Bachelor of Science from MIT in aeronautical and astronautical engineering, 1988; Master of Science from the Stanford University in aeronautical and astronautical engineering, 1989; Ph.D. from MIT in Controls and Estimation from the MIT Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1995; semi finalist in NASA group 18 selection; was employed by Honeywell Space Systems in Glendale / Arizona; currently senior engineer at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center.