Dr. Brian Mandell Featured Presenter at Morristown-Beard School 2018 Math & Science Symposium

April 16, 2018 

Dr. Brian Mandell, Division Director for Curriculum & Communications at the Smithsonian Science Education Center, was a featured presenter at the 2018 Math & Science Symposium held at the Morristown-Beard School and co-hosted by The New Jersey Association of Independent Schools (NJAIS) and the Far Hills Country Day School. 

The event was attended by more than 200 independent school teachers from across New Jersey and featured a keynote address by Dr Ellen Stofan, former Chief Scientist for NASA. Dr. Stofan, who was recently named the Head of the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C., spoke about "Exploring Other Worlds to Understand Our Own." In her talk, she discussed the importance of studying the planets Venus and Mars as well as the moon Titan (the largest moon of Saturn) because of their geological similarities with the Earth.

Dr. Mandell was a featured presenter at the 2018 Math & Science Symposium held at the Morristown-Beard School and co-hosted by The New Jersey Association of Independent Schools (NJAIS) and the Far Hills Country Day School. Dr. Brian Mandell 

Dr Ellen Stofan, former Chief Scientist for NASA, was recently named the Head of the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C.Dr Ellen Stofan

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