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Moogega Cooper

American astronomer

Moogega Cooper-Stricker[1] (born ) is an American astronomer, and the Lead of Planetary Protection for the Mars Mission and is involved with the InSight Mission. Dr. Cooper also takes part in programs and speaking engagements to encourage young women or and others from underrepresented communities to pursue careers in science and technology.[2]

Early life

Cooper was born in in New Jersey to a Korean mother and African-American father, and World War II veteran.[3] She received a B.S. degree in Physics (minor in Space, Earth, and Atmospheric sciences) from Hampton University in , followed by an M.S. degree in and a Ph.D. in , both in Mechanical Engineering with a concentration in thermal fluid sciences from Drexel University College of Engineering.[1][4] Cooper's dissertation focused on non-equilibrium plasma sterilization of spacecraft materials, enabling her to obtain a position with the Jet Propulsion Laboratory's (JPL) Planetary Protection Group in [5] Cooper is the Lead of Planetary Protection for the Mars Mission and is Group Supervisor for the biotechnology and planetary protection team for InSight Mission. Planetary protection is the practice of protecting solar system bodies from contamination by Earth life and protecting Earth from possible life forms that may be returned from other solar system bodies.[6][7]

Inspiration and goals

In her talk at the Yakima Town Hall in October , Cooper attributed her passion for exploring space to Carl Sagan's s "Cosmos" series, which included a book and a TV show.[8][9] She is a strong advocate for increasing the representation of women and minority communities in STEM fields.[8] Cooper has publicly stated her love for working with children through various K student initiatives.[10]

Accomplishments

  • Mars Sample Return: worked in collaboration with Drexel University to develop a plasma sterilization technology contender that would sterilize the returning container[11]
  • Mars Mission: Ensured Planetary Protection requirements for the mission[11]
  • Mars Helicopter Tech Demo: Responsible for microbial reduction techniques and sampling of the Helicopter throughout the assembly and integration phase to make sure the Helicopter did not spread contaminants from Earth[11]
  • InSight: Ensured Planetary Protection requirements were met for the device[11]
  • Mars Science Laboratory: Responsible for sampling the spacecraft to meet Planetary Protection requirements and tested drills on testbeds mimicking various conditions [11]

TV and media appearances

Cooper was a participant on the first season of King of the Nerds, which aired on TBS in , finishing in 5th place.[12] Cooper was a panelist in "The Original Martian Invasion", a episode of the television series Bill Nye Saves the World. She also appeared in 33 episodes of How the Universe Works from to [13] She has also delivered a TEDxMarin talk titled "How to Find Life on Mars While Protecting Earth."[14]

Selected publications

  • Bhartia, R., Beegle, L. W., DeFlores, L., Abbey, W. J., Hollis, J. R., Uckert, K., Monacelli, B., Edgett, K. S., Kennedy, M. R., Sylvia, M., Aldrich, D., Anderson, M. S., Asher, S. A., Bailey, Z. J., Boyd, K., Burton, A. S., Caffrey, M., Calaway, M. J., Calvet, R. J., … Zan, J. A. (). Perseverance’s Scanning Habitable Environments with Raman and Luminescence for Organics and Chemicals (SHERLOC) Investigation. Space Science Reviews, (58).
  • Cooper, M. (). Validation of SABER temperature measurements using ground-based instruments. IGARSS IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 6, – vol
  • Cooper, M., Fridman, G., Staack, D., Gutsol, A. ., Vasilets, V. ., Anandan, S., Cho, Y. ., Fridman, A., & Tsapin, A. (). Decontamination of Surfaces From Extremophile Organisms Using Nonthermal Atmospheric-Pressure Plasmas. IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, 37(6), –
  • Cooper, M. La Duc, M. T., Probst, A., Vaishampayan, P., Stam, C., Benardini, J. N., Piceno, Y. M., Andersen, G. L., & Venkateswaran, K. (). Comparison of Innovative Molecular Approaches and Standard Spore Assays for Assessment of Surface Cleanliness. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 77(15), –
  • Kalghatgi, S. U., Fridman, G., Cooper, M., Nagaraj, G., Peddinghaus, M., Balasubramanian, M., Vasilets, V. N., Gutsol, A. F., Fridman, A., & Friedman, G. (). Mechanism of Blood Coagulation by Nonthermal Atmospheric Pressure Dielectric Barrier Discharge Plasma. IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, 35(5), –
  • Kwan, K., Cooper, M., La Duc, M. T., Vaishampayan, P., Stam, C., Benardini, J. N., Scalzi, G., Moissl-Eichinger, C., & Venkateswaran, K. (). Evaluation of Procedures for the Collection, Processing, and Analysis of Biomolecules from Low-Biomass Surfaces. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 77(9), –
  • Nagaraj, Balasubramanian, M., Kalghatgi, S., Wu, A. S., Brooks, A. D., Fridman, G., Cooper, M., Vasilets, V. N., Gutsol, A., Fridman, A., & Friedman, G. (). Mechanism of Blood Coagulation by Non-Thermal Atmospheric Pressure Dielectric Barrier Discharge Plasma. Blood, (11), –
  • Robinson, Rakhmanov, R., Cooper-Stricker, M., & Dobrynin, D. (). Subatmospheric Pressure Microsecond Spark Discharge Plasma Jet for Surface Decontamination. IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, 47(10), –
  • Shallcross, G. S., Hoey, W. A., Anderson, J. R., Soares, C., & Cooper, M. (). Modeling adhesion and aerodynamic removal of particles and spores from substrates. Journal of Aerosol Science, ,

Awards

  • KTLA Black History Month Visionaries ()[15]
  • The Root Most Influential African Americans ()[15]
  • JPL Team award “For the successful support and execution of Mars Project Systems Engineering tasks leading up to launch.” August [15]
  • Bruce Murray Award. “For exemplary and innovative efforts in inspiring the next generation of women and children in STEM with special emphasis on underserved communities” ()[15]
  • NASA Early Career Public Achievement Medal ()[11]
  • Charles Elachi Award for Exceptional Early Career Achievement ()[11]
  • Drexel University 40 under 40 Award ()[16]
  • NASA Group Achievement Award, “For exceptional performance in the rigorous evaluation and rapid synthesis of a development strategy for the Mars Sample Return Planetary Protection technology.” October [5]

References

  1. ^ abMoogega Cooper-Stricker - website of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
  2. ^"NASA/JPL's Moogega Stricker on the Mars mission and girls in STEM". SYFY Official Site. Retrieved
  3. ^Kercher, Sophia (14 May ). "Moogega Cooper: The JPL's Space Engineer". LA Weekly.
  4. ^Curruculum Vitae - official website of Moogega Cooper
  5. ^ ab"Moogega Stricker". Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
  6. ^"Mars and the Importance of Planetary Protection – Dr. Moogega Stricker". Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory.
  7. ^"NASA Planetary Protection Program". NASA Office of Safety and Mission Assurance.
  8. ^ abHerald-Republic, TAMMY AYER Yakima (). "Moogega Cooper, who was part of Mars mission, speaks at Yakima Town Hall". Yakima Herald-Republic. Retrieved
  9. ^Jewett, Daniel (). "NASA Scientist Moogega Cooper Is Protecting Planets". Marin Living Magazine. Retrieved
  10. ^"NASA/JPL's Moogega Stricker on the Mars mission and girls in STEM". SYFY Official Site. Retrieved
  11. ^ abcdefg "Moogega Cooper - Planetary Protection Lead | People Profile". . Retrieved
  12. ^"Interview with Moogega Cooper". . 29 March
  13. ^"Moogega Cooper". IMDb. Retrieved
  14. ^Cooper, Moogega (), How to Find Life on Mars While Protecting Earth, retrieved
  15. ^ abcd "Moogega Cooper, Ph.D.". Retrieved
  16. ^"The Forty under Forty"(PDF). Drexel Magazine. 25 (1):