Bonnie Dunbar presents:
"From Lewis and Clark to Mars:
Exploring New Frontiers"

Join NASA astronaut Bonnie Dunbar, '71, '75, for breakfast and an exciting presentation on a subject tailor-made for a northwest audience: exploration. Her talk will address the challenges of exploration, the technologies which must be developed to enable future exploration, and the benefits which accrue to science, to engineering, to the nation and to humanity as a whole.

Note: Please register early, this event will likely sell-out. A continental breakfast will be served.

About Bonnie Dunbar

Bonnie Dunbar grew up on a farm in the Yakima Valley before studying ceramic engineering at the University of Washington. Her work in this field led to her involvement in the space shuttle project. She became one of the first woman astronauts and has now logged more hours in space than any other woman. She flew on the first space shuttle mission to dock with the Russian Space Station Mir. Recently she was named the UW's Alumna of the Year. To learn more about Ms. Dunbar's story, read the Columns Magazine article "Sunnyside Up" from the June 2004 issue.

Location & Directions

The breakfast takes place in McCarty Hall, a residence hall on the UW Seattle Campus. McCarty Hall is on the northern edge of campus. View a map showing the location. Paid parking is available on campus; gatehouse personnel will direct you to the closest available parking.

Driving Directions: From I-5, take the NE 45th Street exit (#169). Turn east onto NE 45th Street. Continue east about one quarter mile to 17th Avenue NE (Memorial Dr. campus entrance) and turn right. Stop at Gatehouse #2 for directions and a parking permit.

From 520, exit onto Montlake Blvd. and head north past Husky Stadium. Take the left fork onto 25th Ave N.E., turning left onto Pend Oreille Rd. at the traffic light. Stop at Gatehouse #3 for directions and a parking permit.