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The 2025 Nelson Series explores innovation at the intersection of STEM, space and human possibility. Astronaut Stanley G. Love ’87 will moderate a panel of scientists who will explore the extraordinary engineering and life-support systems that make survival in space possible.

Stanley G. Love ’87, former NASA Astronaut

5 p.m. Community Reception - Galileo Foyer
6 p.m. Lecture - Galileo Hall

Astronaut Stan Love ’87 will moderate a panel of scientists who will explore the science, technology and human resilience needed to make life in space possible.

The Bruce J. Nelson Distinguished Speaker Series is made possible through the generosity of the family of Bruce J. Nelson ’74. Nelson was a brilliant technologist and leader, who developed the remote procedure call protocol and who, at the time of his death, was the chief science officer at Cisco Systems. The speaker series addresses global technical issues and their social, economic and political challenges—a reflection of Harvey Mudd College’s vision of STEM for a Better World.