at the Space Tech Expo in Pasadena CA

Prof Barnhart Participated in the “Space Cowboys and Outlaws” Evening Event Sponsored by Spaceport LA
Join Spaceport LA for stories from the Wild Wild West of the Space Startup Scene and for happy hour and networking at Der Wolf German Pub in Pasadena on Tuesday, May 21. We gathered a rowdy bunch to talk about stories of trials and tribulations of making it in the space industry.

Rahul Rughani (PhD candidate) and Jeremy Allam (MS Grad) Presented Paper at the IAASS Conference in El Segundo CA

Ryan Duong (MS Candidate) Represented the SERC at the AIAA LA-LV New Space Mini Conference in Hawthorne CA
The recent successful powered flight into space of VSS Unity (SpaceShipTwo) by Virgin Galactic reminds us that the dynamic entrepreneurial spaceflight sector has arrived, and is here to stay.

KeyNote given at CTO Seminar by SERC Director
CTO Roundtable: Leaders in Tech & Aerospace

Prof Barnhart and Graduate Student Team Win Internal IRAD Award
Prof Barnhart and Graduate student team win internal IRAD award for computational topology changes that would support Satellite Aggregation based on biological inspiration.

SERC Highlighted as Part of Los Angeles Space Innovation Industry
USC alumni and researchers build on the region’s legacy in aerospace and aviation to push the next generation of spaceflight.

SERC Director presents USC’s CONFERS Team Results at International Astronautics Conference in Bremen GE
Dave will be discussing practices to develop safety standards for on-orbit rendezvous and proximity operations.