Star of Sharknado 3 (not really) and NASA’s mohawk guy, Bobak’s an engineer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Bobak is the Fault Protection lead on the NISAR joint Earth observation mission with India at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. His prior positions have included Launch, Cruise, Approach Engineering Lead and Flight Director on Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity, Science Planner on the Cassini mission, Flight Software Product Line System Engineer, and Europa Clipper Mission Planner.
Bobak Ferdowsi Systems Engineer with NASA JPL
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Bobak Ferdowsi Systems Engineer with NASA JPL
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December 11, 2025
12:00 pm to 12:45 pm EST
Grade Level: 4-8
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