Jean Masterson Email & Phone Number

Bailey, CO, US

Tampa, Florida, United States

• Provides guidance and insights on various aspects of business for a carbon sequestration technology startup, including scientific research prioritization, strategic technology development, and market trend analysis and.

Mountain View, California, United States

• Works with SETI Grants Team to identify and pursue NASA research funding opportunities

• Worked with Executive Leadership to define strategic roadmaps and cultivate business verticals to facilitate a thriving economy in Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
• Pursued microgravity research opportunities applicable to the nascent field of in-space manufacturing and championed targeted on-orbit experiments with Principal Investigators, NASA, and the ISS National Laboratory
• Cultivated consortia amongst leaders in industry and academia to enable innovation and collaboration in in-space manufacturing microgravity research and ISAM
• Represented Axiom Space at regional, national, and international conferences to build relationships in the community and to communicate Axiom’s vision and mission via talks and panels

Lakewood, Colorado, United States

• Led Environmental Control and Life Support System (ECLSS) and In-Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU) research and technology development
• Established a working group and oversaw study efforts to identify potential opportunities in lunar and Martian ISRU
• Acted as chemistry, biology, and spacecraft water processing SME to the company
• Worked with company leadership and principal investigators to develop strategic plans and R&D roadmaps to further the company’s vision for space development
• Served as a proposal manager in support of spaceflight hardware and R&D contract capture in addition to preparing ROMs and white papers
• Captured $1.1M commercial space station contract and acted as the Principal Investigator of this program

Houston, Texas, United States

• Provided technical leadership for ISS ECLSS R&D at NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC) as part of the Human Health and Performance Contract (HHPC) for the ISS Program
• Managed the development, integration, and flight certification of a Class I Government Furnished Equipment (GFE) ISS technology demonstration meeting NASA Technical Standards
• Led flight hardware requirements development and system design for a chemical filter upgrade to the ISS Advanced Oxygen Generation Assembly (AOGA), successfully directing the program through System Requirements Review.
• Worked with multiple aerospace companies and NASA centers as a program/project manager and chemistry SME on the ISS AOGA team
• Provided project status updates to NASA leadership, including schedule and budget reportingSuccessfully functioned within the framework of the ISS Program, operating with a Public Trust Security Clearance and all.

Las Vegas, NV, USA

• Managed all aspects of a spacecraft water processor R&D project, including generating and maintaining budgets and schedules, tasking and recruiting team personnel, and supervising prototype testing and chemical process.
• Responsible for producing NASA contract deliverables related to spacecraft water processing and engaging in technical exchange with NASA SMEs
• Directed all operations of the ECLSS laboratory, supervising direct report laboratory scientists and technicians
• Served as a Senior Mission Manager leading the efforts for NASA Gateway contract proposal capture
• Led the mission design team in generating extensibility mission concepts for deep space exploration

Tucson, AZ, USA

• Served as a postdoctoral member of the NASA MAVEN mission science team and actively participated in quarterly mission meetings and weekly science team telecons
• Worked to convert a Titan atmospheric chemical model to a photochemical model of the Martian atmosphere in support of MAVEN Mission scientific objectives
• Analyzed the impact of subsurface water ice distribution on the Martian atmosphere

Pasadena, CA, USA

• Participated in NASA Planetary Science Summer School at JPL (Session 2, 2014)
• Worked with Team X, a concurrent engineering group, to develop a viable trajectory and mission timeline for an Uranus orbiter concept in real-time
• Led the Atmospheric Science Group in the development and implementation of all atmospheric science objectives
• Collaboratively generated a viable Science Traceability Matrix with the mission team via remote document sharing platforms and weekly WebEx telecons
• Made high-level decisions involving instrument and mission science objectives trade-offs over the span of the entire mission lifecycle
• Successfully presented final mission design concept to a NASA review panel of Uranus science experts

Bronx, NY, USA

• Conducted theoretical and experimental enzymology research in the laboratories of Steven D. Schwartz, Ph.D. and Vern L. Schramm, Ph.D.
• Performed large-scale Quantum Mechanical / Molecular Mechanical (QM/MM) simulations using High Performance Computing (HPC) of atomistic enzymatic systems
• Implemented Transition Path Sampling (TPS) to deduce the reaction coordinates of enzymatic chemical transitions on the femtosecond timescale
• Analyzed complex system dynamics to determine important functional differences between prokaryotic and eukaryotic enzymes

Columbus, OH

• Digitized geophysical data logs using the software Neuralog, resulting in the production of digital records for hundreds of wells throughout the state of Ohio
• Trained other ODNR employees to use this software Neuralog as the in-house expert
• Analyzed geochemistry, petrology, and stratigraphy of geological core samples
• Presented with a parting gift of a map of Ohio highlighting all the wells that I had generated digital data for to highlight my unprecedented efforts

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computational Biophysical Chemistry

Activities and Societies: Einstein Peer Mentor Network Co-Chairperson, New York Academy of Sciences STEM Teaching Fellow, Pillars of.

Master Of Science (Ms), Biomedical Sciences, General, Honors

Activities and Societies: Einstein Peer Mentor Network Co-Chairperson, New York Academy of Sciences STEM Teaching Fellow, Pillars of.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Biology/Biological Sciences, General, Honors, Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Geological Survey College Intern, Vice President of OSU.