Sabrina Thompson: Combining Art in the Busy Career of a NASA Engineer “When I was growing up,” says NASA aerospace engineer Sabrina Thompson, “I thought I was going to be a famous artist –either that or a basketball player. To me, that was the fun stuff.” While she was good at math and physics, she was torn between… Learn more
NSF Director France A. Córdova: Leadership in Keeping the U.S. at the Forefront of Science and Engineering Discovery Noted astrophysicist France A. Córdova is Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF), the only government agency charged with advancing, all fields of scientific discovery, technological innovation, and science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education. A $7.8… Learn more
Erin Macdonald holds a PhD in Astrophysics, specifically in gravitational waves and general relativity so has a particular affinity for time travel and sci-fi with a hard science backbone. After leaving research and academia she worked as a public science communicator and educator before finding a job in the aerospace industry. This job brought her… Learn more
Katrina Jackson, Science Communicator and Video Producer Katrina Jackson is a space science communicator. She creates and hosts videos for the Hubble Space Telescope at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center as a science video producer for Universities Space Research Association (USRA). She is active with the Music and Drama club at NASA Goddard as a… Learn more
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
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
NASA Astrophysicist, Natalie Batalha: Searching for Life Beyond the Solar System An astrophysicist at NASA’s Ames Research Center, Natalie Batalha was the project scientist for the NASA’s Kepler Mission – an ambitious undertaking focused on searching for planets orbiting other stars in the galaxy. In this endeavor, Natalie and colleagues are exploring the structure and… 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
Inside the Fascinating, Challenging World of Meteorology With Dr. J. Marshall Shepherd The recent and unprecedented rash of monster hurricanes such as Harvey, Irma, Maria, or Nate — and even the tragic wildfires of northern California this autumn – are key examples of the critical role that meteorologists play in tracking, studying and monitoring these… Learn more
