‘NASA STEM Stars’: Director of Center Operations at NASA’s Glenn Research Center

NASA Role Model: Robyn Gordon
NASA Center: Glenn Research Center
Topic: Director of Center Operations
Original Air Date: Oct. 6, 2021

Meet Robyn Gordon, the director of operations at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, OH. Gordan shares her STEM journey and answers questions about what it’s like to organize, manage and coordinate activities at a NASA center.

STEM Short Activity: Glenn Virtual Tour of Facilities
Objective: Students will take a virtual tour of the Glenn Research Facilities and describe which facility was their favorite and why?
Duration: 30 minutes
Materials Needed: Computer, internet
Difficulty: Easy

“NASA STEM Stars” is a webchat series. Each chat introduces a science, technology, engineering or math career, addresses a STEM topic and highlights a NASA mission. The chat includes a STEM activity that students can do at home. After the interviews, experts answer students’ questions.