Both events are free and open to the public.
Officials said Ferdowsi will discuss what inspired him as a child, what it took to make the Curiosity mission happen, and what Curiosity has found since it landed on Mars.
Ferdowsi, 35, is a member of the mission engineering team on the Europa Clipper study at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. He previously served in a number of engineering positions on the Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity mission, as well as science planner on the Cassini mission. In addition, he served as flight director during Curiosity operations.
Last year, Ferdowsi took part in President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address, where he was seated in Michelle Obama’s box to highlight the president’s call for more visas for skilled immigrants in the fields of math, science and engineering.
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