JPL to lay off more than 500 employees due to lack of funding. – …
Feb 6, 2024 · Dr. Laurie Leshin, director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, announced in an email that every employee would be notified of the layoff decision via email Wednesday.
For the First Time, JPL Now has Woman Director and 2,000 Female ...
Mar 30, 2023 · Dr. Laurie Leshin, JPL's first woman director, says she's "thrilled" to represent 2,000 women at the Lab.
New director of NASA’s storied Jet Propulsion Lab takes on ... - AAAS
Jun 3, 2022 · On 16 May, planetary scientist Laurie Leshin became director of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), one of the world’s leading labs for robotic space science.
NASA veteran to become JPL’s first woman director
Jan 28, 2022 · Laurie Leshin, the president of Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Massachusetts, will assume the role of director in May, officials announced Thursday. She will succeed Michael Watkins, who...
Caltech Names Laurie Leshin Director of JPL
Jan 27, 2022 · Laurie Leshin, president of Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), has been appointed director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and vice president of Caltech. Leshin will formally assume her position on May 16, 2022, succeeding Michael Watkins, who retired in August 2021, and Lt. Gen. Larry D. James USAF (Ret.), who currently serves as ...
Caltech Names Laurie Leshin (MS '89, PhD '95) Director of JPL
Jan 27, 2022 · Laurie Leshin (MS '89, PhD '95), president of Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), has been appointed director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and vice president of Caltech. Leshin will formally assume her position on May 16, 2022, succeeding Michael Watkins, who retired in August 2021, and Lt. Gen. Larry D. James USAF (Ret.), who ...
First female director appointed for NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Jan 28, 2022 · CNN — For the first time in its 85-year history, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory has a female director. Geochemist and space scientist Laurie Leshin will serve as the director for JPL as well...
Leshin to be next director of JPL - SpaceNews
Jan 28, 2022 · Laurie Leshin, currently president of Worcester Polytechnic Institute, will start as director of JPL in May. Credit: WPI. WASHINGTON — A planetary scientist and university president will be the...
JPL chief Laurie Leshin on science, Mars and budget infighting
Apr 11, 2024 · Federally funded by NASA and managed by Caltech, JPL and its cadre of engineers and scientists are led by Laurie Leshin, the first woman to serve as JPL director, …
Dr. Laurie Leshin, Director of JPL
Leshin is the first woman to serve as JPL director, a role that also includes serving as Vice President at Caltech, which manages JPL for NASA. Leshin is also a Bren Professor of Geochemistry and Planetary Science at Caltech and will continue as co-investigator for two instruments on NASA's Mars Curiosity rover.