Sarah Milkovich
Sarah Milkovich | |
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Alma mater | Brown University California Institute of Technology |
Known for | HiRISE Mars 2020 |
Scientific career | |
Institutions | Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
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
[edit]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.[3] 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.[3] 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 master's degree and PhD in planetary geology in 2005.[6][7]
Career
[edit]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.[8] Her first rover was Curiosity, for which she was responsible for high-resolution imaging using HiRISE.[9][2] 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.[19] The rover is estimated to cost $2 billion.[20]
She regularly appears on online science podcasts and videos.[21][22][23][24] She visits schools and gives public talks to inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers.[25][26][27][28][8] She has been a keynote speaker at Dragon Con in 2016 and 2018.[29][30]
References
[edit]- ^ "Introducing Sarah Milkovich". astrotweeps. 2016-02-07. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
- ^ a b "Investigation scientist, Jet Propulsion Laboratory". High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
- ^ a b c "Solar System Exploration: NASA Science". Solar System Exploration: NASA Science. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
- ^ "90 seconds with Dr. Sarah Milkovich '96 on the Mars rover and women in science". Vimeo. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
- ^ "California Institute of Technology 106th Annual Commencement, June 9, 2000". 9 June 2000.
- ^ a b "Sarah M Milkovich | Ph.D. | NASA, Washington, D.C. | Jet Propulsion Laboratory | ResearchGate". ResearchGate. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
- ^ "Alumni Newsletter (2012-2013) | Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences". www.brown.edu. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
- ^ a b c "Sarah Milkovich '96". Phillips Exeter Academy. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
- ^ "Interview with a Mars Explorer". www.planetary.org. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
- ^ Amos, Jonathan (2012-08-07). "Rover pictured on Mars from space". BBC News. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
- ^ "Wow! Mars Rover Landing Spotted by Orbiting Spacecraft". Space.com. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
- ^ "NASA's Curiosity rover caught in the act of landing". ScienceDaily. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
- ^ NASA, JPL. "Blogs - Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter". mars.jpl.nasa.gov. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
- ^ "Incredible Image From Space Shows Curiosity on Surface of Mars". WIRED. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
- ^ "NASA Mars Curiosity rover lands, ushers in new era for space program". Washington Post. 2012-08-07. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
- ^ Lab, The HiRISE Project at the University of Arizona's Lunar and Planetary. "HiWish: Public Suggestion Page". www.uahirise.org. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
- ^ "Mars Rover Curiosity Mission Update, Aug 7 2012 | Video | C-SPAN.org". C-SPAN.org. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
- ^ "Mars Curiosity Mission News Briefing, Aug 6 2012 | Video | C-SPAN.org". C-SPAN.org. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
- ^ Women That Amaze (2016-05-15), Women That Amaze ft. Dr. Sarah Milkovich, retrieved 2018-04-03
- ^ "10 - Science meets Engineering on the 2020 Rover (feat. Sarah Milkovich) - WeMartians Podcast". WeMartians Podcast. 2016-08-02. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
- ^ TOAD GEEK (2015-09-29), Sarah Milkovich - NASA - Entrevista Exclusiva - Exclusive Interview, retrieved 2018-04-03
- ^ Fraser Cain (2016-03-11), Weekly Space Hangout - Mar. 11, 2016 - Dr. Sarah M. Milkovich, retrieved 2018-04-03
- ^ NathansappPosgaming (2016-09-09), Mars in ten years, Can Elon do it? W/ R. Garriot, (ISS) K. Steadman (Curiosity) S. Milkovich (2020), retrieved 2018-04-03
- ^ NASAJPL Edu (2015-10-07), NGSS Engineering at JPL: HS-ETS1-3, retrieved 2018-04-03
- ^ "2017-11-21 Sarah Milkovich". physics.syr.edu. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
- ^ "Category: NASA". Latinas in STEM. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
- ^ "The Curiosity Rover at 1 year" (PDF). Natural History Museum Los Angeles. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
- ^ "BHS Welcomes NASA Engineer Dr. Milkovich - Bernews". Bernews. 2018-03-21. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
- ^ "Ep. 419: DragonCon 2016 Live – Rocket Girls | Astronomy Cast". www.astronomycast.com. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
- ^ "Dragoncon". www.dragoncon.org. Retrieved 2018-04-03.