Mark Peterson

Title: 
Associate Director
Company: 
The Aerospace Corporation
Education: 

B.S. Chemistry

Ph.D. in Chemistry (Northwestern)

Career Path: 

I started in pure science just following my interests, and conducted research in climate science, semiconductors, and quantum mechanics. I was hired into the aerospace industry to develop semiconductors for space, but grew my responsibilities until I covered the entire spacecraft platform (power, propulsion, attitude control, etc). I recently became a director but continue to spend about half my time doing space systems engineering.

Career Experience: 
Aerospace, spacecraft, rockets, defense, systems engineering, research, quantum dots, semiconductors, lasers, spectroscopy, nonlinear optics, climate science
Personal Interests: 
Autosport, cooking/baking, reading (psychology, philosophy, economics, and even the occasional novel)
Number of Students I can Mentor: 
1
Joined Date: 
1 year 3 weeks ago
Ideal Mentoring Relationship: 
One where both parties enjoy the relationship independently of the mentoring. An ideal relationship should feel natural and unforced.
Remote Mentor: 
YES