Semifinalistin bei der Astronautenauswahl der NASA-Gruppe 20; Bachelor of Science, Integrated Science, Mechanical Engineering 1998 – 2003, Northwestern University; S.M., Aeronautics and Astronautics 2003 – 2007, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Doktortitel, Aerospace Biomedical Engineering 2008, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; derzeit •Senior Research Scientist bei Aurora Flight Sciences.