Journey to NASA Summary: Jessica U. Meir was selected by NASA in 2013. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Biology from Brown University, a Master of Science in Space Studies from the International Space University, and a Doctorate in Marine Biology from Scripps Institution of Oceanography (UCSD).In her research, the Caribou, Maine native studied… Learn more
U.S. Air Force Brigadier General Heather L. Pringle Brigadier General Heather L. Pringle, Commander, 502nd Air Base Wing and Joint Base San Antonio, Texas, which unifies 11 geographically distinct locations including JBSA-Randolph, JBSA-Fort Sam Houston, JBSA-Lackland, and JBSA-Camp Bullis. The 8,000-person 502 ABW executes 49 installation support functions to enable the largest Joint Base in… Learn more
Mallory Lefland of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory Takes You Inside the Mars 2020 Mission As a systems engineer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, CA, Mallory Lefland is playing a key role in the Mars 2020 Mission – a highly challenging undertaking to investigate a region of Mars where this ancient environment may… Learn more
Lt Col Janelle T. H. Jackson, Commander of the 317th Recruiting Squadron for the United States Air Force Lt Col Janelle T. H. Jackson is Commander, 317th Recruiting Squadron, Oxon Hill, Maryland. She leads approximately 86 active duty and 10 civilian personnel covering a 43,000 square-mile area that includes the District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia,… Learn more
Tracy Drain Systems Engineer NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Full Speaker Bio Coming Soon!
Astronaut Benjamin Drew: What it Was Like Aboard NASA’s Final Shuttle Mission Benjamin Alvin Drew, Jr. remembers well his flight as a NASA astronaut aboard Space Shuttle Discovery. This mission to the International Space Station (ISS), which took place from February 24 to March 9, 2011, would be NASA’s final Shuttle flight before the trailblazing… Learn more
NASA Research Engineer Follows His Passion in Developing Signal Processing Systems Damon Bradley is a research engineer at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, where his current research interests include statistical signal processing, information theory, Earth remote sensing, satellite scientific instrumentation, and compressive sensing. Damon has 16 years of experience developing scientific instrumentation for astrophysics,… Learn more
Planetery Geologist and NASA’s Former Chief Scientist, Ellen Stofan If you want fascinating insights into the terrain of Venus, Mars, or the Saturn Moon Titan, planetary geologist Ellen Stofan is the person to ask. As NASA’s former Chief Scientist, she is also the go-to expert on a host of other challenging frontiers in space exploration…. Learn more
Eric Berkenpas of Second Star Robotics: How to engineer solutions to study the world’s most extreme environments Eric is a co-founder of Second Star Robotics. He is formerly the Senior Director of the Exploration Technology Lab at the National Geographic Society. While there he developed technology programs in both terrestrial and marine conservation. He established… Learn more
The Innovator Behind AnthroTronix and Its Leading Brain and Cognitive Technologies Welcome to the high-tech world of neuroscientist, engineer, and innovator Corinna “Cori” Lathan. As Founder and Chief Executive Officer of the research and development firm, AnthroTronix, she is spearheading the development of medical technologies that are enhancing human health and performance. Currently, she and her… Learn more
