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Sen. Hutchison & Nobel Prize Winner Professor Samuel Ting Spoke at the 9th Annual TAMEST Conference in Houston |
Background: For more than five years, Senator Hutchison has worked closely with Nobel Prize winner Professor Samuel Ting, of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to help ensure the development of the Alpha-Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS). In addition to winning the Nobel Prize in Physics, Dr. Ting has made a very significant contribution to the International Space Station’s scientific capabilities as the principal investigator managing the development of the AMS, a space-based cosmic-ray detector. Research by the AMS could lead to innovation in a vast array of fields, from helping us protect astronauts from cosmic radiation, to discovering things that could potentially revolutionize our understanding of the Universe.
On June 17 , 2011, Senator Hutchison met at the Johnson Space Center with Dr. Ting to discuss the Alpha-Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS). Astronaut Mark Kelly, the Shuttle Mission Commander for the mission that launched AMS, accompanied Sen. Hutchison and Dr. Ting as they toured the facility. Sen. Hutchison played a pivotal role in AMS deployment, providing the legislative authority in 2008 for a dedicated shuttle mission to ensure delivery of the AMS to space before the end of space shuttle operations.
The AMS is a revolutionary scientific development that is designed to search for answers to some of the most fundamental questions in modern physics, such as the existence of anti-matter, or the origin of dark matter. For more information about the AMS, click here.
TAMEST was founded by U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison and Nobel Laureates Dr. Michael Brown and the late Dr. Richard Smalley. Created as a Texas-version of the National Academies, TAMEST consists of the state’s 10 Nobel Laureates and 200 plus members of the Institute of Medicine, the National Academy of Engineering and the National Academy of Sciences. TAMEST is dedicated to increasing national awareness of and funding for research and development at Texas colleges and universities as well as fostering collaboration among institutions. The annual two-day conference is designed to facilitate greater collaboration among the state’s leading academics and grow the ranks of Texans in the prestigious National Academies. Click here for more information about TAMEST.
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