Jennifer Harris Trosper

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Jennifer Harris Trosper
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Jennifer Trosper at JPL in 2021
Education MIT (BS – aerospace engineering)
USC (MS – aerospace engineering) [1]
Known forNASA Project Manager Mars 2020 Perseverance rover [2]
SpouseAir Force Lt. Col. (Ret.) Randy Trosper [1]
Children3 [1]
Scientific career
Institutions NASA JPL [1]

Jennifer Harris Trosper is an American aerospace engineer at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California. During her 30-year career at JPL, Trosper has occupied crucial positions in engineering management pertaining to every spacecraft that has traversed the Martian surface. Because of her leadership and engineering expertise, Trosper has appeared on broadcast media outlets as an authority in development and execution of missions to Mars.

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Early years and education

Jennifer Trosper grew up in Fostoria, Ohio and graduated from Elmwood High School in Bloomdale, Ohio. [3] She received degrees in aerospace engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (BS) and the University of Southern California (MS). [4]

Career

Positions held at JPL have included: [2]

Scientific presentations and media

Conferences

Podcasts

Radio and television

Select appearances on C-SPAN have included:

Videos

Feature film

Awards and recognition

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