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An Astronaut’s Best Friend
Sofia Ghouse (AE ’12) started her time at NASA by talking astronauts in orbit through their technical problems. Now she’s the Johnson Space Center director’s top technical assistant.
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Bringing the Human Touch to Tokyo
Kevin Yamada (MDes ’22) left a lucrative job at the largest general trading conglomerate in Japan to become a designer—because he wanted help companies better serve their end-users.
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Jennifer Kolstad is leading the effort to “radically reimagine” Ford Motor Company’s 300 million square feet of buildings and more than 10,000 dealerships.
Jennifer Kolstad (M.ARCH. ’06)
Alex Damarijan (Ph.D. THUM ’22) went from teaching in public school to building games that improve the body and mind.
Alex Damarijan (Ph.D. THUM ’22)
The founder of a personal injury law firm, Jill Webb is also a staunch advocate for civility in the court room, including being heavily involved in two national civil trial lawyer organizations as she tries to foster loyalty and fraternity among trial attorneys and with the judiciary. She was the first female plaintiff-side attorney to serve as president of either organization.
Jill Webb (LAW ’96)
The company that Andrey Ivankin co-founded helps businesses identify the perfect chemical compound for whatever they might need.
Andrey Ivankin (Ph.D. CHE ’10)
Thomas Johnson is tackling cybersecurity compliance in an industry where it’s sorely needed: health care.
Thomas Johnson (ITM ’12)
