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Jennifer Harris Trosper

Jennifer Harris Trosper is an American aerospace engineer at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California. During her 30-year career at JPL, Trosper has occupied crucial positions in engineering management pertaining to every spacecraft that has traversed the Martian surface. Because of her leadership and engineering expertise, Trosper has appeared on broadcast media outlets as an authority in development and execution of missions to Mars.

Jennifer Harris Trosper
Jennifer Trosper at JPL in 2021
EducationMIT (BS – aerospace engineering)
USC (MS – aerospace engineering)[1]
Known forNASA Project Manager Mars 2020 Perseverance rover[2]
SpouseAir Force Lt. Col. (Ret.) Randy Trosper[1]
Children3[1]
Scientific career
InstitutionsNASA JPL[1]

Early years and education

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Jennifer Trosper grew up in Fostoria, Ohio and graduated from Elmwood High School in Bloomdale, Ohio.[3] She received degrees in aerospace engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (BS) and the University of Southern California (MS).[4]

Career

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Positions held at JPL have included:[2]

Scientific presentations and media

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Conferences

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  • Trosper, Jennifer (October 25–29, 2021). Plenary Event – Mars 2020: First Step Towards Mars Sample Return. 72nd International Aeronautical Conference. Dubai, United Arab Emirates: International Astronautical Federation.

Podcasts

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  • Driven to Mars (December 20, 2021)[5]

Radio and television

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  • Jennifer Trosper from Jet Propulsion Lab (October 22, 2014), KHTS (AM), Santa Clarita, CA[6]
  • LA Influential: Still Reaching For The Stars – Jennifer Trosper (November 14, 2017), KCAL-TV, Los Angeles, CA[7]
  • NASA project lead talks success of Perseverance landing on Mars and what's next (February 19, 2021), Good Morning America[8]
  • Roving with Perseverance: Findings from one year on Mars (February 17, 2022), Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Theodore von Kármán Lecture Series[9]

Select appearances on C-SPAN have included:

  • Mars Spirit Rover Landing Status (January 3, 2004)[10]
  • Mars Rover Missions: Crew Experiences (January 3, 2005)[11]
  • Mars Curiosity Rover Mission Update (August 8, 2012)[12]
  • End of Mission for Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity (February 13, 2019)[13]
  • NASA News Conference on Landing of Mars Rover Perseverance (February 18, 2021)[14]

Videos

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  • Curiosity Rover Report: A Taste of Mount Sharp (September 25, 2014). NASA Science – Mars Exploration[15]

Feature film

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  • Good Night Oppy – On-screen participant in the 2022 feature-length documentary that tells the story of Mars rovers, Spirit and Opportunity, and their respective 6- and 14-year exploration of the Martian surface.[3][16]

Awards and recognition

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  • 12485 jenniferharris (1997 GO1) – An asteroid in the main asteroid belt that was discovered on April 7, 1997, by the NEAT program at the Haleakalā Observatory. It was named for Jennifer Harris Trosper who was flight director for Mars Pathfinder when it landed on July 4, 1997.[17]
  • Verizon Academic All-America Hall of Fame (2001), Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[18]
  • NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Fellow (2013) – "For exceptional leadership and technical expertise in mission operations development and execution for missions to the Martian surface".[19]

References

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  This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

  1. ^ a b c d Federation, International Astronautical. "IAF : Jennifer TROSPER". www.iafastro.org.
  2. ^ a b "Jennifer Harris Trosper - Mars 2020 Project Manager | People Profile - NASA". mars.nasa.gov. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
  3. ^ a b Shreya, Kumari (November 22, 2022). "Where is Jennifer Trosper From Good Night Oppy Now?".
  4. ^ "Jennifer Harris Trosper - Mars 2020 Project Manager | People Profile - NASA". mars.nasa.gov.
  5. ^ "Driven to Mars". NASA Mars Exploration. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
  6. ^ "Jennifer Trosper From Jet Propulsion Lab - October 22, 2014 - KHTS - Santa Clarita". Retrieved June 23, 2023 – via www.youtube.com.
  7. ^ "LA Influential: Still Reaching For The Stars". Retrieved June 23, 2023 – via www.youtube.com.
  8. ^ "NASA project lead talks success of Perseverance landing on Mars and what's next l GMA". Retrieved June 23, 2023 – via www.youtube.com.
  9. ^ "Roving with Perseverance: Findings from One Year on Mars (Live Public Talk)". Retrieved June 23, 2023 – via www.youtube.com.
  10. ^ "Mars Rover Landing Status | C-SPAN.org". www.c-span.org. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
  11. ^ "Mars Rover Missions: Crew Experiences | C-SPAN.org". www.c-span.org. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
  12. ^ "Mars Curiosity Rover Mission Update | August 8, 2012 | C-SPAN.org". www.c-span.org. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
  13. ^ "NASA Mars Rover". www.c-span.org. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
  14. ^ "NASA News Conference on Mars Rover Landing | C-SPAN.org". www.c-span.org. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
  15. ^ "Curiosity Rover Report: A Taste of Mount Sharp". NASA Mars Exploration. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
  16. ^ Mondello, Bob (November 4, 2022). "A loving salute to NASA's Mars rover program in 'Good Night Oppy'". npr.org. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
  17. ^ "Small-Body Database Lookup". ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
  18. ^ "1989 volleyball captain is first MIT student-athlete to enter Academic All-America Hall of Fame". MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. June 24, 2001. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
  19. ^ "JPL Fellows | Science and Technology". scienceandtechnology.jpl.nasa.gov. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
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