Asteroids named after people called Kathleen
👶 Kathleen as a baby name
American aerospace engineer Kathleen C. Howell (b. 1951) is a Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics at Purdue University. She has been instrumental in advancing dynamical systems theory and invariant manifolds, culminating in trajectory optimization. Her pioneering work on the three-body problem has led to the use of halo orbits in several missions.Discovered 20 September 1988 by H. Debehogne, La Silla
Kathleen Loia mentored a finalist in the 2019 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. She teaches at the Lynbrook High School, San Jose, California.Discovered 23 April 1998 by LINEAR, Socorro
Kathleen Alice Schwarz (b. 1984) is a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her environmental science project. She attends the James S. Rickards High School, Tallahassee, Florida, U.S.A.Discovered 7 September 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro
Kathleen Melaas mentored a finalist in the 2002 Discovery Channel Youth Science Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition. She teaches at the Valley High School, Hoople, North Dakota.Discovered 17 August 1998 by LINEAR, Socorro
Named in honor of Kathleen B. Martin for mentoring a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scientist Challenge (DYSC), a middle school science competition. Martin is a teacher at the Doolen Middle School, Tucson, Arizona.Discovered 4 January 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro
Kathleen Connelly mentored a finalist in the 2020 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. She teaches at the Homestead High School, Mequon, Wisconsin.Discovered 20 March 1998 by LINEAR, Socorro
Kathleen Suzanne Hanson (b. 1986) was awarded third place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her botany project. She attends the Clear Brook High School, Friendswood, Texas, U.S.A.Discovered 20 April 1998 by LINEAR, Socorro
Kathleen Wallace mentored a finalist in the 2006 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competition for high school seniors. She teaches at the Choate Rosemary Hall, Wallingford, Connecticut.Discovered 23 April 1998 by LINEAR, Socorro
Kathleen Rose Maguire (b. 1993) was awarded second place in the 2011 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her microbiology project. She attends the Marlborough School, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.Discovered 29 February 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro
Kathleen McBride (b. 1962) is an American veteran meteorite and cosmic dust processor at NASA Johnson Space Center with over 33 years’ experience. She worked on the Columbia accident investigation team and her work with astromaterials is critical to studies by scientists around the world.Discovered 4 July 2000 by LONEOS, Anderson Mesa
Kathleen A. Harmon (b. 1968) is an American systems engineer for at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. She served as the Deep Space Network Mission Interface Manager for the NASA New Horizons mission flyby of Arrokoth in the Kuiper belt.Discovered 23 August 2003 by M. W. Buie, Cerro Tololo
Kathleen Craft (b. 1977) is American planetary scientist. She played a key role in ground-truthing the image-based shape modeling technique that the OSIRIS-REX mission employed at Bennu. She is also known for her work to model fluid intrusions and fracture mechanics on ocean worlds and Ceres and hydrothermal systems on Mars.Discovered 11 July 2005 by Mt. Lemmon Survey, Mount Lemmon
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