Dava Newman

Dava J. Newman is Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics and Engineering Systems at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She is best known for promoting the development of space activity suits, namely the Bio-Suit, which would provide pressure mechanically, rather than with pressurized gas. The suit is designed to help astronauts move around more easily than gas-filled suits allow.[1][2][3] She's currently the MIT director for MIT Portugal Program.

She is the housemaster of MIT's Baker House.[4]

In October of 2014, she was nominated by President Barack Obama as Deputy Administrator of NASA,[5] but U.S. Senate returned the nomination to the President in December 2014 when the 113th Congress adjourned without having confirmed her for the position.[6] Under Senate rules, in order for Newman to be confirmed, Obama needed to re-nominate her to the Senate of the 114th Congress, and he did so on January 8, 2015.[7][8] Her confirmation hearing before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation was held March 25, 2015,[9] and the Committee unanimously recommended approval by the full Senate.[10]

References

  1. ↑ W., William (2 September 2012). "MIT Professor Has Created a Safer, Skin Tight Space Suit That Will Make It Easier to Work on Mars". Space Industry News. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  2. ↑ Malik, Tariq (18 July 2007). "MIT Develops Sleeker, Slimmed-Down Spacesuit". Fox News. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  3. ↑ Bettex, Morgan (13 October 2010). "Safeguarding astronauts’ hands". R&D Daily. Archived from the original on 2012-03-09. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  4. ↑ "Housemasters". About Baker House. MIT. 13 February 2010.
  5. ↑ Chandler, David L. (17 October 2014). "Dava Newman nominated for NASA post" (Press release). MIT News. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  6. ↑ Presidential nomination no. 2091, 'Dava J. Newman, of Massachusetts, to be Deputy Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, vice Lori Garver, resigned, 113rd Congress, November 12, 2014. Accessed March 26, 2015.
  7. ↑ Earnest, Josh (January 8, 2015). "Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate". The White House. Office of the Press Secretary. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
  8. ↑ Presidential nomination no. 43, Dava J. Newman, of Massachusetts, to be Deputy Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, vice Lori Garver, resigned, 114th Congress, January 8, 2015. Accessed March 26, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Senate Reviews Dava Newman's Nomination to be NASA Deputy Administrator". Space Ref (spaceref.com). Retrieved March 26, 2015.
  10. ↑ Deedy, Alexander (March 26, 2015). "Helena native Dava Newman one step closer to high-ranking NASA position". Independent Record (Helena, Montana). Retrieved March 26, 2015.

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