Otterbein presents a lecture by former NASA and current Blue Origin scientist Tara Ruttley, Ph.D., for the Vernon L. Pack ’50 Distinguished Scholar-in-Residence Series at 7 p.m. on Monday, April 13, in the Fritsche Theatre at Cowan Hall. The lecture is free and open to the public. Ruttley is the chief scientist for Orbital Reef, Blue Origin’s next-generation commercial space station. Ruttley spent 21 years at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), contributing to one of humanity’s greatest collaborative achievements: the International Space Station (ISS). She is an astronaut selection finalist, holder of a U.S. utility patent, and author of publications across multiple fields.
Learn more at www.otterbein.edu/pack.
Save the Date! Aug. 26, 2026, 6 p.m.
George W. (1921) and Mildred K. White Science Lecture Series
Graham Hatfull, Ph.D.
Eberly Family Professor of Biotechnology at the University of Pittsburgh
Held in Riley Auditorium at the Battelle Fine Arts Center.
