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Tag: STEM – Engineers – Aerospace

Ashitey Trebi-Ollennu (?- )

Dr. Ashitey Trebi-Ollennu is a robotics engineer at NASA, where he has served as the chief engineer and technical group leader for the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), which he joined in 1999. In addition to being a vital part of the JPL, Dr. Trebi-Ollennu was … Read MoreAshitey Trebi-Ollennu (?- )

Posted on May 18, 2021by contributed by: Sumaya Addish
Global African History: Global African History: People

Frank Calvin Mann (1908-1992)

Frank Calvin Mann was an engineer and designer who worked with entrepreneur and industrialist Howard R. Hughes on projects that included the Spruce Goose, at the time the largest airplane ever built. Mann was born on November 22, 1908 in Houston, Texas. Mann first displayed … Read MoreFrank Calvin Mann (1908-1992)

Posted on March 10, 2021October 27, 2021by contributed by: Samuel Momodu
African American History: African American History: People

Darryll John Pines (1964- )

On July 1, 2020, Darryll John Pines assumed the Presidency of the University of Maryland (UDM) at College Park, the second African American to lead the venerable school (the first was John B. Slaughter, 1982-1988) which was founded in 1856 and enrolls in excess of … Read MoreDarryll John Pines (1964- )

Posted on August 29, 2020February 4, 2021by contributed by: Robert Fikes
African American History: African American History: People

Jeanette J. Epps (1970- )

On November 3, 1970, in Syracuse, New York, Jeanette J. Epps was born to parents Henry and Luberta Epps. She was born, with her twin sister, Janet, as the youngest of seven with two other sisters and three brothers. Epps graduated from Thomas J. Corcoran High … Read MoreJeanette J. Epps (1970- )

Posted on February 11, 2018October 27, 2021by contributed by: Megan Brodsky
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