RocketSTEM Issue #8 - July 2014 | Page 91

management, emergency medicine, working as a chemical engineer on research. with everything related to the early programs. He has visited the Kennedy visit at age 15 when he witnessed One main project involves developing a system for recovering had the privilege of meeting all three aerospace facilities, and maintaining a connection with local media. collector of space related books, repair technologies for newly Gemini spacecraft and stayed inside variety of sporting activities ranging from hiking and rock climbing to tennis missions were going on in space. photographer and astronomer. He vehemently believes that man in the Department of Chemical be active in space analog research and is looking forward aerospace sciences. medical, social and technological Mission Scientist: Lucie Poulet and psychological characteristics of the crew and their relationship to events, professional societies and associate and PhD candidate at learning and spending time with friends and family. Medical/Life Support habitat. Tiffany Swarmer Swarmer works with the University of North Dakota’s Chief Engineer: Anne Caraccio in Chemical Engineering from Manhattan College. Caraccio came on board completing three semesters in the www.RocketSTEM .org coordinator, research assistant, biologist, and emergency medical technician for analog habitat and will be completing a M.S. the German Aerospace Center at optimizing lighting for plant growth, systems. Space has always been a passion and a motor in her life. As a teenager observation of celestial bodies as well as astrophotography. and process. University with a Master’s in aerospace engineering where she worked in 89 89