Honoring Scientists and Engineers with Art

[Jaine Perotti]

Just letting everybody know... there was a recent article in the New York Times about Ellen and the American Mural Project. I wanted to share it with you, so here it is!

"A Mural that Redefines the Word 'Big'" - New York Times

Also, as sort of a general update - I am once again working for Ellen this summer on the project. Things have indeed moved along a lot slower than anticipated. Part of the reason is that I wasn't able to work here after I went to school. However, we have quite a few projects slated for this coming fall!

As Marion mentioned, Team 233 will be working with the NASA Kennedy Space Center launch crew on the project. Team 1011 should be meeting up with Dr. Peter Smith from Arizona State University in the fall. The Deep Space Network will be pairing with a team from Lancaster, California. Team 1732 (John and Sue Wanninger's team) have met with Dr. Mike Wolff from the Space Science Institute in Wisconsin. Team 1917 is making arrangements to work with a geologist from the USGS who worked on the Microscopic Imager. Recently, Ellen made a trip out to JPL - recieving appropriate permissions from NASA and discussing the arrangement of a large scale project there. Overall, some very exciting news!

-- Jaine