Moriba Jah: From Celestial Debris to Cosmic Stewardship | Architecture Lecture
In this thought-provoking talk, "From Celestial Debris to Cosmic Stewardship: Scaling Space Environmentalism for the Built Environment," Moriba K. Jah explores how space environmentalism challenges our notions of scale and impact in the built environment. Drawing parallels between architectural approaches and cosmic stewardship, he addresses the growing threats of space debris, militarization, and space pollution, and demonstrate how small interventions in space sustainability can ripple into large-scale global change. Through this lens, we'll reimagine the roles of architects and urban planners as stewards not only of Earth’s environment but also of the broader cosmic ecosystem.
Sponsored by Room 1000
About the Speaker
Moriba Jah is co-founder and chief scientist at Privateer Space and Moriba Jah Universal. He is a professor of aerospace engineering and engineering mechanics at The University of Texas at Austin, where he holds the Mrs. Pearlie Dashiell Henderson Centennial Fellowship in Engineering. Dr. Jah leads the technical vision for Privateer as chief scientist. Jah is a renowned space environmentalist and astrodynamicist specializing in space object detection, tracking, identification, and characterization, as well as spacecraft navigation. Jah also co-founded Moriba Jah Universal, LLC, in order to co-create media, art, and entertainment across a variety of platforms aimed at taking Space Environmentalism mainstream to spread awareness about space debris — the ever-growing threat to humanity that most people don’t know exists.
Free and open to the public.
If you require accommodations to fully participate in this event, please contact bzar@berkeley.edu or 510.967.6990 at least 10 days prior to the lecture.