Shari Rifkin

My name is Shari Rifkin.  I am 20 years old and am from Atlanta, Georgia.  “I am a Rambling Wreck from Georgia Tech and a Helluva Engineer!”  I am in my second year at Tech and an Aerospace Engineering major. 

I’ve been a space nut since as long as I can remember.  I think it started when my parents brought me to see Aliens in the movie theater when I was 4.  I’ve been warped ever since.

I am a huge sci-fi freak.  Some of my favorites include Star Trek, Star Wars, The X-Files, and the Dune Chronicles by Frank Herbert. 

I’ve always known I wanted to do something in the math/science field, but it took me a while to figure out exactly what.  After doing Space Camp and a couple other science summer programs, I decided I wanted I wanted to be a Rocket Scientist.  Georgia Tech had a top three AE program (it is now top two), a bunch of my friends were going there, and to top it all off they offered me a full scholarship. 

I am currently in my second co-op term here at JSC.  I spent my first term in the X-38 Project Office, on the Vehicle 201 Integration Team.  The X-38 is the Crew Return Vehicle for the International Space Station.  I am now in the Exploration Office, on the Advanced Design Team.  I was involved with the High School Outreach Program, in which the co-ops went to a local high school to talk about NASA and engineering and college and stuff.

You can check out my webpage at www.prism.gatech.edu/~gte881p or email me at gte881p@prism.gatech.edu.

  

"The diversity of the phenomena of Nature is so great, and the treasures hidden in the heavens so rich, precisely in order that the human mind shall never be lacking in fresh nourishment."

--Johannes Kepler

Last Updated: 06/20/01