Michelle Amos
Michelle Amos in 2004
BornBaker, Louisiana
OccupationElectrical engineer

Michelle Amos is an electronics design engineer at NASA's John F. Kennedy Space Center.[1] Amos joined NASA in 1990 as an electronics design engineer. She currently designs electrical systems and control equipment in KSC's Advanced Technology Development Center and works on a support team for the International Space Station configuring and documenting its electrical configurations.[2] She is the project manager lead for the shuttle transition and retirement activities.[1]

In 2002 she won an All Star Award at NASA's Women of Color Government and Defense Technology Awards Conference.[3] She was the chairperson of NASA's Black Employee Strategy Team.[4] She worked on Perseverance, the Mars 2020 rover, as a system engineer.[5]

Education

Amos graduated from Southern University and A&M College in 1989 with a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering. In 2005, she earned a Master of Science in engineering management from the University of Central Florida.[6]

Honors

In 2002 she won an All Star Award at NASA's Women of Color Government and Defense Technology Awards Conference. She was the chairperson of NASA's Black Employee Strategy Team. In 2003, she received the KSC Strategic Leadership Award[6]

Personal life

Amos was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to Dunk and Dorothy Wright, one of ten children.[2] Amos is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). She and her husband, John D. Amos, have three children and live in Oviedo, Florida.[1] In 2020, Amos and her husband began a three-year term leading the Louisiana Baton Rouge Mission of the LDS Church.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Kennedy Biographies". NASA. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2019-02-08.
  2. 1 2 "Education, Family Values Inspire NASA Engineer". NASA. 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2019-02-08.
  3. ↑ "And the Winner is ... NASA women of Color". SpaceRef. 2002-07-18. Retrieved 2019-02-08.
  4. ↑ "African-American History Luncheon draws crowd" (PDF). Spaceport News. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  5. ↑ Toone, Trent. "Ex-NASA engineer watches her project land on Mars while serving Latter-day Saint mission", Deseret News, 19 February 2021. Retrieved on 22 February 2021.
  6. 1 2 Heiney, Anna (2015-04-17). "Kennedy Biographies". NASA. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
  7. ↑ "Get to know these 8 new mission presidents and companions", Church News, 22 March 2020. Retrieved on 22 February 2021.


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