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Dr Pedro Rodriguez, Ph.D., (born 1953 in Brooklyn, New York), is the Director of a test laboratory at NASA and inventor of a portable, battery-operated lift seat for people suffering from knee arthritis. 1953 is a common year starting on Thursday. ...
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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (established 1958) is the government agency responsible for the United States of Americas space program and long-term general aerospace research. ...
Arthritis (from Greek arthro-, joint + -itis, inflammation) is a group of conditions that affect the health of the bone joints in the body. ...
Pedro Rodriguez was born to the renowned Puerto Rican salsa singer, Pellin Rodriguez and Elba Lopez Perez, who met in New York while Pellin's band was touring. Pedro is the first of three children for the couple. As a child, Pedro was always surrounded by musical instruments and by personalities from the entertainment world. He wanted to become a musician like his father, but his father objected because he wanted Pedro to get a college education. The family settled in the city of Bayamon, Puerto Rico. There, young Pedro started to become more interested in the field of science than in the field of music. During his school years, he excelled in the subjects of math and science. In 1971, Rodriguez graduated from La Salle High School with honors. Salsa music is a diverse and predominantly Caribbean rhythm that is popular in many Latino countries. ...
Bayam n (not to be confused with Bayamo, Cuba) is a city in northern Puerto Rico. ...
1971 is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ...
Pedro enrolled in the University of Puerto Rico and changed majors four times before deciding to become an engineer. He studied in that institution's engineering campus located in the city of Mayaguez. He earned a bachelors degree in mechanical engineering in 1976. That same year, recruiters from NASA were conducting interviews at the campus. He was hired by NASA as an engineer, designing special test equipment at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Alabama. Since then, Rodriguez has held several positions at NASA. The University of Puerto Rico (UPR) is the university system of Puerto Rico. ...
Mayagüez (pronounced Mah-yah-goo-ehz) is the third largest city of Puerto Rico. ...
A bachelors degree is usually an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course that generally lasts three or four years. ...
Mechanical engineering is the application of physical principles to the creation of useful devices, objects and machines. ...
1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ...
The George C. Marshall Space Flight Center is a lead NASA center for propulsion and for computers, networks, and information management. ...
Alabama is a state located in the southern United States; the population of Alabama is 4,447,100 as of 2000. ...
Rodriguez enrolled in the University of Alabama to pursue a masters degree. While pursuing his masters, Rodriguez moved to Florida and worked on jet engines for NASA contractor Pratt & Whitney, a United Technologies company. He earned his masters degree in mechanical engineering in 1986. In 1997, he earned his doctorate in civil engineering, from the University of Mississippi. The University of Alabama (also known as Alabama, UA, or colloquially as Bama) is a public coeducational university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. ...
A masters degree is an academic degree usually awarded for completion of a postgraduate course of one or two years in duration. ...
State nickname: Everglade State, Sunshine State Other U.S. States Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Governor Jeb Bush Official languages English Area 170,451 km² (22nd) - Land 137,374 km² - Water 30,486 km² (17. ...
1986 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Reef. ...
In modern usage, civil engineering is a broad field of engineering that deals with the planning, construction, and maintenance of fixed structures as they related to earth, water, or civilization and their processes. ...
The Lyceum The University of Mississippi (also known as Ole Miss) is public, coeducational research university located near Oxford, Mississippi. ...
Rodriguez was the leader of the Solid Rocket Booster accident investigation team following the Space Shuttle Columbia accident in February 2003 and was also the project manager for the Space Launch Initiative program. Rodriguez is currently the Director of the test laboratory in the Engineering Directorate at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center. He is responsible for the engineering services and facilities for environmental, structural, and propulsion testing of NASA programs assigned to the Marshall Space Flight Center. Among his duties are: research, development, qualification, and acceptance testing of critical space and flight hardware, as well as the testing of relevant development hardware. Shuttle Orbiter Columbia (NASA Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-102) was the first space shuttle in NASAs orbital fleet, first flying mission STS-1 from April 12 to April 14, 1981. ...
February is the second month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of Freshwater The European Disability Year Events January January 1 - Luíz Inácio Lula Da Silva becomes the 37th President of Brazil. ...
Among the awards and recognitions bestowed upon Rodriguez are: NASA's Exceptional Service Medal, NASA Inventors Award, the Silver Snoopy Award, and The Marshall Center Directors Commendation Award as "Outstanding Hispanic Employee". The Puerto Rican Senate recognized Dr. Rodriguez with a resolution marking his engineering achievement.
Dr. Rodriguez is a member of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and of the American Society of Civil Engineers. He currently resides in Huntsville, Alabama, with his wife and two children. The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) is the scholarly society for the field of aerospace engineering. ...
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) was founded in 1852 to represent members of the civil engineering profession worldwide. ...
Huntsville is the county seat of Madison County, Alabama. ...
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