Gregory Olsen, who in October 2005 became the third self-financed
space traveler to visit the International Space Station, will speak
about his experiences at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 14, in Peyton Hall
Auditorium.
The presentation will detail Olsen’s training and his 10-day, $20
million journey with the Russian Space Agency, and will include video
footage from the flight.
Olsen holds degrees in electrical engineering and physics from
Fairleigh Dickinson University as well as a doctorate in materials
science from the University of Virginia. He has worked as a research
scientist for RCA Laboratories, where he was awarded 10 patents. In
1991, he started Sensors Unlimited Inc., a manufacturing and research
company that specializes in advanced imaging applications and that has
been an industrial affiliate of the Princeton Institute for the Science and Technology of Materials. His
accolades include the 2000 Institute of Electrical and Electronics
Engineers' Aron Kressel Award, which recognizes individuals who have
made important contributions to opto-electronic device technology.
The event is sponsored by the Princeton Astrobiology Club.