Jessica Marquez
NASA Engineer
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All Videos (35)
- What I Do
- (Español) What I Do
- Typical Day
- Great Part
- (Español) Great Part
- Why an Engineer
- (Español) Why an Engineer
- Current Projects
- Why Space Exploration
- Why We Need Women in Space Exploration
- Exciting Projects I've Worked On
- Why Girls Should Consider a Career in Engineering
- (Español) Why Girls Should Consider a Career in Engineering
- Challenges
- Skills to Develop
- How I Use Math at My Job
- Why I Love Math
- What Are Earth Analogs
- Education
- Favorite Subject
- Helpful Teachers
- Skills From Childhood
- Growing up in Peru
- Did It Anyway
- Heroes
- I Love Space
- Goals
- I Want to Go to Space
- Staying Motivated
- Family Support
- Advice
- Overcoming Obstacles
- Follow Your Dreams
- If You Want to Go to Mars
- Importance of Internships and Summer Programs
Bio
Watch Jessica Marquez, a Space Human Factors Engineer at NASA Ames Research Center in California, share how the focus of her job is to build tools and software that help people do their jobs in the space operations world. She's always liked math and science and fell in love with engineering because she gets to use her creativity while helping to build cool things such as astronaut trainer systems or a cockpit inside of the space station. She hopes more girls will pursue careers in space exploration because adding their unique experiences and knowledge base will help create better and richer solutions to problems.
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