Grad Profile
Name: Carlos Pinedo Hometown: Palmdale, CA Major: Aerospace PhD Student Advisor: Torin Clark I am a Mexican immigrant, rocket scientist, and test pilot for the United States Air Force. The journey from where I came from to where I am can be
Name: Katherine Glasheen Hometown: Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin Major: Aerospace PhD Student Advisor: Eric Frew, Research and Engineering Center for Unmanned Vehicles, (RECUV) I grew up in a small town in Door County, Wisconsin, which provided little
Name: Jorge Luis Barrera Cruz Hometown: Guayaquil, Ecuador Major: Aerospace PhD Student Advisor: Kurt Maute I grew up in a small, quiet beach town on Ecuador’s southern coast. Good weather and amazing food made Salinas a top touristic destination
Name: Steve McGuire Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA Major: Aerospace Masters and PhD Student Advisor: Nisar Ahmed, The Cooperative Human Intelligence Lab (COHRINT) I grew up in suburban Pittsburgh, where my parents were both professionals in environmental
Name: Kristin Nichols Hometown: Tulsa, OK Major: Aerospace PhD student Advisor: Dan Scheeres, Celestial and Spaceflight Mechanics Laboratory It all started in elementary school when a planetary astrophysicist visited my class and told us all about
Katherine Glasheen has a nickname fit for an engineer: machine, and it is not just because it rhymes with her last name. A second year aerospace PhD student, she has a drive to advance technology, and is conducting research on socially aware drones