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Bobak Ferdowsi

Bobak Ferdowsi

Keynote Speaker: NASA's Jet Propulsion Labs Flight Director; Curiosity Rover Landing

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Bobak Ferdowsi Biography

Bobak Ferdowsi is a systems engineer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. He served on the Cassini–Huygens and Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity mission.

Ferdowsi attended the University of Washington where he majored in aerospace engineering. While there he did research under Nobel Laureate Hans Georg Dehmelt in the Department of Physics. In 2001, he enrolled at MIT and joined the Lean Aerospace Initiative where he stayed until 2003.

Ferdowsi joined JPL in late 2003, and worked on the Mars Science Laboratory mission through its successful landing nearly nine years later on August 6, 2012. He was also Science Planner on the Cassini–Huygens mission.

Ferdowsi became a media “sensation”, or “meme”, during the August 6, 2012, landing of the Curiosity rover on Mars, he wore an unusual mohawk hairstyle that was seen on NASA TV’s live broadcast of the event. He was seated in a prominent camera position and his mohawk unexpectedly became an iconic image of the landing. Ferdowsi explained that he wore a new haircut for every mission and the mohawk was chosen by his team by popular vote.

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Bobak Ferdowsi Videos

Q&A: NASA's Bobak Ferdowsi
Bobak Ferdowsi ("NASA Mohawk Guy") on Mars Curiosity Rover
How Curiosity got us to Mars - Bobak Ferdowsi

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Bobak Ferdowsi is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Space, Engineering, Physics, Technology, Science and Robotics.

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Bobak Ferdowsi is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics including Space, Engineering and Physics. The estimated speaking fee range to book Bobak Ferdowsi for virtual events is $20,000 - $30,000. Please contact us for live event fees. Bobak Ferdowsi generally travels from Los Angeles, CA, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Cady Coleman, Garrett Reisman and Ray Kurzweil. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Bobak Ferdowsi for an upcoming event.

Bobak Ferdowsi Videos

Q&A: NASA's Bobak Ferdowsi
Bobak Ferdowsi ("NASA Mohawk Guy") on Mars Curiosity Rover
How Curiosity got us to Mars - Bobak Ferdowsi

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