We find out what NASA’s Head of Science learnt from her time at Imperial and what advice she would give to new students.
Dr Nicky Fox completed her BSc and PhD at Imperial in the Department of Physics during the 1990s. She is now Associate Administrator, NASA Science Mission Directorate, or more simply, Head of Science. In this role she oversees more than a hundred carefully chosen missions and research goals to enable a deep scientific understanding of Earth, other planets, the Sun, and the universe.
We caught up with her after a recent visit back to her alma mater, to find out about her time at Imperial, what she’s been doing since, and her advice for any students looking to follow a similar path.
What are some of your most memorable experiences from studying at Imperial?
It was such a great environment, especially during my PhD. The Space and…
