Sarah Milkovich Explained

Sarah Milkovich
Workplaces:Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Alma Mater:Brown University
California Institute of Technology
Known For:HiRISE
Mars 2020

Sarah Milkovich is lead of Science Operations for the Mars 2020 rover at Jet Propulsion Laboratory. She was investigation scientist for the HiRISE camera on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.

Education

Milkovich grew up in Ithaca, New York.[1] Here she became interested in astronomy watching TV specials about spacecraft of Nova and PBS, and during vacations in northern Minnesota.[2] [3] She used to watch the Perseid Meteor Shower with her parents. Milkovich attended Phillips Exeter Academy, which she graduated in 1996.[4] Whilst a high school student, she worked as an intern for the NEAR Shoemaker spacecraft. She earned a bachelor's degree in planetary science at California Institute of Technology in 2000.[5] [6] She moved to Brown University, where she earned a Masters and PhD in planetary geology in 2005.[7]

Career

Milkovich joined the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory after completed her PhD.[8] There she has worked on the Mars Phoenix landing spacecraft, the Cassini–Huygens mission and Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. Her first rover was Curiosity, for which she was responsible for high-resolution imaging using HiRISE.[9] She was most proud of the Mars Science Laboratory parachute image of Curiosity's landing.[10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] HiRISE allowed Milkovich and scientists to take turns to choose where images were taken, and took suggestions from the public.[16] She featured on C-SPAN representing NASA to talk about developments in Curiosity.[17] [18]

Milkovich is the lead Science systems Engineer for Jet Propulsion Laboratory's Mars 2020 rover. The rover is estimated to cost $2 billion.[19]

She regularly appears on online science podcasts and videos. She visits schools and gives public talks to inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers.[20] [21] [22] [23] She has been a keynote speaker at Dragon Con in 2016 and 2018.[24] [25]

References

  1. News: Introducing Sarah Milkovich. 2016-02-07. astrotweeps. 2018-04-03. en-US.
  2. Web site: Investigation scientist, Jet Propulsion Laboratory. High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment. 2018-04-03.
  3. Web site: Solar System Exploration: NASA Science. Solar System Exploration: NASA Science. 2018-04-03.
  4. Web site: 90 seconds with Dr. Sarah Milkovich '96 on the Mars rover and women in science. Vimeo. en. 2018-04-03.
  5. Web site: California Institute of Technology 106th Annual Commencement, June 9, 2000. 9 June 2000.
  6. Web site: Sarah M Milkovich Ph.D. NASA, Washington, D.C. Jet Propulsion Laboratory ResearchGate. ResearchGate. en. 2018-04-03.
  7. Web site: Alumni Newsletter (2012-2013) Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences. www.brown.edu. en. 2018-04-03.
  8. News: Sarah Milkovich '96. Phillips Exeter Academy. 2018-04-03. en.
  9. Web site: Interview with a Mars Explorer. www.planetary.org. en. 2018-04-03.
  10. News: Rover pictured on Mars from space. Amos. Jonathan. 2012-08-07. BBC News. 2018-04-03. en-GB.
  11. News: Wow! Mars Rover Landing Spotted by Orbiting Spacecraft. Space.com. 2018-04-03.
  12. News: NASA's Curiosity rover caught in the act of landing. ScienceDaily. 2018-04-03. en.
  13. Web site: Blogs - Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. NASA. JPL. mars.jpl.nasa.gov. 2018-04-03.
  14. Incredible Image From Space Shows Curiosity on Surface of Mars. WIRED. 2018-04-03. en-US.
  15. News: NASA Mars Curiosity rover lands, ushers in new era for space program. 2012-08-07. Washington Post. 2018-04-03. en-US. 0190-8286.
  16. Web site: HiWish: Public Suggestion Page. Lab. The HiRISE Project at the University of Arizona's Lunar and Planetary. www.uahirise.org. 2018-04-03.
  17. Web site: Mars Rover Curiosity Mission Update, Aug 7 2012 Video C-SPAN.org. C-SPAN.org. en-US. 2018-04-03.
  18. Web site: Mars Curiosity Mission News Briefing, Aug 6 2012 Video C-SPAN.org. C-SPAN.org. en-US. 2018-04-03.
  19. News: 10 - Science meets Engineering on the 2020 Rover (feat. Sarah Milkovich) - WeMartians Podcast. 2016-08-02. WeMartians Podcast. 2018-04-03. en-US.
  20. Web site: 2017-11-21 Sarah Milkovich. physics.syr.edu. en. 2018-04-03.
  21. Web site: Category: NASA. Latinas in STEM. en. 2018-04-03.
  22. Web site: The Curiosity Rover at 1 year. Natural History Museum Los Angeles. 2018-04-03.
  23. News: BHS Welcomes NASA Engineer Dr. Milkovich - Bernews. 2018-03-21. Bernews. 2018-04-03. en-US.
  24. Web site: Ep. 419: DragonCon 2016 Live – Rocket Girls Astronomy Cast. www.astronomycast.com. en-US. 2018-04-03.
  25. Web site: Dragoncon. www.dragoncon.org. en. 2018-04-03.

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