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Diana Trujillo was born on 1983 in Cali, Colombia, is a Colombian-American aerospace engineer. Discover Diana Trujillo's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 41 years old?

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Age 41 years old
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Born 1983, 1983
Birthday 1983
Birthplace Cali, Colombia
Nationality Colombia

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Her husband is William Pomerantz (m. 2009)

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1980

Trujillo was born in 1980, in Cali, Colombia.

Her mother was a medical student when she got pregnant and had to leave her studies to look after her daughter.

Trujillo attended Colegio Internacional Cañaverales, a bilingual school accredited by the International Baccalaureate, formerly the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO).

During her school years, she had an interest in science and questioned the roles that are traditionally associated with women.

Uncertain but determined to overcome the economic difficulties that her family faced in Colombia, Trujillo moved to the United States at the age of seventeen with only $300.

In order to improve her language skills, she started English lessons at Miami Dade College while working as a housekeeper, among other jobs.

Trujillo enrolled initially at the University of Florida to pursue studies in aerospace engineering, inspired by a magazine article about the role of women working on aerospace missions and having self-confidence in her strong mathematical skills.

While studying at the university, she decided to apply for the NASA Academy, being the first Hispanic immigrant woman admitted to the program.

She was one of the two participants to get a job offer from NASA.

During her work at the Academy, she met NASA robots expert Brian Roberts, who convinced her to move to Maryland with the aim of increasing her chances in the Aerospace industry.

Trujillo attended the University of Maryland where she was part of Roberts' research team, focusing on robots in space operations.

1983

Lady Diana Trujillo Pomerantz (born 1983) is a Colombian-American aerospace engineer at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

She currently leads the engineering team at JPL responsible for the robotic arm of the Perseverance rover.

On February 18, 2021, Trujillo hosted the first ever Spanish-language NASA transmission of a planetary landing, for the Perseverance rover landing on Mars.

2007

In 2007, she earned a bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Maryland.

Her story was turned into a children's science book titled "Mars Science Lab - Engineer" by Kari Cornell and Fatima Khan.

She was a member of Sigma Gamma Tau.

Trujillo joined NASA in 2007, working at Goddard Space Flight Center on the Constellation program and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory on human and robotic space missions.

She has served many roles, including Surface Sampling System Activity Lead and Dust Removal Tool Lead Systems Engineer.

She was responsible for ensuring Curiosity's sampling fulfilled its science objectives dust-free whilst maintaining operational safety.

The Dust Removal Tool took her six months to develop, and brushes the dust of the surface of Mars to allow scientists to investigate the surface below.

2009

In 2009 she was appointed telecom systems engineer for the Curiosity Rover.

Trujillo was responsible for the communications between the spacecraft and scientists on Earth.

She has also been Flight Ground Systems Engineer and Vehicle System Testbed Mars Surface Lead.

She was at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory when the rover landed on Mars.

Trujillo married Will Pomerantz in 2009.

They have two children.

2014

In 2014, Trujillo was promoted to Mission Lead.

That year, she was listed as in the 20 most influential Latinos in the Technology Industry.

2015

It was used on Curiosity's 151st day on Mars.

2018

She was featured on CBS' 2018 celebration of Women's History Month.

2020

Trujillo worked as flight director on the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover robotic arm and in February 2021, she hosted NASA's first Spanish-language planetary landing show.

She has been involved in several initiatives to inspire young women from Latin America and African-American women to pursue a career in science and engineering.

She took part in a discussion about Hidden Figures at the University of Southern California alongside Octavia Spencer and Pharrell Williams.

She has been a mentor for the Brooke Owens Fellowship, which she created with her husband Will Pomerantz.

In June 2020, Trujillo was appointed to the Brooke Owens Fellowship's Executive Board She was awarded the Jet Propulsion Laboratory Bruce Murray Award for Excellence in Education and Public Engagement.