APSU's Science on Tap opens fall season with trip to Moon
By: Brian Dunn August 28, 2026
The Artemis II crew captured the rings of the Moon’s Orientale basin during the mission’s lunar flyby on April 6, 2026. Dr. Amanda Stadermann will discuss lunar exploration at Science on Tap on Sept. 1. (Photo courtesy of NASA)
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. — Austin Peay State University’s College of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics will host its first Science on Tap of the fall semester at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 1, at Strawberry Alley Ale Works.
Dr. Amanda Stadermann, assistant professor of geology in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, will present “Moon Joy! What We Learn When We Go to the Moon.”
Her talk will cover current lunar exploration, including NASA’s Artemis program, and what the rocks carried back from the Moon reveal about the history of Earth’s nearest neighbor.
Stadermann earned her doctorate at the University of Arizona and worked as a postdoctoral fellow at NASA’s Johnson Space Center before joining Austin Peay. Her research uses mineralogy, petrology and geochemistry to understand how planetary bodies — Earth, the Moon and asteroids — form and evolve.
About Science on Tap
Science on Tap features APSU College of STEM faculty presenting topics to the community. The free event for all ages is held the first Tuesday of each month during the academic year, upstairs at Strawberry Alley Ale Works in downtown Clarksville, with doors opening at 5 p.m.