Michaela J Dobson

🌍✈️ Had a fantastic time at the 2024 NZ Aerospace for Good Conference! Huge thanks to Milky.Way Kiwi for sponsoring my attendance and inspiring Kiwi students in STEM! Shoutout to the all-female panel and the amazing entertainment!🚀💚 #AerospaceForGood #WomenInAerospace #NZAS

One year ago, I got to stand next to Europa Clipper in NASA JPL's High Bay 1! 🚀 It’s amazing to think this spacecraft, launching Oct 10, 2024, will explore Jupiter’s moon Europa and its potential for life. Grateful for the chance to meet the incredible team behind it. 🌌🔬 #NASA

🚀🌟 What a week with Milky Way Kiwi with Selwyn House School at Space Week! 🌟🚀 Students had a blast exploring the universe in the planetarium, driving space rovers, and experimenting with water rocket launches.🚀🪐Huge thanks to everyone who made it unforgettable! #STEM

📚✨ Just hit a major milestone: my PhD thesis is officially submitted! 🎉 Years of research, countless hours, and the unwavering support of mentors, peers, and loved ones have all led to this moment. Excited for what’s next and ready to dive into new opportunities! 🚀 #PhD

📢Spread the word! Applications for our NZ Space Scholarships close 9 Oct 🚀If you're studying #STEM at graduate level, you could travel to the US for an internship at @NASAAmes or @NASAJPL (like Michaela) in 2024. youtube.com/watch?v=kXAFXv… Apply today 👇 mbie.govt.nz/nasa-internshi…

📺WATCH: Michaela Dobson, one of the 2023 New Zealand Space Scholarship recipients, talks about her first week as an intern at @NASAJPL! mbie.govt.nz/science-and-te… youtu.be/9q2T3A6f0to @AucklandUni @MBIEgovtnz @MBIEsci

Week 2 of my @NASAJPL internship complete ✅️. So far I have: • Met some inspiring and welcoming people • Gone into the Nevadan desert to map my study site • Experienced LA "summer" (15°C) Now to dig (😉) into my field samples in the lab @nzspacegovt @WomeninSpaceNZ @EnvUoA

Post-AGM catch up with some of our Christchurch members 🚀👩🏼‍🚀 And also an opportunity to say bon voyage to incredible WISANZ member @MichaelaJDobson who is embarking on a journey to @NASAJPL to complete her internship!

The first woman of Indian descent to go to space, a pilot, and an aerospace engineer, Kalpana Chawla's trailblazing role in aerospace history will be remembered for decades to come. #AANHPIHeritageMonth Learn more about her life: go.nasa.gov/3LT5aef

Thank you @95bFM for the chance to discuss some of the exciting work I will be doing for my @NASAJPL internship, and how my previous research on Rotorua's Hot Springs relates to this. 2 weeks to go! @nzspacegovt @EnvUoA @WomeninSpaceNZ 95bfm.com/bcasts/ready-s…

Less than 2 weeks to go before I embark on one of the most exciting opportunities of my life 🙌.

It's such a privilege to be able to study these rocks. Thank you Clare and Martin for putting in the mahi to protect these sites!

Our team in the US for #SpaceSymposium met with @NASAJPL Director Laurie Leshin and Deputy Director Larry James to discuss our continuing partnership which has brought us research collaborations and exciting internships for young New Zealanders.

New Zealand Space Scholarship recipients got a warm video welcome from their @NASAJPL mentors for their upcoming internships! #NASA #NZSpace

Today I met @Nasa Administrator Sen Bill Nelson to discuss how to deepen our collaborations on space research. It was also a thrill to meet Leah Albrow and Michaela Dobson who have been awarded internships at NASAs jet propulsion lab.

Thank you @Astro_Pam for taking the time today at the @NASAJPL NZ internship award ceremony, to give us advice as young woman in space. It is inspiring to have such an established role model to look up to. @nzspacegovt

So thankful to be the first NZ Geology student to be selected for the @NASAJPL internships. I cannot wait to contribute to the Mars2020 mission #JPL #NASA @ScienceUoA @AucklandUni @EnvUoA

The ACA is pleased to announce that we are hosting the 2023 Australasia Astrobiology Meeting! AAM2023 will take place at @UNSW's Kensington Campus, June 13-15th! More details here: aam2023.org We look forward to reading your abstracts and seeing you there! 🚀🧬🧪

Honored to visit @AucklandSpace – Te Pūnaha Ātea @AucklandUni, a center of expertise in space science and engineering. Engaged with faculty, students, and youth groups to discuss @NASA's role in sustainable space exploration and combating climate change.

📢Are you interested in studying the impacts of some of the largest volcanic eruptions on Earth? Thanks to @MarsdenFund we have funding for a PhD project @WellingtonUni to look at how three supereruptions changed NZ's landscape & environment. More details: simonjbarker.com/opportunities.…