1. Lin Li Amelia Earhart Fellow 2015 ZONTA - DISTRICT 11 CONFERENCE 2015

2. Outline About me My personal experience as a graduate student studying aerospace engineering My research Zonta Amelia Earhart Fellowship

3. About me Born in Baoding, China Only child Childhood life Hung out with all my friends after school (fishing, flying kites, playing ping-pong …) Raised by grandparents Moved to bigger city for better education Came to America Santa Barbara City College California Institute of Technology Georgia Institute of Technology Baoding, China Tianjin, China

4. My experience in Aerospace Engineering Aerospace engineering, a field where women are largely underrepresented Georgia Tech women to men: 1 to 5 It is difficult to be taken seriously by your male peers. Some may refuse to work in a group with females There aren’t enough female role models that girls can look up to My philosophy “Never say can’t” Choose a major that you are passionate about Bring a different perspective and skill sets to the male-dominated field Keeping the group focused Organizing goals and tasks to meet the deadlines Paying more attention to the details

5. My research Background "To explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no man has gone before.“ – Star Trek Learning how other planets are formed helps us to learn about the Earth, even the entire solar system Exploring other planets How to leave the Earth? How to travel in the space? How to land safely on the planet? Entry, Descent, Landing (EDL) SLS heavy-lift -70 mT into LEO -10% more thrust than Saturn V Crew Transfer Vehicle & Cargo Vehicle Hypersonic Inflatable Aerodynamic Decelerator/ SRP System

6. My research EDL challenges on Mars Mars atmosphere – thick enough to create substantial heating, but not sufficiently low terminal descent velocity About 100 times thinner than Earth’s & 95% CO2 A surface environment of complex rocks, craters, dust Touchdown system, ground sensors Past successful landed missions Viking-1976, Mars Pathfinder-1997, Mars Exploration Rovers-2004, Phoenix-2008, Mars Science Laboratory-2012 Current EDL technology limit Largest rover landed on Mars – 1 mt Rigid aeroshell + parachute system

7. My research Future EDL technologies for high mass Mars missions Supersonic retro-propulsion system Air breathing retro-propulsion system Hypersonic Inflatable Aerodynamic Decelerators/ Supersonic Inflatable Aerodynamic Decelerators

8. My research Research summary System study of IAD configurations to tailor design parameters to a specific mission Developing novel configurations to introduce asymmetry and lift Developing new photogrammetry data reduction techniques to analyze motion during ground testing

9. Zonta Amelia Earhart Fellowship Feel good that women are being recognized and encouraged to pursue aerospace engineering Provide me an opportunity to meet other inspiring women Support me to continue pursuing my dreams in the field of aerospace engineering Not only provided funds for my education but also created a networking environment that fostered new friendships and mentorships Provide a platform for me to support future female students in aerospace engineering

10. Big thanks to Governor Pati Ms. Adams and Zonta – District 11 for inviting me to the conference

11. Information to include in the talk What the Zonta AE fellowship mean to you Describe your experience as one of the top students in your area of science a little about your research