Science Cafe - “Tomatoes on the Moon: Controlled Environment Technologies”

Monday, February 4, 2008
5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

The café is a casual forum for people to meet and discuss a particular science topic with UA scientists in the relaxed atmosphere of a local restaurant. Topics of discussion vary each month, but each is current, relevant and, at times, slightly edgy, humorous or controversial.

Gene A. Giacomelli, professor of agricultural and biosystems engineering and director of the Controlled Environment Agriculture Program, will offer a short talk titled "Tomatoes on the Moon: Controlled Environment Technologies."

As a pioneering researcher in controlled environment agriculture, Giacomelli is helping lead a small group of scientists in the development of growing systems capable of producing food in extreme environments – from the Tucson desert and Antarctica to the moon, Mars and beyond. In 2020, when the United States returns to the moon, he will be part of the team that will assure the project's agricultural success.

Admission: Free
Audience: All, Small (1-50)

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