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

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 further in our goals. Through it, we can collectively bring about a more just, and more innovative future.