Claudia Alexander

Quick Facts

Full Name	Claudia Alexander
Occupation	Astronomer
Date Of Birth	May 30, 1959(1959-05-30)
Age	65
Date Of Death	2015-07-11
Birthplace	Vancouver
Country	Canada
Birth City	British Columbia
Horoscope	Taurus

Claudia Alexander Biography

Claudia Alexander is one of the most popular and richest Astronomer who was born on May 30, 1959 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Alexander was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Alexander’s mother is Gaynelle Justena Williams Alexander (1929-2017) who worked as a corporate librarian for Intel. Alexander’s father is Harold Alfred Alexander (1917-2010) as Social worker. Alexander’s siblings include Suzanne David and Suzanne David. Alexander has been raised by her maternal grandmother and father in Santa Clara, California.

From 2000 until the time of her death, Alexander served as project scientist of NASA’s role in Rosetta, the European Space Agency mission to study and land on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. In the Rosetta mission, she was responsible for the $35 million of instrumentation, and was responsible for collecting information such as temperature data from three instruments that were on the orbiter. She also managed the tracking and navigation services provided by NASA’s Deep Space Network for the spacecraft.

In 2003, Alexander was awarded the Emerald Honor for Women of Color in Research & Engineering by Career Communications Group, Inc.—publisher of Black Engineer & Information Technology Magazine—at the National Women of Color Research Sciences and Technology Conference.

The Claudia Alexander Scholarship was established for undergraduate students at her alma mater in 2007 by her uncle, Jiles Williams. The scholarship supports need-based students majoring in Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering in the University of Michigan’s College of Engineering.

Alexander was employed at the United States Geological Survey studying plate tectonics, as well as at the Ames Research Center observing Jovian moons before she joined NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in 1986. She was the scientist director for plasma waves on the Galileo spacecraft prior to taking over the management for the mission during its final phase. The mission found 21 new moons orbiting Jupiter and also the existence the presence of an atmosphere Ganymede. The discovery of an atmosphere, and more specifically, it was a “surface bound exosphere”, led scientists to reconsider their notions that Ganymede was an inactive moon. She was the project’s final director for the mission and was responsible for the spacecraft’s descent into Jupiter’s atmosphere after the end of the mission in 2003.

Claudia Alexander Net Worth

Claudia Alexander is one of the richest Astronomer from Canada. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Claudia Alexander 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Claudia Joan Alexander (May 30 1959 until July 11 July 11, May 30, 1959 – July 11,) was a born in Canada. American researcher who specialized in geophysics and planetary sciences. She was employed by NASA’s United States Geological Survey and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. She was the last project manager of NASA’s Galileo mission to Jupiter and until the time of her death had served as project manager and scientist of NASA’s role in the European-led Rosetta mission to study Comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko.

In 1983, Alexander earned a Bachelor’s degree in geophysics from University of California, Berkeley in geophysics. This was a degree she considered to be a suitable base for a planet scientist. Alexander obtained her Master’s degree in geophysics from The University of California, Los Angeles in geophysics and space physics in the year 1985. Her thesis was based on Pioneer Venus Orbiter data to examine the solar cycle’s variations in extreme ultraviolet radiation from the Venus Ionosphere and its interactions with solar winds. She received her Ph.D. in Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences, specialising in the physical physics of plasmas in space, at University of Michigan in 1993. University of Michigan in 1993.

The year of her graduation from the University of Michigan she was named “U-M Woman of the Year in Human Relations”, and in 2002 she earned the Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences Alumni Merit Award.

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She was a strong advocate for women and minorities in the STEM fields and a passionate science communicator. In April 2015, she presented a TEDx talk at Columbia College Chicago, entitled “The Compelling Nature of Locomotion and the Strange Case of Childhood Education”, demonstrating her approach for educating children about science. She also mentored young people, particularly young girls of color, to encourage their passions for science.

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Claudia Ranked on the list of most popular Astronomer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Canada. Claudia Alexander celebrates birthday on May 30 of every year.

What did Claudia Alexander discover?

The mission discovered 21 new moons — Alexander was amazed to find a thin atmosphere on Ganymede, which she had thought was frozen solid — witnessed a comet’s destruction in 1994 and revealed Jupiter’s atmosphere for the first time before plunging into Jupiter in 2003 to avoid crashing into and contaminating one of …

What is Claudia Alexander most famous for?

Alexander is remembered for her leading role in the Galileo and Rosetta missions and her efforts to encourage women scientists from underprivileged and underrepresented groups.

Why was Claudia Alexanders work important?

“Claudia Alexander has left our world, to go explore others no doubt. Claudia was a scientist, teacher, author, and role model. She was the last Project Manager of the Galileo mission to Jupiter and Project Scientist / Project Manager of the U.S. portion of the Rosetta project to comet Churyumov- Gerasimenko.

Where was Claudia Alexander born?

Vancouver, Canada

When did Claudia Alexander join NASA?

Career. Alexander worked at the United States Geological Survey studying plate tectonics and the Ames Research Center observing Jovian moons, before moving to NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in 1986.