[Red Dwarf Star Virtual Series] SLS Ambassador Program: We Are Going!
2024 IEEE Rising Stars Conference team presents
THE RED DWARF STAR VIRTUAL SERIES
SLS Ambassador Program: We Are Going!
Sonya L. Dillard
Red Dwarf stars are the smallest and emerging in the universe. The Red Dwarf events represent the formation and growth of our IEEE Rising Stars Conference. The 2024 IEEE Rising Stars Conference team will be hosting a series of monthly events to show you a glimpse of what we are preparing for the conference. We'll be sharing some professional development and technical content throughout this series, as well as some of the networking experience.
Join us on a series of informative and engaging events as we prepare for our large stage at the 2024 IEEE Rising Stars Conference, January 5-7, in Las Vegas at the Tropicana Hotel.
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Sonya L. Dillard, SMA Safety Assessment Team Lead at NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
Description:
After over 50 years, we are finally going back to the moon like never before. This time we are
going to stay! Join us for this virtual webinar as NASA Engineer, Sonya Dillard takes you on a
journey back to the moon aboard the Space Launch System (SLS), NASA’s largest rocket in
history.
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- Date: 12 Jul 2023
- Time: 06:30 PM to 07:30 PM
- All times are (UTC-07:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
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IEEE Rising Stars Conference Organizing Committee (risingstars@ieee.org)
- Starts 01 June 2023 12:05 AM
- Ends 12 July 2023 08:00 PM
- All times are (UTC-07:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
- No Admission Charge
Speakers
Sonya L. Dillard of NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
SLS Ambassador Program: We Are Going!
After over 50 years, we are finally going back to the moon like never before. This time we are going to stay! Join us for this virtual webinar as NASA Engineer, Sonya Dillard takes you on a journey back to the moon aboard the Space Launch System (SLS), NASA’s largest rocket in history.
Biography:
Employed by NASA for 33 years, Sonya Dillard is an ambassador for both Space and IEEE. Dillard holds a
BS in Electrical Engineering from Michigan State University and an MS in Project Management at Florida
Institute of Technology.
Dillard currently supports the Human Landing System (HLS), aboard the Space Launch System (SLS)
Artemis Missions, which will launch the first woman and the first person of color to the moon. As the
Planetary Protection and Orbital Debris Discipline Team Lead for NASA/MSFC, she helps to ensure that
safety requirements are valid, verified and give strict limitations on contamination.
Dillard has received Distinguished Performance, along with the Teamwork Award, NASA Silver
Achievement Medal, NASA Silver Snoopy Award, and IEEE awards for Outstanding Engineer (2008), and
Outstanding Service (2001, 2015 and 2022). Dillard has continuously supported community with space
awareness and STEM student pipeline by hosting engineering events and encouraging IEEE membership.