SpaceValley

Discovery Festival
2024-11-22 09:00 - 14:00 (America/Denver)
Discovery Festival is a STEAM-h event that allows students in our community to meet and interact with local STEAM-h businesses, organizations and schools though interactive activities. Approximately 2,000+ local youth will be in attendance. Our agency works with schools and student groups to plan class and school-wide field trips to our event.

NewSpace Nexus T5 Event
2024-11-20 16:30 - 18:30 | The NewSpace Launchpad, 2420 Alamo Ave SE #104, Albuquerque, NM, 87106, United States
NewSpace Nexus is celebrating their 5-year anniversary at their Albuquerque launchpad ! Hear from leaders who contributed to building NewSpace Nexus, developments in the space industry, and exciting opportunities for the future!

There will be wine, beer, and Thanksgiving cuisine. A perfect way to kick off the holiday season and network with industry professionals!

APRO: The Alamagordo Years with NM MUFON State Director Maria Tellier
2024-11-09 13:30 - 15:30
We are honored to welcome Maria Tellier, the New Mexico MUFON State Director, to present her insightful talk: “APRO: The Alamogordo Years (1954-1960).” This presentation will shed light on the often-overlooked yet deeply influential Aerial Phenomena Research Organization (APRO), which made its home in Alamogordo during this critical period of UFO research.

Science on Tap: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love In-Situ TEM
2024-11-08 17:30 - 19:00
Join Dr. Eric Lang, Assistant Professor leading research on ion-materials interactions, focusing on materials for future nuclear fission and fusion reactors at the University of New Mexico, as he explores the benefits, drawbacks, complexities, and insights gained from his work using transmission electron microscopes to visualize the nanoscale effects of radiation damage.

Rio Grande Research Slam
2024-10-31 09:00 - 13:00 | Q Station, 3225 Central Ave, Albuquerque, NM, 87106, United States
ABOUT THE SLAM
Three winners will be selected from each of the four Southwest Region Research Institutions (Air Force Research Laboratory, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Sandia National Laboratory, National Renewable Energy Laboratory) to compete in the Rio Grande Research SLAM.
Individual eligibility criteria for the local event are set by the participating Southwest Region Research Institutions .
All winners (First prize, Second prize, Third prize, and People’s Choice award) will be decided at the live event. Only one static PowerPoint slide is permitted. The slide will enhance the presentation, but it is not the focus of the contest. Contestants will select a 10-second clip of a song they would like played as they are introduced. Presentations will be limited to three minutes. Competitors exceeding three minutes will lose points on their presentation. The slide is to be presented from the beginning of the talk. Presentations must be made on the stage at the live event. No additional media (e.g., sound or video files) are permitted in the slide. No props (e.g., costumes, musical instruments, laboratory equipment) are permitted.
Judging
There will be no more than one judge representing each individual Research Institution. Other participating judges will be selected and agreed upon by the Rio Grande Research SLAM organizing committee. The judges’ choices are final and binding.
The winner of the People’s Choice award will be determined by an online poll only to members of the audience at the live event. Each attendee will be allowed to vote only once. If the People’s Choice award winner is the same as the First, Second, or Third prize winner, that individual will receive both. In the event of a tie, the judges will deliberate to make the final decision(s).

Science on Tap: Nuclear Archaeology
2024-10-18 17:30 - 19:00 | National Museum of Nuclear Science & History, 601 Eubank Blvd SE, Albuquerque, NM, 87123, United States
Join Professor Carl Willis, professor of Practice and Chief Reactor Supervisor in the Nuclear Engineering Department at the University of New Mexico, as he uncovers what his modern measurements and models reveal about the Chicago Pile-1 reactor eight decades later.

Bruckner Meets Sci-Fi!
2024-10-13 15:00 - 17:00
The New Mexico Philharmonic’s Power Concerts series is back for another season of illuminating, affordable, family-friendly concerts! This series is geared toward introducing young audience members and their families to classical music, the orchestra, and the instruments that make it all possible. Our first Power Concert of the season starts off with a bang! Our brass and percussion sections steal the show in the Power Concerts’ signature tune, the opening to Richard Strauss’s Also sprach Zarathustra. Then, the magic of Bruckner meets the magic of the movies when we pair movements of Bruckner’s Symphony No. 4 with two of John Williams’s classics, the “Flying Theme” from E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial and “Darth Vader’s Theme” from Star Wars. Music Director Roberto Minczuk conducts.

TechFest 2024
2024-10-11 18:00 - 20:00
Join us at TechFest 2024 – the largest free tech event in Albuquerque! Get ready to immerse yourself in the latest innovations, network with industry experts, and attend mind-blowing tech talks and workshops. See how New Mexico is building itself as a tech hub of the southwest! Whether you’re a tech enthusiast, a developer, or a business professional, this event is perfect for anyone passionate about the future of technology.
