Her decision to leave NASA - driven by the realization she’d have to wait a decade or more for her next mission - was largely pragmatic. “I too believe that graduate studies must be taken as seriously as having a job.” Magnus turned a canceled project into a focused Ph.D., applying her work experience,” Zendehdel says. When a program she was working on got cancelled, she began her doctorate at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Magnus’ interests led to her working on her master of science degree, followed by an engineering job in the aerospace industry. You can pursue new things as you become interested in them. I got intrigued with electrical engineering, then I went to work and got intrigued with materials. “I came to S&T and discovered engineering. “I knew I wanted to be an astronaut, and I knew physics,” she says. Magnus encouraged students to follow their interests. Astronaut Hall of Fame, Magnus’ achievements are the stuff of which scientific-minded dreams are made.īut her answers to unscripted questions from students spoke more directly to life skills than technical capabilities. From working for more than four months aboard the ISS, to her tenure leading the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, the world’s largest aerospace-focused technical society, to her recent election to the National Academy of Engineering and her upcoming induction into the U.S.
‘Follow your passions and you’ll never go wrong’Īny of Magnus’ many accomplishments would be the crown jewel of most careers. Designed to support students as they pursue degrees in STEM-related fields, the two programs are among the many supported through funds from a gift of $300 million June and Fred Kummer made in 2020. She met with Kummer Vanguard Scholars and Kummer Innovation and Entrepreneurship Doctoral Fellows. Magnus earned a bachelor of science degree in physics at S&T in 1986, followed by a master of science degree in electrical engineering in 1990. Denis about Magnus : “She is an icon of women in engineering.”īoth met Magnus during a small gathering she attended during her recent visit to campus.
“I want to work with challenges that come with working in space,” she says.
A self-described robotics obsessive since age 12, Zendehdel’s dream is to land a job at NASA. Niloofar Zendehdel is a doctoral student in mechanical engineering. “Being in space is difficult and very dangerous,” he says, “but her drive is out of this world. Further distinguishing herself by serving as the science officer on that final mission is a big part of his admiration for Magnus, but he also admires her tenacity. Denis, a freshman double majoring in biology and psychology with minors in chemistry and biomedical engineering. Sandra Magnus, a two-time S&T graduate who served aboard the International Space Station (ISS) and flew on the final space shuttle mission.Īstronauts are the finest scientists out there, according to St. Denis applied for a Chancellor’s Scholarship at Missouri S&T, his essay was about former NASA astronaut and S&T alumna Dr.
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