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Dorsett Fellowship Lecture Series

The Dorsett Fellowship was established in 2001 when the Frederick Gardner Cottrell Foundation, in conjunction with Research Corporation Technologies, made a significant donation in honor of Burt Dorsett ’53, establishing an endowed fund.

The purpose of the Dorsett fund is to honor the exemplary business career of Burt Dorsett by bringing practitioners of ethics (business leaders, physicians, engineers, etc.) and/or scholars of ethics to the Dartmouth campus. The Dorsett Fellows have provided public lectures, conducted guest lectures in college courses, participated in faculty working groups, and spent time pursuing their own research while on campus.

Danielle Wood, Director of MIT's Space Enabled Research Lab, Assistant Professor of Media Arts and Sciences

Space Enabled Earth Justice Using Space Technology to Improve Life


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Danielle Wood

April 21, 2025, 4:30-6pm, Watch the lecture here with your Dartmouth ID.

As director of the Space Enabled Research Lab, Danielle Wood's mission is to advance justice in Earth's complex systems by using designs enabled by space research. In this entrepreneurial and inspiring talk, Wood explores the six types of space technology that she and her team are using to support societal needs. These include satellite earth observation, satellite communication, satellite positioning, microgravity research, technology transfer, and the inspiration derived from space research and education. As she poignantly shares, barriers remain that limit the application of space technology as a tool for sustainable development. Here, Wood explains how she challenges these barriers, sharing the multiple disciplines that she works with: design thinking, art, social science, complex systems, satellite engineering and data science. Whether you're an aeronautical engineer or an social entrepreneur; an astronaut or an actuary, Wood's talk shows how cross-discipline and cross-organizational collaboration will ultimately take us farther in our goals. Through it, we can collectively bring about a more just, and more innovative future.