Dr. Mahmooda Sultana is an instrument scientist in the Planetary Environments Lab at NASA GSFC. Currently, she is the principal investigator of two instrument development efforts called Multifunctional Nanosensor Platform and Quantum Dot Spectrometer, and a Neptune-Triton mission concept for SCOPE. Previously, she has worked on the development of advanced semiconductor microelectronic devices, including the Microshutter Array for James Webb Telescope and X-ray detectors.
Mahmooda Sultana
(RESEARCH AST, PLANETARY STUDIES)
| Email: | mahmooda.sultana@nasa.gov |
| Phone: | 301.286.2158 |
| Org Code: | 699 |
| Address: |
NASA/GSFC Mail Code 690 Greenbelt, MD 20771 |
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Brief Bio
Education
PhD in Chemical Engineering (minor in Quantum Mechanics), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
BSc in Chemical Engineering (Summa Cumma Laude), Minor: Mathematics, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Awards
- Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD) Innovation Award (2021)
- NASA GSFC Innovator of the Year Award (2017)
- Craig Tooley Award (2021)
- Robert H Goddard Award for technical excellence (2019)
- Robert H Goddard Team Award (2018)
- Group Achievement Award for James Webb Telescope (2014)
- Early Career Achievement Medal, NASA Agency Honor Award (2013)
- ISTD New Achiever Medal, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (2012)