Jennifer Sidey Gibbons

Jennifer Sidey Gibbons

Country:	Canada Canada
Organization:	CSA / ASC
selected on	July 1, 2017 ( CSA Group 4 )

Jennifer Anne MacKinnon "Jenni" Sidey-Gibbons (born August 3, 1988 in Calgary , Alberta ) is a Canadian aspiring astronaut and engineer . She was selected in 2017 by the Canadian Space Agency (CSA / ASC) as one of two members of CSA Group 4 for space training, which she successfully completed in 2020.

Early years

Sidey Gibbons was born on August 3, 1988 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. As a child she was fascinated by space and collected newspaper articles about Canada's first female astronaut Roberta Lynn Bondar . As a teenager she was interested in geology and mechanical engineering .

Professional background

training

While studying mechanical engineering at McGill University in Montreal , she conducted research on flame propagation in microgravity in collaboration with the Canadian Space Agency and the flight research laboratory of the National Research Council of Canada . She completed her Bachelor in 2011 with distinction. In 2015 she received her PhD in mechanical engineering with a focus on combustion technology from the University of Cambridge .

Teaching

Before joining the Canadian Space Agency, Sidey-Gibbons worked as a lecturer on internal combustion engines in the Department of Engineering at Cambridge University. Her research focus was on the usability of flames and the development of low-emission combustion chambers for gas turbine engines. Her subject area also included conventional and alternative energy generation, introductory thermodynamics and flame physics.

She is the co-founder of the Cambridge division of Robogals, a student-led international organization that aims to inspire and empower young women to study STEM subjects through fun and educational initiatives . As part of this work, she taught over 3000 girls across the UK.

In 2016 she received the Young Woman Engineer of the Year Award and the Royal Academy of Engineering Young Engineer of the Year Award for her achievements .

Space career

On July 1, 2017, Sidey-Gibbons was selected alongside Joshua Kutryk as part of the fourth Canadian astronaut recruitment campaign. She then moved to Houston , Texas to complete the two-year aspirant astronaut training program at the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center as a member of NASA's 2017 class . She successfully completed her training in January 2020. After Roberta Bondar and Julie Payette, she is the third woman in the CSA's astronaut corps and also the youngest female astronaut in Canada.

Web links

Commons : Jenni Sidey-Gibbons - Collection of Pictures, Videos and Audio Files

Spacefacts: short biography

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b How fire scientist Jenni Sidey-Gibbons became Canada's youngest astronaut. In: CBC Radio. January 31, 2020, accessed November 22, 2020.
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Biography of Jennifer Sidey-Gibbons on the Canadian Space Agency website, accessed November 22, 2020.
↑ See announcement from the University of Cambridge . In Canadian sources she is referred to as an Assistant Professor . This is the North American equivalent of the British lecturer.

personal data
SURNAME	Sidey gibbons, Jennifer
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Sidey-Gibbons, Jennifer Anne MacKinnon; Sidey gibbons, Jenni
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Canadian aspiring astronaut
DATE OF BIRTH	3rd August 1988
PLACE OF BIRTH	Calgary , Canada

[CBC-1] How fire scientist Jenni Sidey-Gibbons became Canada's youngest astronaut. In: CBC Radio. January 31, 2020, accessed November 22, 2020.

[Bio-2] Biography of Jennifer Sidey-Gibbons on the Canadian Space Agency website, accessed November 22, 2020.

[3] See announcement from the University of Cambridge . In Canadian sources she is referred to as an Assistant Professor . This is the North American equivalent of the British lecturer.