Education

• BSME '94, Purdue University
• MSME '96, Purdue University
• MS Space Studies '06, University of North Dakota

Professional Career

Amy currently serves as a Space Suit Engineer and Space Suit Pressure Garment Technical Discipline Lead at NASA Johnson Space Center. She got her foot in the door at NASA as a co-op student. She worked with veteran spacesuit designer Joseph Kosmo on a new glove design, which is still in use today. Once she began working with NASA full-time, she and other engineers experimented with building a better surface EVA suit, like those worn on the moon during the Apollo missions. As head of the Advanced Spacesuit Pressure Garment Development, she designed the gloves used by every spacewalking astronaut since 1998. In 2008, her primary focus became the development of a new pressure garment for the Constellation Program, which will carry humans back to the moon and beyond. Amy’s team recently introduced the Z2: a new generation of spacesuit that accommodates the microgravity of space, as well as the environments of other planets. This new design is set to be used for future human visits to the moon, Mars and beyond.  

Purdue Experience

Completed a 5-session co-op with NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.

Was an active member for the Purdue Square Dancing Club.