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.
Sarah Milkovich | |
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 Milkovich speaks at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory in 2015 | |
| Alma mater | Brown University California Institute of Technology |
| Known for | HiRISE Mars 2020 |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
Education
editMilkovich 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
editMilkovich 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
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- ^ 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.