Richard Summers HISPANIC AMERICAN SCIENTISTS 11212020 1 Introduction

Richard Summers HISPANIC AMERICAN SCIENTISTS 11/21/2020 1

Introduction Ellen Ochoa – Electrical Engineer and Astronaut Adriano Ocampo – Planetary Geologist 11/21/2020 2

Contemporary Hispanic-American Scientists n n 11/21/2020 Each of the named scientists is a currently working on cutting edge research. Each of these scientists has shown their ability to contribute in a significant way to our current way of life. 3

Dr. Ellen Ochoa – Electrical Engineer, Astronaut 11/21/2020 4

Ellen Ochoa – Electrical Engineer and Astronaut n n n 11/21/2020 Discovery Mission April 4 -17, 1993 Crew conducted atmospheric and solar studies to better understand the effect of solar activity on Earth’s climate and environment Dr. Ochoa used the Remote Manipulator System (RMS) to deploy and capture the Spartan satellite which studied the solar corona 5

Ellen Ochoa (continued) n n 11/21/2020 Atlantis Mission November 3 -14, 1994 Dr. Ochoa was the Payload Commander in the Atmospheric Lab for Applications and Science Studied the 11 year sunspot cycle and how changes in irradiance affect Earth’s climate Used RMS to retrieve satellite after 8 -day free flight 6

Ellen Ochoa (continued) n n 11/21/2020 Discovery Mission May 27 – June 6, 1999 First docking to International space Station Delivered 4 tons of logistics and supplies in preparation for arrival of first live crew Dr. Ochoa used RMS 7

Ellen Ochoa (continued) n n n 11/21/2020 Atlantis Mission April 8 -19, 2002 First time RMS was used to maneuver spacewalkers around the station Once again Dr. Ochoa operated the RMS 8

Ellen Ochoa – Background n n n 11/21/2020 Born in Los Angeles May 10, 1958 Married to Coe Fuller Miles, one son BS Physics San Diego State 1980 MSEE Stanford 1981 Ph. D EE Stanford 1985 Classical flutist, private pilot, enjoys volleyball and bicycling 9

Ellen Ochoa Astronaut n n 11/21/2020 1991 Became astronaut with NASA Research – optical systems for information processing Three patents (1) optical inspection system (2) optical object recognition (3) method for image noise removal The above led Dr. Ochoa to her job as RMS operator. 10

Ellen Ochoa concluded n n 11/21/2020 Present position – Deputy Director, Flight Crew Operations, Johnson Space Center Responsibilities – flight software verification, robotics development testing, directing crew involvement in direction and operation of station, etc. 11

Adriana Ocampo – Planetary Geologist 11/21/2020 12

Adriana Ocampo – Planetary Geologist n n 11/21/2020 Born January 5, 1955 in Baranquila, Colombia Grew up in Buenos Aires Moved to Pasadena, CA in 1970 Started working at Jet Propulsion Laboratory in 1973 13

Adriana Ocampo (continued) n n 11/21/2020 1980 Citizenship 1983 BS in geology from California State University at Los Angeles with emphasis on planetary science 1984 produced a photo-atlas of the moons of Mars 1989 oversees operation of mapping instrument on spacecraft for project Galileo 14

Adriana Ocampo (continued) n n 11/21/2020 1990 Originates Space Conference for the Americas 1997 MS in geology from California State University 1997 selected as investigator for Hermes mission to Mercury 1998 transfers to NASA’s Washington, D. C. office to work as program executive 15

Adriana Ocampo (concluded) n n n 11/21/2020 Worked on Voyager mission to outer planets as part of the Navigation and Mission Planning Team Has an expertise in remote sensing and image processing Planned Europa’s science observations as part of Galileo Mission 16

Adriana Ocampo (continued) n n 11/21/2020 Masters thesis was an analysis of the Chicxulub impact crater Came to JPL as a high school student Worked on the Viking Mission to Mars as part of the imaging team Phobos Atlas was used to plan the Russian mission to that moon 17

Impressive Contributions n n 11/21/2020 Two young Hispanic American women who are today making significant contributions to our knowledge of science Both stand as shining examples for us all 18