Originally posted by Wyldfire
Yep, that's the one. She specializes in Infrared Imaging. She was a member of the NIMS team with Galileo, too. She and her team actually found and named a new asteroid a few years back. She also had the cover of Astronomy magazine once in an article she co-wrote. She was also part of the education team and went around to schools all over the country. That, in conjunction with all the worldwide travel she does. She's working out of Goddard now, but used to be at JPL. How long have you got to finish school? If you're close to finishing I could ask her where you should start out in your job search. She supervises and hires and fires members of her team, so if you're going to graduate soon and there are any openings I can ask her to take a look at your resume. She's a bit of a hard ass and demands that people work hard and do their best...but she's very appreciative of those who deserve it.
I'm flattered, Wyld. Thank you for your offer. By the way I feel your sister isn't going to consider my resume too soon... I'm a rookie, and she's kind of a genius - she would surely spit on my fat face!
By the way I should take a degree this year in Aerospace Constructions and Structures - I'll need to do what we call 'specialization' in Italy, that lasts two years, and then I would like to take a master degree in Space Exploration (it's quite expensive though - it costs 16000 €, I should work my ass out to pay it!)
I would like to work in the States, but obtaining a green card is too difficult... I also considered getting married just to have the citizenship (how cunning of me!
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Boeing Aerospace, for example, allows you to work with them in the USA without green card only if you have a long experience (10 years at least...)
At least for the first years, I should work in Europe... Italy is maybe the world leader in Aerospace Engineering (just think about the Eurofighter Typhoon or the Tornado), so I should start from my country... but I am not sure about the future...