NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Engineer, Scientist, Engineering, Science

Thesis Title: A Theoretical Microbial Contamination Model For a Human Mars Mission

About

I work for NASA in engineering and science.  I’ve worked on the Hubble Space Telescope, Mars planning, human spaceflight Exploration and Constellation Programs (focusing recently on new destination missions, payload delivery, and integrating science), wearable computing, cooperative robotics, and areas of astrobiology such as planetary protection, artificial life, and broader societal issues of astrobiology such as ethics and worldviews.  I’ve also worked on space governance issues and co-founded the Horizons Project which aims to improve humanity's ability to address long-term survival and development challenges. 

Education: B.S. in physics, a M.A. in philosophy (emphasis in Philosophy of Science), and a Ph.D. in biology (program in Behavior, Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics) from the University of Maryland at College Park.