Rebecca Masterson appointed AeroAstro principal research scientist
MIT Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AeroAstro) researcher Rebecca “Becky” Masterson has much to be pleased about. A device she was instrumental in developing is aboard a spacecraft on a historic mission to a distant asteroid. And she's just been appointed as a principal research scientist for the department. “Becky is an outstanding researcher with an impressive record of accomplishment in space systems engineering and design,” AeroAstro head Jaime Peraire says in his announcement of Masterson’s promotion from research engineer to principal research scientist. “She has played key technical and management roles in several projects involving sophisticated flight instrumentation and hardware, such as the REXIS project, where she served as program manager and co-PI, and more recently, the NASA TESS program, where she is a technical leader. Becky brings a unique expertise to the MIT community.” “She is also a talented mentor and educator who, in true MIT fashion, brings together teams of graduate and...