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Please meet Angie Crews, Principal Research Associate for NSI. Her research area is Remote Sensing. We are very lucky to have her aboard. 

Hi, thank you for chatting with us.

My pleasure, thank you for reaching out!

Q: Can you tell us a little about yourself?

Sure!  My family and I recently moved to Boulder last October when I accepted the position at NSI.  So far we are loving the area. I have two daughters. 2 and 4 years old, and an 18 year old stepson. Some of my hobbies are long distance running, hiking, and snowboarding.  I also have my private pilot’s license and enjoy flying when I have the opportunity.

Prior to coming to NSI, I spent 11 years Active Duty in the Marine Corps as an EA-6B Electronic Countermeasures Officer and then as a Space Operations Officer. I deployed twice to Al Asad, Iraq and had tours at the Pentagon and the National Reconnaissance Office. I then transitioned to the Marine Corps Reserves and attended MIT.  I received my Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering, and I had the opportunity to support several flight CubeSat projects.  In my thesis I demonstrated that CubeSats have the potential to be used as operational weather monitoring platforms, and the algorithm I developed to correct calibration drifts is used on-orbit the TROPICS constellation today. After graduating MIT, I spent 4 years as a defense contractor supporting the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory (MCWL) as a Space Subject Matter Expert before transitioning to my current role at NSI. 

Q: What excites you about your current role in NSI?

I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to work with world class faculty at an R1 research university. Working at NSI allows me to conduct high impact, cutting edge research in support of the DOD and IC.

Q: Thank you. Do you have anything else to add about NSI or your current goals/work?

I’m excited to be part of the team here at NSI, and I look forward to growing my research portfolio and working with everyone!