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An Evening with Dr. Roberta Bondar

Date:  Thursday, March 18, 2010
6:30 pm: Reception with light refreshments
7:00 pm: Evening keynote

Location: Shaw Theatre
NAIT Main Campus
11762-106 St NW, Edmonton

Scientist, physician, astronaut, environmental educator and photographer, Dr. Roberta Bondar embodies the spirit of change, life-long learning and adaptability.

As the world’s first neurologist in space, Dr. Bondar is globally recognized for her pioneering contribution to space medicine research. Aboard the first Discovery mission of 1992, she conducted science experiments in the space shuttle’s First International Microgravity Laboratory on behalf of 14 countries. For more than a decade with NASA, Dr. Bondar headed an international medical research team supporting over two dozen missions on the space shuttle and MIR, continuing to find new connections between astronauts recovering from the microgravity of space and neurological illnesses here on Earth.

Dr. Bondar is also an acclaimed professional photographer, focusing her talents on the natural wonders of our planet. She has written four photographic essay books and her works are held in private, corporate and institutional collections in Canada, the USA and England.

Named by TIME magazine as one of North America’s best explorers, Dr. Bondar has been recognized with the NASA space Medal, Officer of the Order of Canada, the Order of Ontario and is a Laureate of the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame and of the International Women’s Forum Hall of Fame. She has received 24 honorary degrees from North American universities, has five Canadian schools named after her, and was featured on a 2003 Canadian postage stamp.