2025 Conference

The POWER TO EXPLORE
Energy for Space Operations

Friday, August 22, 2025
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay

35TH ANNUAL WISCONSIN SPACE CONFERENCE
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
University Union
2420 Nicolet Dr. 
Green Bay, WI 54311
Conference - Friday, August 22, 2025
7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

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The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay and the Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium will host the 35th Annual Wisconsin Space Conference on Friday, August 22, 2025, at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay University Union in Green Bay, WI.

The conference kicks off at 7:30 am Friday with a continental breakfast. Special guest speaker includes Lindsay Kaldon, Fission Surface Power Project Manager at NASA Glenn Research Center, who will discuss “From Earth to the Stars: Nuclear Fission  Surface Power for the Moon and Mars.” Throughout the day, attendees will hear about NASA partnerships, student research, K-12 outreach, academic and industry research, and WSGC team projects. There will be a poster and networking session, and an awards ceremony.

Download the 2025 Conference Brochure for conference registration and accommodation information.

PLENARY SPEAKER: LINDSAY KALDON
  Lindsay Kaldon is the Fission Surface Power Project Manager at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio. Prior to joining NASA in 2023, she served as the Technical Lead and Deputy Program Manager for the Navy’s Electromagnetic Pulse Office at the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Dahlgren, Virginia. She has over 10 years working in the Department of Defense on unmanned intelligence aircraft for both the Navy and the Air Force. She began her professional career as an Air Force electronic warfare officer on the high-altitude U-2 and Global Hawk aircraft. Lindsay has a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Evansville, a professional certificate in Systems Engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School, and a Master’s degree in Nuclear Engineering from Penn State, where her research focused on radioisotope power and nuclear propulsion systems. She is currently a Captain in the Air Force Reserves, serving part-time within Air Force Research Laboratory’s Space Vehicles Directorate at Kirtland AFB, NM. In her spare time, she enjoys flying; she has a private pilot’s license with an instrument rating.

TO REGISTER TO ATTEND:

Costs to register are below. Continental breakfast and lunch will be provided for all in-person attendees.

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https://events.blackthorn.io/en/Dn6Augl7/g/E8C918679T/35th-annual-wisconsin-space-grant-conference-5a1KTSfBQsR/overview

COST	BY JULY 16	AFTER JULY 16
Student	$40	$50
K-12 Teacher	$60	$70
General	$70	$80

 If you need to modify your registration, please contact virantn@uwgb.edu.

TO REGISTER TO PRESENT:

Presenters should complete the online WSC25_Presenter Registration form by July 16, 2025. Approximately 25 awardees will share the results of their project or program during the oral presentations. All other student participants will participate in a dynamic Poster Session where peers will highlight some of the best STEM-related research taking place on Wisconsin campuses.

ACCOMMODATIONS:

Country Inn & Suites by Radisson, Green Bay East
850 Kepler Drive
Green Bay, Wisconsin 53203
(920)770-2683

Conference Block: Space Conference
$98 per night plus tax
Block rates are valid through July 21

CONTACT INFORMATION:

Registration
Nicole Virant
Program Specialist, UW-Green Bay
virantn@uwgb.edu

Conference & Logistics
Samantha Betancur
Camps & Outreach Coordinator, UW-Green Bay
betancus@uwgb.edu

Presentations
Christine Bolz
Assistant Director, NASA Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium
cbolz@carthage.edu
262.551.5915