BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Australia/Canberra BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20261004T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=10 TZNAME:AEDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20260405T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=4 TZNAME:AEST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260424T072610Z UID:2A1A0877-FB7E-456D-9595-19B60E3E8AC0 DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20260421T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Canberra:20260421T200000 DESCRIPTION:Title: Microgravity – Experimentation\, Health & Manufacturin g\n\nWhen: Tue 21-Apr-26 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM\n\nSpeaker: Dr. Karyn Jarvis – Swinburne University of Technology\n\nAbstract: Microgravity has moved from niche science to mainstream conversation\, thanks to the Artemis mis sion and the Project Hail Mary movie. This seminar introduces what microgr avity actually is and why it matters\, exploring how it can be created usi ng ground‑based simulators\, short‑duration flight platforms\, and orb iting laboratories such as the International Space Station. The talk highl ights how microgravity affects the human body and why this is critical for future space missions\, before diving into how it’s being used for manu facturing on orbit. Examples such as protein crystallisation for drug deve lopment and novel materials processing show how microgravity research is s haping both space exploration and real‑world applications back on Earth. \n\nBio: []Dr. Karyn Jarvis is a Senior Research Engineer at the Australia n National Fabrication Facility (ANFF)\, managing their Biointerface Engin eering Hub at Swinburne University of technology. With a background in sur face modification\, characterisation and thin film deposition\, she brings extensive experience engineering tailored surface properties for targeted applications. She also oversees ANFF’s suite of microgravity reactors w ith a particular focus on simulating space conditions to optimise biologic al experiments for a variety of biotech applications. As part of Swinburne ’s Space Technology and Industry Institute\, Karyn contributes to the Ma terials Coating for Space and Microgravity Experimentation research progra ms.\n\nVirtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/554026 LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/554026 ORGANIZER:l.qiao@unsw.edu.au SEQUENCE:7 SUMMARY:IEEE AESS Seminar Microgravity – Experimentation\, Health & Manuf acturing URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/554026 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p><strong><span style="font-size: 14.0pt\; c olor: black\; mso-color-alt: windowtext\; background: white\;">Title: Micr ogravity &ndash\; Experimentation\, Health &amp\; Manufacturing</span></st rong></p>\n<p><strong><span style="font-size: 14.0pt\; color: black\; mso- color-alt: windowtext\; background: white\;">When: Tue 21-Apr-26 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM</span></strong></p>\n<p><strong><span style="font-size: 14.0pt\; color: black\; mso-color-alt: windowtext\; background: white\;">Speaker: D r. Karyn Jarvis &ndash\; Swinburne University of Technology</span></strong ></p>\n<p style="text-align: justify\; text-justify: inter-ideograph\;"><s trong><span style="font-size: 14.0pt\; color: black\; mso-color-alt: windo wtext\; background: white\;">Abstract: </span></strong><span style="color: black\; mso-color-alt: windowtext\; background: white\;">Microgravity has moved from niche science to mainstream conversation\, thanks to the Artem is mission and the <em>Project Hail Mary</em> movie. This seminar introduc es what microgravity actually is and why it matters\, exploring how it can be created using ground‑based simulators\, short‑duration flight plat forms\, and orbiting laboratories such as the International Space Station. The talk highlights how microgravity affects the human body and why this is critical for future space missions\, before diving into how it&rsquo\;s being used for manufacturing on orbit. Examples such as protein crystalli sation for drug development and novel materials processing show how microg ravity research is shaping both space exploration and real‑world applica tions back on Earth.</span></p>\n<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom : 0cm\; text-align: justify\; text-justify: inter-ideograph\; line-height: normal\;"><strong><span style="font-size: 14.0pt\; color: black\; mso-col or-alt: windowtext\; background: white\;">Bio: </span></strong><a name="OL E_LINK3"></a><span style="font-size: 12.0pt\; font-family: 'Times New Roma n'\,serif\;">Dr. Karyn Jarvis is a Senior Research Engineer at the Austral ian National Fabrication Facility (ANFF)\, managing their Biointerface Eng ineering Hub at Swinburne University of technology. With a background in s urface modification\, characterisation and thin film deposition\, she brin gs extensive experience engineering tailored surface properties for target ed applications. She also oversees ANFF&rsquo\;s suite of microgravity rea ctors with a particular focus on simulating space conditions to optimise b iological experiments for a variety of biotech applications. As part of Sw inburne&rsquo\;s Space Technology and Industry Institute\, Karyn contribut es to the Materials Coating for Space and Microgravity Experimentation res earch programs.</span></p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR