Stellar Conversations features casual conversations with astronomers from Vanderbilt Dryer Observatory geared to a broad audience. Each episode is approximately three to five minutes in length, touching on such subjects as the expanding universe, stellar nurseries and astrobiology. http://hdl.handle.net/1803/1193 2013-05-25T00:16:24Z 2013-05-25T00:16:24Z Davis, Jan, 1953- Chappell, Rick, 1943- http://hdl.handle.net/1803/2307 2011-02-02T19:31:41Z 2008-06-16T05:00:00Z

Title: A Stellar Conversation with scientist, engineer and astronaut Jan Davis Authors: Davis, Jan, 1953-; Chappell, Rick, 1943- Description: Includes descriptive metadata provided by producer in MP3 file: "Stellar Conversations - Podcasts - A Stellar Conversation with scientist, engineer and astronaut Jan Davis." By news@vanderbilt.edu (Vanderbilt News Service). Jan Davis, scientist, engineer and astronaut talks with Rick Chappell, director of Dyer Observatory. Dr. Davis is a veteran of three space shuttle flights, and a proponent of future space exploration. Her upbringing in the space town of Huntsville, Alabama launched her on a career in science, one which she hopes students, especially young women, will choose to emulate.

2008-06-16T05:00:00Z Sheehan, William Chappell, Rick, 1943- http://hdl.handle.net/1803/798 2011-02-02T19:31:41Z 2007-12-07T06:00:00Z

Title: A Stellar Conversation with Dr. Bill Sheehan Authors: Sheehan, William; Chappell, Rick, 1943- Description: Includes descriptive metadata provided by producer in MP3 file: "Rick Chappell, director of Dyer Observatory, talks with Bill Sheehan on the anniversary of what would have been E.E. Barnard's 150th birthday. Dr. Sheehan is the author of 'The Immortal Fire Within,' the definitive biography on Barnard who is one of the world's most famous astronomers. Dr. Sheehan examines Barnard's life--his humble beginnings, his historic discoveries, his time at Vanderbilt and his famous photographs of the Milky Way."

2007-12-07T06:00:00Z Bolden, Charles, 1946- Chappell, Rick, 1943- http://hdl.handle.net/1803/779 2011-02-02T19:31:42Z 2007-05-09T05:00:00Z

Title: Stellar Conversations: An insider's look at the space shuttle with astronaut Charlie Bolden Authors: Bolden, Charles, 1946-; Chappell, Rick, 1943- Description: Includes descriptive metadata provided by producer in MP3 file: "In this edition of Stellar Conversations, Charlie Bolden, veteran of four space flights, gives an insider's look at what it takes to launch the space shuttle. Bolden logged more than 680 hours in orbit, assisted in deploying the Hubble Space Telescope, and commanded the first mission that included a Russian cosmonaut as a crew member. Rick Chappell, director of Vanderbilt Dyer Observatory and a past associate director of science at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, conducts the interview."

2007-05-09T05:00:00Z Dwyer, Nancy Alvey, Rocky Chappell, Rick, 1943- http://hdl.handle.net/1803/460 2011-02-02T19:31:41Z 2006-02-17T06:00:00Z

Title: Stellar Conversations: Gravity in space Authors: Dwyer, Nancy; Alvey, Rocky; Chappell, Rick, 1943- Description: Includes descriptive metadata provided by producer in MP3 file: "Guest speaker Rick Chappell shatters some common misperceptions about gravity in space and shares his personal experiences from his training days as a back-up payload specialist for the NASA space shuttle. Dr. Chappell is a research professor of physics at Vanderbilt University and is also director of the Vanderbilt Dyer Observatory."

2006-02-17T06:00:00Z