Miriam Rodón Naveira
Puerto Rican scientist (born 1963) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Miriam Rodón Naveira (born April 2, 1963) is an environmental scientist from San Juan, Puerto Rico, working at the federal government of the United States for which she was awarded a Silver Medal for Superior Service and a Suzanne Olive EEO and Diversity Award both by the EPA.[2] She was also the first Hispanic woman to serve as branch chief of the EPA's National Exposure Research Laboratory (NERL) and later the first Hispanic woman to become deputy director of NERL's Environmental Sciences Division. Working at NASA since 2000, she now oversees research to enhance collaboration within DFRC, as well as with external entities, in support of the integrated use of remote sensing instruments in aerial platforms.[3]
Miriam Rodón Naveira | |
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The first Hispanic woman to serve as Deputy Director of the Environmental Sciences Division of the National Exposure Research Laboratory (NERL). | |
Born | (1963-04-02) April 2, 1963 (age 61)[1] |
Nationality | Puerto Rican |
Occupation(s) | electronics engineer and scientist |
Spouse | Jacques Vachon |
Children | Sarah, Thomas |