We invite boys and girls to join us and learn more about these exceptional
women who are featured in our interactive QuestChats and Forum. This day is devoted
to giving young people anywhere in the world who have Internet access
the opportunity to share the unique experiences of these women and expand
the horizons of their own future choices.
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Linda Bangert, Aerospace Technologist.
Linda's specialty is understanding the effects of integrating the
propulsion system with the aircraft. Until recently, she worked on
military fighter and attack airplanes in the "transonic" speed range.
Linda and her husband are both private pilots and have a two-year-old
daughter. (featured in Live QuestChat) |
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Pat Cowings, First female
scientist trained to be an astronaut. Pat is currently working on
Autogenic Feedback Training Exercise helping astronauts overcome motion
sickness. She is married to her coinvestigator of 25 years and has
a 13-year-old boy. (featured in Live QuestChat) |
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Karen Crandall, High Speed Research
(HSR) Propulsion Project Office - Business Officer at Lewis Research
Center. She works with both government and industry participants,
dealing with project management and business issues. Karen has an
11-year-old daughter. (featured in QuestForum) |
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Joyce Dever, Materials Engineer
working in the Power and On-Board Propulsion Technology Division at
Lewis Research Center. With a background in Chemistry and Engineering,
Joyce's primary projects have been studying the effects of the space
environment on materials. Joyce has a three-year-old daughter.
(featured in QuestForum) |
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Sue Digby,Outreach-TOPEX/Poseidon
and Jason-1 projects, satellite oceanography projects. Sue has lived
and worked in such remote places as Greenland, England, Newfoundland,
and Canada and her career has included teaching geogrphy and art,
using satellite data to detect the breathing holes that ringed seals
make in winter ice, and as the interface between scientists and engineers
on Cassini, the mission to Saturn. (featured in Live QuestChat)
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Estella Hernandez Gillette,Director
of Equal Opportunity Programs, previously Chief, Administrative Support
Office, in the Astronaut Office, of the Flight Crew Operations Directorate
helping to select the Astronaut crews. Estella is a Mexican immigrant
who came to America when she was 2 years old. She continues to volunteer
in various outreach efforts, including tutoring Spanish speaking students.
Estella's chat will be a bilingual chat. Questions asked in Spanish
will be responded to in Spanish and those asked in English will be
reponded to in English. (featured in Live QuestChat)
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Rose Grymes, Outreach Program
Manager for NASA Life Sciences, agency-wide and Outreach Manager for
NASA's Astrobiology Institute. Rose feels the most exciting aspect
about her job at NASA is being involved in making the future of humans
in space a reality. (featured in QuestForum)
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Dian Hardison, First female admitted to
the Navy EOD. She is an engineer at Kennedy Space Center working to
ensure materials compatibility between the Ground Support Equipment
and all the explosive, corrosive, toxic, and flammable materials that
are routinely handled at the Space Center. "Learning to disarm bombs
is not only academically challenging -- as you might expect! -- but
also a lot of physical hard work." (featured in QuestForum)
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Kim Hubbard, Computer Engineer working on major
scientific/engineering projects in aeronautics, telerobotics, artificial
intelligence, and space systems. Kim was an Air Force officer for
seven years and worked on the development and installation of satellite
command and control systems. She has twin daughters who are 5 years
old. (featured in QuestForum)
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Bernadette Luna, Research Engineer. Bernadette
has worked on the development of new life support and space suit technologies
to support NASA's current missions, and primarily future missions.
She feels you CAN have a career and a family and still be happy and
that the women who are now doing both are pioneering the way, pushing
for flexible work options that someday will be commonplace. (featured
in QuestForum)
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Julie Mikula, First woman
manager of NASA's Simulation Laboratories (SimLab) Facility, which
includes the world's largest motion base simulator, the Vertical Motion
Simulator (VMS), in which all astronaut pilots come to train. Besides
overseeing more than 120 employees at the facility, she has her own
pilots license and is a wife and mother of two children. (featured
in Live QuestChat) |
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Lisa Shore, Shuttle Flight
Controller, first female Ascent Flight Dynamics Officer on
STS-93, Eileen Collin's mission. (featured in QuestForum)
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Marguerite Syvertson, outreach
manager for the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) project, an Earth
Observing System (EOS) instrument that will improve our understanding
of global weather and climate and the role of clouds in the greenhouse
process. Marguertie also develops teacher and student workshops. From
elementary school through high school, her career plans bounced from
meteorologist to engineer to archaeologist to architect - finally
earning a degree as a geologist and a Ph.D. in atmospheric sciences.
She feels it's very important to have a varied life outside of work
and a sense of humor. (featured in QuestForum)
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Nancy Roman, First Chief
of Astronomy and first female to hold an executive position
at NASA. Nancy was responsible for many astronomical satellites, culminating
in the Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE) and the Hubble Space Telescope
(HST). She also led an extensive program of ground based and rocket
research. She knew all of the leading astronomers personally and has
lasting friendships with many of them. Nancy currently works part
time supporting NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center which includes
studies of the use of satellites in geodesy, planning for the testing
of the HST, satellite pointing, and planning for the Earth Observation
System. (featured in Live QuestChat) |
