*Welcome to the podcast of Harold C. Connolly Jr., an explorer of space, time, and the human experience. In this podcast we explore how the sciences of Cosmochemisgtry and Geology play critical roles in defining our understanding of the earliest time of the Solar System formation. Hosted by Professor Harold C. Connolly Jr., a Cosmochemist and Geologist, Professor Connolly interviews friends and colleagues about their life experiences as it relates to the science of Solar System formation plu ...
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28. Keep your paragraphs brief: A discussion with Chief Editor Cat Wolner
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In this episode, recorded on the 14 May 2021 at the SPOC, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, I sat down with Cat Wolner. Cat is the Chief Editor and Documentarian of the OSIRIS-REx mission. I have worked closely with Cat for several years and she has processed an enormous number of papers as editor of the mission. She provides some real insight int…
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27. Hayabusa2 SRC recovery and sample from Ryugu: A discussion with Shogo Tachibana
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Coming to you from the Hongo Campus of the University of Tokyo, Japan, Shogo Tachibana-sensei and I sit down and discuss his experiences with being a member of the Hayabusa2 space mission sample return capsule (SRC) recovery team, which retrieved the SRC from the Australian outback where it landed safely. We also discuss his experiences with the in…
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26. Amber Live and getting to Japan during a pandemic
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In this podcast (recorded 10 August 2021), I discuss my appearance on Amber Live, which was a big honor for me and I loved it! I also discuss the oppressive heat in Japan and how I was able to enter Japan during a pandemic. I provide some details of actually getting through the airport once I arrived and a preview to the next podcast. Being in Japa…
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25. Being in Japan during a pandemic and the evolution of the podcast
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In this podcast I begin to discuss living in Tokyo during the summer of 2021, life during the pandemic and heat wave. I also discuss the evolution of this podcast, specifically its name, and set-up new podcasts to come. I hope you enjoy it and the evolution, or new emphasis, of the podcast, most of which is mirrors and smoke on my ‘original’ style.…
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24. On presolar grains and music in the morning: A discussion with Larry Nittler
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During a cold day outside of Sapporo, Japan, in February 2020, Dr. Larry Nittler and I sat down in a hotel room during the Solar System Symposium in Sapporo to discuss his research on presolar grains, his participation in several space missions, and his concern for the future of cosmochemistry. Larry is also an accomplishment musician and composer!…
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23. Astronomy in Lebanon: A discussion with Ronald-Louis Ballouz
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Coming to you from the Science Processing and Operation Center (SPOC) in the Drake Building of the University of Arizona, I sat down with Dr. Ronald-Louis Ballouz to discuss his life in science. Ron is a modeler of extraordinary talent and vision who maintains a level of rigor to all that he does without ever seemingly to become frazzled by any cha…
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22. Science without risk is not science: A discussion with Patrick Michel
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Coming to you from the Science Processing and Operation Center (SPOC) in the Drake Building of the University of Arizona, I sat down Dr. Patrick Michel, Directeur de Recherches au CNRS, Responsable de l’Équipe TOP (Théories et Observations en Planétologie). Patrick is a Co-I on Hayabusa2 and on OSIRIS-REx, a researcher who studies the dynamics of t…
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21. Discovery of An Active Asteroid: A discussion with Carl Hergenrother
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Once again coming to you from the Drake Building at the University of Arizona, I had the great pleasure of sitting down with Carl Hergenrother. Carl is the Lead Scientist for the Astronomy Working Group of the OSIRIS-REx mission. Carl has been working on the project since its earliest days and is an observer in the field of astronomy. He does not h…
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20. A Passion for Chemistry: A discussion with Jason Dworkin
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Coming to you yet again from the SPOC of the OSIRIS-REx mission in the Drake Building of the University of Arizona, I had the great honor to sit down with my friend and colleague, Dr. Jason Dworkin. Jason is Chief of the Astrochemistry laboratory at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, MD. Jason is also Mission Project Scientist for OSI…
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19. It is a Choice: A discussion with Danny Glavin
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Coming to you once again from the SPOC of the OSIRIS-REx mission in the Drake Building of the University of Arizona, I had the great honor to sit down with my friend and colleague, Dr. Danny Glavin. Danny is Associate Director for Strategic Science of the Solar System Division of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center and is a Cosmochemist who speciali…
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18. North of the Boarder: OLA and mapping Bennu
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Coming to you from the Science Processing and Operation Center (SPOC) in the Drake Building of the University of Arizona, I sat down with members of the OLA team, Canadian Co-Is and collaborators of the OSIRIS-REx mission, to discuss laser altimetry as applied to asteroid Bennu. Prof. Mike Daly of York University is the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) …
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17. Women in Engineering: The System Approach to Space Exploration with Sara Balram Knutson
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Coming to you from the Drake Building of the University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, I sat down with the OSIRIS-REx Science Operation Lead Engineer, Sara Balram Knutson, about her role in the mission. I’ve been working with Sara for 7 years and hardly knew about her life until we chatted during this recording. She has an extremely important job on the m…
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16. Women and their Voice in Science: Discussion with Ellen Howell
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Coming to you once again from the SPOC at the Drake Building of the University of Arizona, Ellen Howell and I sat down the day after the Space Weathering Technical Interchange Meeting (TIM) to discuss her role on the OSIRIS-REx mission. We discussed her career and passion for observing celestial objects that move through the Solar System. Ellen has…
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15. Science and Management: A discussion with Josh Emery
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Coming to you once again for the SPOC located at the Drake Building of the University of Arizona, Professor Josh Emery and I sat down and discussed many issues. Josh is the Lawrence A. Taylor Associate Professor of Planetary Sciences at the University of Tennessee. He is currently on sabbatical and based at the University of Arizona, preparing for …
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14. Let’s be flexible: A discussion with Mike Nolan
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Coming to you once again from the SPOC at the Drake Building of the University of Arizona, Mike Nolan and I sat down during a Data Product Production Technical Interchange Meeting (TIM) to discuss his role on the OSIRIS-REx mission, his former life before OSIRIS-REx, science, and how to get things accomplished with remembering the need to be flexib…
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13. Science without Boarders: A discussion with William Boynton
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I sat down with Prof. William Boynton of the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory of the University of Arizona. William (as I call him) is a dear friend and has spent his life working in space missions. Recording from his office at the Drake Building at the University of Arizona, we discussed how someone who was originally a sample scientist studying met…
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12. Stubbornness and Science: A discussion with Dani DellaGuistina
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Coming to you from the Science Processing and Operation Center(SPOC) in the Drake Building of the University of Arizona during the OSIRIS-REx EGA (Earth Gravity Assist) I had a chance during the high adrenaline excitement of a successful ECA to sit down with Dani DellaGuistina. She and her team are charged with processing all the images taken by th…
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11. Curiosity in Science and Life: A discussion with Bashar Rizk
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Coming to you from the Drake Building of the University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, I sit down with Bashar Rizk, who is the OCAMS Instrument Scientist for the OSIRIS-REx mission, and discuss his view on science and life. Originally an immigrant from Syria, we discuss how the human quality of curiosity drives us to seek out the unknown. Curiosity is a v…
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10. Passion and Science: A discussion with Bill Bottke.
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Coming to you from the Southwest Research Institute in Boulder, CO, I sat down with Dr. Bill Bottke and discussed his passion for science, what drives him to be involved in three space missions, why his life is so wonderful. He share his view if life happiness and his passion for life. We have known each other since we were post-docs at Caltech, 19…
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9. The Grand Tack: A discussion with Kevin Walsh
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Coming to you from Chiba, greater Tokyo, Japan, Dr. Kevin Walsh of the Southwest Research Center in Boulder, CO, and I discuss his Grand Tack hypothesis of the origins of planetary bodies in the Solar System, his role on OSIRIS-REx, and the passion he has for science. Dr. Walsh is also lead scientist for the Regolith Development Working Group of th…
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8. Airless Bodies and History: A discussion with Carle M. Peters
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Coming to you from Chiba, greater Tokyo, Japan, I am very fortunate to discuss science with Professor Carle M. Pieters of Brown University. Professor Peiters is one of the pioneers of the use of remote sensing data coupled with laboratory experiments to understand the composition of Solar System rocky bodies. She stated her career working on data f…
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7. A Passion for the Moon: A discussion with Jeff Gillis-Davis.
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Coming to you from Manoa, Oahu, Hawai’i, I sat down with Prof. Jeff Gillis-Davis of the University of Hawai’i at Manoa. Prof. Gillis-Davis has a great passion for all things Moon, meaning the Earth’s moon, and as a research professor has a rather full life at home. However, he still makes the time to follow his passion and has served on three diffe…
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6. Just do it: A discussion with Kate Crombie.
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Coming to you from the Drake Building of the University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, Dr. Kate Crombie and I spend time discussing the importance of the attitude of ‘just do it’ or rather ‘just go for it’ in life and how that concept has gotten her, in part, where she is today. She is the Data Archivist and Co-I for the OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return …
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5. The Passion to Explore: A discussion with Dante S. Lauretta
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Coming to you from the Drake Building of the University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, I sat down with Professor Lauretta and I spend time discussing his passion in science and life. In addition to being a faculty member at the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory of the University of Arizona and PI of NASA’s New Frontier’s 3 asteroid sample return mission, OSI…
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4. Women in Science: A discussion with Vicky Hamilton
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Coming to you from the Rusutsu Resort and Conference Center in Sapporo, Japan, Dr. Hamilton and I discuss our roles in OSIRIS-REx, how Dr. Hamilton became involved in space missions (which she has had experience on several) and her experience in science as a woman. We were both attending the Solar System Symposium in Sapporo, for which I was a co-c…
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3. Culture and Science: An Interview with Shogo Tachibana
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Coming to you from Rusutsu Resort and Conference Center outside of Sapporo, Japan, Shogo Tachibana-sensei and I discuss his role on Hayabusa2, the JAXA asteroid sample return mission, his relationship with OSIRIS-REx, and the cultural difference in performing science in Japan vs. the U. S. A. Shogo is a sample scientist like myself and we have know…
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2. Lineage in Science: An Interview with Gary R. Huss
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Coming to you from Manoa, Oahu, Hawai’i, I discuss the subject of lineage, in this case scientific lineage, with Professor Gary R. Huss of the University of Hawai’i at Manoa. Professor Huss was born into a family of scientists and his grandfather was one of the founding fathers of the fields of Meteoritics and Cosmochemistry. Recorded March 2017. h…
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1. Expression: A discussion with the artist Paul Pinkman
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In this podcast, my first one, I discuss the subject of ‘Expression’ with my dear friend the artist Paul Pinkman. We talk about the relationship between science, art, and Buddhism through expression. Paul and I have been friends for 20 years and have watched each others lives and careers grow and change. Science does not live in a vacuum and Paul i…
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