SANDY L. DUECK - LOCKHEED MARTIN SPACE OPERATIONS

NASA Ames Research Center, MS 239-4, Moffett Field, CA 94035
Phone:  650-604-1946     Fax:  650-604-1088     Email:  Sandra.L.Dueck@nasa.gov

Related Experience Summary

More than 15 years combined experience in Education and Public Outreach in Lockheed Martin and NASA-related programs and projects. Successfully managed external outreach and advocacy program for the NASA Life Sciences community. Responsible for launching award-winning online, interactive project, "Quest Team Online," to connect NASA people and science to K-12 classrooms around the world.

Employment History

2008-Present: Education and Public Outreach Lead Co-Investigator Ames Research Center Team of the NASA Astrobiology Institute
2000-2007: Science Community and Public Outreach Manager: Space Station Biological Research Project, NASA Ames Research Center
1995-2000: Project Manager: NASA Quest Team Online
1997: Distance Learning Course Coordinator: Robotics courses for graduate students
1970-1995: Editor, NASA’s Information Systems Office Quarterly Newsletter; the Astrogram, Jet Propulsion Laboratory’s monthly employee publication; and In Focus, a monthly newsletter of JPL’s Image Processing Laboratory

Education

B.A., Photojournalism, California State University, Los Angeles, CA
University of California Los Angeles: National Geographic Photojournalism Extension Courses
NASA Ames Research Center: Basic Biology for Engineers course

Professional Societies

Society of Professional Journalists

Awards and Honors

Lockheed Martin Spot Award, 2007, for outstanding performance and excellent leadership
Lockheed Martin Team Excellence Award, 2007
Lockheed Martin Lightning Award, 2004, for excellent leadership and organization of the Sally Ride Math and Science Festival in collaboration with Lockheed, NASA and Stanford University
NASA Ames Contractor Certificate of Excellence Award, 2003
Lockheed Martin Lightning Award, 2002, for outstanding performance and excellent leadership
Lockheed Martin Lightning Award, 2001, for outstanding performance and excellent leadership in the development of the Space Station Biological Research Project’s Outreach Program
Journalism Society awards: 2nd place for NASA’s Information Systems Office Quarterly Newsletter; 3rd place for JPL’s Image Processing Laboratory monthly newsletter In Focus

Selected Relevant Publications

Space Station Biological Research Project One-Pagers for Congress
NASA’s Information Systems Office Quarterly Newsletter

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