Kobie Boykins, Lecturer/Space Exploration

A dynamic young engineer at NASAâ??s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Kobie Boykins is on the frontline of Mars exploration. Boykins designed the solar arrays that power the remarkable Mars Expedition Rovers, Spirit and Opportunity, which continue to send back data from our nearest planetary neighbor more than six years after being deployed. He is currently working at NASAâ??s Mars Science Laboratory, preparing the actuators for the next mission. Boykinsâ?? other projects have included work on the Mars Pathfinder mission and the Ocean Surface Topography Mission, taking measurements by satellite of the Earthâ??s oceans. Visit http://www.mccoycenter.org/ for more info.