jasmine sandhu ::
Resume
Before Grad School
I received my BSc at the University of Washington in the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics in 2000. I had the opportunity to work on two fun projects as an undergraduate: the
K2X RLV project and a senior design project called 'On-orbit satellite servicing' (OASiS) project.
After receiving my degree, I worked with
Tethers Unlimited for a few months.
In March 2001, I started at
JPL as a flight systems engineer and had the opportunity to work on the Mars Sample Return (MSR) project doing some simulation work for the long range rendezvous sensor being developed for MSR. I also did mission design work on a technology validation project. On the Mars Exploration Mission
MER project I was part of the Entry Descent and Landing team. JPL is a fabulous place to work though I didn't like living in the LA area very much.
Research Interests
Publications
my work page @ DSSL
Misc Engineering Activities 
I was involved with the
UW chapter of engineers without borders. Our project is the storage and irrigation of water in a small community in Bolivia, the Yanayo community. It is located in the Cochabamba region, (18.2deg W, 65.59deg S)
Outside of Grad School
I've recently discoverd, there is an outside =P
I'm originally from India and have lived in the Pacific Northwest for about half my life, off and on .. I suppose I consider myself a 'Seattlite'.
My mom (kamal) + dad (raghbir) and my computer-nerdy brother (nimret) who is happily married also live in the Seattle area.
After MS
..I was living in Boston and working at
MIT Lincoln Labs and enjoying myself in Boston till Aug 2008. Since Sept. of 2008, I was traveling in Nepal and India for about 10 months.
Sports / Adventures
Love to play soccer .. I generally play with a co-rec team @ the UW. Being in the pacific northwest implies lots of opportunities for outdoor activities like hiking, biking, climbing (which I haven't done much of, but would really like to get more into).
