Space Rocks and Board Games, Professor Dante Lauretta
In this first episode of Behind the Beaker I interview Dante Lauretta, professor of planetary science and cosmochemistry at the University of Arizona's Lunar and Planetary Laboratory. Not only does this academic teach, he also creates science boardgames and leads NASA's OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample spacecraft mission. We talk about his time in the science community and his journey as a first generation college student. If you're interested in taking Dante's service learning course, search for 396B in Educational Leadership on UAccess. Bear Down!