Maryland Space Grant
Consortium
University of Colorado at Boulder
Masters of Science, Aerospace Engineering
Certificate in Remote Sensing
May 2000
Temperature tunable solid filters for cryogenic spectroscopy/ Ken Stewart, 551
tripathi@colorado.edu
B.S.E in Aerospace Engineering
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, May 1998
WORK EXPERIENCE:
Laboratory for Atmospheric & Space Physics(LASP), Boulder, CO
Orbital Sciences Corporation, Dulles, VA
Interned in Pegasus Launch Systems Group. Payload/launch vehicle interaction and member of Orbcomm-2 launch team sent to NASA Wallops to assist in launch-ops from mission control.
Research Assistant, Ann Arbor, MI
Assisted Aerospace professor, with the construction of an acoustic test-bed for verification of his controls algorithms.
Space Physics Research Lab(SPRL), Ann Arbor, MI
Analyzed plasma and telemetry data from the Ulysses Spacecraft to aid in solar wind research.
Science Applications International Corp.(SAIC), Germantown, MD
Interned in Special Projects division where I helped engineers evaluate incident reports from a nuclear test
facility as part of a DOE contract.
OTHER ACTIVITIES:
-FAA licensed pilot
-1998 U.M. Midwest Indian American Students Conference Executive Committee
-Officer in U. of Colorado’s South Asian Students Association
-University of Michigan Men’s Boxing Club
-Muy Thai kick-boxing
-Traveling the world in search of danger
"I was born on February 29, 1976 in Skokie, Illinois. Soon after I decided that I wanted to live in space someday. In the 23 years of my life I have lived in every time zone in America. After graduating with my Bachelor’s in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Michigan, I am pursuing my Master’s at the University of Colorado. Mars is my main interest and the field I am doing my research in. In my spare time I make use of my pilot’s license and engage in as much life threatening physical activity as I can squeeze in. I will consider doing any activity that causes my Mom to pray for my safety. I also enjoy traveling and have backpacked all over Europe and have traveled around India as well. I am also politically active within the South Asian student community and would like to serve in some high position in the US government after my long career as an astronaut has ended. I believe the NASA Academy will be a great experience, and am ready for the challenge."
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