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MIRIAM
RODON-NAVEIRA, Ph.D.
NASA
Dryden Flight Research Center
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Senior Physical Sciences Technical
Manager
Dr. Rodón-Naveira is
currently NASA-Dryden Flight Research Center's (DFRC) Office
of Academic Investment's (DFRC-OAI) Chief Science Advisor
and Higher Education Director. In that capacity, she is responsible
for developing, coordinating and maintaining research and
educational activities in support of NASA DFRC mission.
From 2001-2002, Dr. Rodón-Naveira
was Science Lead for the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) developmental
activities within NASA DFRC Aerospace Projects Directorate.
In that role, she was responsible for developing collaborative
partnership with the scientific community for the potential
use of UAVs as unique science platforms in long-duration,
long-range and high hazards missions.
In addition to being a scientist,
Dr. Rodón-Naveira is also an innate educator. She constantly
participates in institutional career days providing information
to students on careers related to science, engineering and
technology; as well as participates in NASA educational workshops
giving talks and hands-on demonstration projects to schools
in the area of aeronautics and earth science.
She began her career with NASA
at the DFRC in Edwards, California, in December 2000 as an
Earth Science Remote Sensing Scientist. There she was responsible
for coordinating and conducting research to enhance collaboration
between Directorates within DFRC, NASA Ames Research Center
(Moffett Field, California), universities, Indian tribes and
other governments and international entities; all in support
of the integrated use of remote sensing instruments.
Dr. Rodón-Naveira's professional
accomplishments began with the US Environmental Protection
Agency, where she served from 1990 to 2000. From 1990 to 1994
she worked as Biologist, Project Officer, and Environmental
Research Scientist. In 1995, she became the first woman minority
Branch Chief within the National Exposure Research Laboratory
(NERL); and three years later, the first Hispanic woman to
hold the Deputy Directorship for the Environmental Sciences
Division (ESD) within the NERL.
Dr. Rodón-Naveira was
born in San Juan, Puerto Rico. She attended high school in
Puerto Rico and continued her education at Georgetown University,
Washington D.C. where she received her undergraduate degree
in Psychology and her Ph.D. in Biology-Aquatic Microbial Ecology.
She is married and has two children.
JANUARY 2004
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