A Rocket Scientist's Anchor: Faith, NASA, and Self-Worth

Podcast: The Academic Boardroom Podcast · Dr. Eli Joseph, Dr. Janice Gassam Asare

Opublikowano: 2026-08-03

Dr. Eli Joseph and Dr. Janice Gassam Asare sat down with Dr. Naia Butler-Craig, who is a scientist and aerospace engineer at NASA Glenn Research Center. Dr. Butler-Craig graduated from Georgia Tech with a Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering and shares her experience starting from the moment she discovered aerospace engineering in eighth grade until her research work in the domain of providing space electric propulsion. In this episode, Dr. Butler-Craig shares information related to technical aspects of electric propulsion and difficulties that first-generation students in academia face, as well as discusses systemic inequalities in ST...