Amri Hernández-Pellerano

Career at NASA In 1992, Hernández-Pellerano began working for the Power Systems Branch (PSB) at Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC). As a Power System Electronics designer she has been involved in the design and implementation of power system electronics (PSE) for various scientific spacecraft. These include the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM), the Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) and the Earth Observing-1 (EO-1) which are currently still in operation. In 2006, she was awarded the NASA Exceptional Service Medal.

Currently She is currently working on the Space Technology-5 (ST5), the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO), the Lunar Reconnaissance Observer (LRO) and the Aquarius/SAC-D missions. Hernández-Pellerano is also the chair for the Hispanic Advisory Committee for Employees (HACE) at GSFC. This committee works with the Equal Opportunity Office and among other responsibilities, serves as a focal point for the concerns of Hispanic employees on matters affecting their employment at GSFC.

Hernández-Pellerano is married to fellow Puerto Rican Fernando Pellerano, a NASA scientist, whose job requires the planification, design and implementation of microwave instruments used in the scientific observations of the Earth and Space.

Written works Among the written works which Hernández-Pellerano has authored and/or co-authored are the following: The Space Technology 5 Avionics System (2004), Document ID: 20050156657; Report Number: IEEEAC Paper 1514 Closed Loop Software Control of the MIDEX Power System (1998), Document ID: 19990007766 An Adaptable Power System with Software Control Algorithm (1998), Document ID: 19990026561