Dr Delwyn Moller, carrying a corner reflector into the San Juan Mountains in Colorado for radar calibration during a Nasa airborne snow measurement campaign. PHOTO: SUPPLIEDAn award-winning Nasa scientist has been appointed as director of research for the Centre for Space Science Technology. Dr Moller was born and raised in the Waikato, studied at the University of Auckland and went on to design and implement technology for Nasa space missions. In recent years, a large emphasis of Dr Moller's work has been collaborating with both science and end-user communities to expand the utilisation and interpretation of remote sensing data. Like other shortlisted candidates for roles at CSST, Dr Moller completed a group interview with the full CSST team, presenting on the work she had done and how she could contribute to the organisation's goals.

Source: Otago Daily Times January 15, 2018 21:56 UTC