Michelle Amos is an electronics design engineer at NASA's John F. Kennedy Space Center.[1] Amos joined NASA in 1990 as an electronics design engineer. She currently designs electrical systems and control equipment in KSC's Advanced Technology Development Center and works on a support team for the International Space Station configuring and documenting its electrical configurations.[2] She is the project manager lead for the shuttle transition and retirement activities.[1]
Michelle Amos | |
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 Michelle Amos in 2004 | |
| Born | Baker, Louisiana |
| Occupation | Electrical engineer |
In 2002 she won an All Star Award at NASA's Women of Color Government and Defense Technology Awards Conference.[3] She was the chairperson of NASA's Black Employee Strategy Team.[4] She worked on Perseverance, the Mars 2020 rover, as a system engineer.[5]
Education
editAmos graduated from Southern University and A&M College in 1989 with a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering. In 2005, she earned a Master of Science in engineering management from the University of Central Florida.[6]
Honors
editIn 2002 she won an All Star Award at NASA's Women of Color Government and Defense Technology Awards Conference. She was the chairperson of NASA's Black Employee Strategy Team.[citation needed] In 2003, she received the KSC Strategic Leadership Award[6]
Personal life
editAmos was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to Dunk and Dorothy Wright, one of ten children.[2] Amos is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). She and her husband, John D. Amos, have three children and live in Oviedo, Florida.[1] In 2020, Amos and her husband began a three-year term leading the Louisiana Baton Rouge Mission of the LDS Church.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Kennedy Biographies". NASA. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2019-02-08.
- ^ a b "Education, Family Values Inspire NASA Engineer". NASA. 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2019-02-08.
- ^ "And the Winner is ... NASA women of Color". SpaceRef. 2002-07-18. Retrieved 2019-02-08.
- ^ "African-American History Luncheon draws crowd" (PDF). Spaceport News. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
- ^ Toone, Trent. "Ex-NASA engineer watches her project land on Mars while serving Latter-day Saint mission", Deseret News, 19 February 2021. Retrieved on 22 February 2021.
- ^ a b Heiney, Anna (2015-04-17). "Kennedy Biographies". NASA. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
- ^ "Get to know these 8 new mission presidents and companions", Church News, 22 March 2020. Retrieved on 22 February 2021.
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