Photo by Henry Throop Peter Jenniskens (SETI) gives a quick talk to a school group touring the poster session. Prof. Dolores Balzac, Director of the Planetarium at the UPR-M guided the students throw the exhibits hall.

Photos by Henry Throop More than 860 students and teachers participated of the “Future Scientists” tour.

Students in the lecture room adjacent to the conference, where they were being briefed by Dr. Mayra Lebrón about STEM careers. Photo by Henry Throop

More than 10 talks were given by scientists participants of the DPS conference. Photo by Henry Throop

Students in front of the LCROSS poster. LCROSS crashed into the moon (intentionally) less than 24 hours later. Dr. Carmen Pantoja UPR professor and IYA2009-PR SPoC received the visiting students at the LCROSS poster. Photo by Henry Throop