Kathleen C. Howell

Research focuses on design of complex spacecraft trajectories, particuarly mulit-body gravitational regimes. She has made notable contributions to spacecraft trajectory design and optimization as well as maneuver strategies for transfers and on-orbit operations. She was awarded the prestigious Dirk Brouwer Award of the American Astronautical Society in 2004. Howell was also honored with the Breakwell Award at the Astrodynamics Symposium of the International Astronautical Congress in 2007. In 2002, Howell was named one of the 50 Most Important Women in Science by Discover Magazine.