Moogega Cooper Stricker
Personal Information
Born: 1985
Country of Birth: USA
Nationality: USA
Ethnicity: Black
Education
Hampton University BS Physics 2006; Drexel University College of Engineering MS 2008 PhD 2009 both in Mechanical Engineering with a concentration in Thermal Fluid Sciences
Professional Life
Field of Study: Astronomy
Institution/Corporation: NASA Jet Propulsion Lab
Degrees & Memberships: Honorary Degree: Drexel University (2022); Member: Fellow British-American Program (2019) Sigma Pi Sigma Beta Kappa Chi Alpha Kappa Mu; Golden Key International Honor Society
Awards & Achievements
Awards: 2018 NASA Early Career Public Achievement Medal; 2010-2011 Caltech Post-doctoral Scholar; 2006-2009 Harriet G. Jenkins Pre-doctoral Fellowship; 2018 Charles Elachi Award fro Exceptional Early Career Achievement; 2015 Drexel University 40 Under 40; 2012 NASA Group Achievement Award; JPL Voyager Awards for Technical Leadership; 2020 named 1 of 100 Most Influential African-Americans TheRoot
Achievements: "NASAáengineer working onáMars 2020árover; has worked on NASA's Curiosity rover Juno Mars InSight & Perseverence rover; first name means ""rainbow"" in Korean"
Her first name means rainbow in Korean
Lead of Planetary Protection for Mars 2020 Mission
Involved with the Insight Mission, the practice of protecting solar system bodies from contamination by Earth life & protecting Earth from possible life forms that may be returned from other solar system bodies
2013, participated on the first season of King of the Nerds, finishing 5th
2017, panelist in "The Original Martian Invasion" episode of Bill Nye Saves the World
Between 2015 & 2020, appeared in 33 episodes of How the Universe Works
Influential in making science accessible to more people by making it easier to understand