David Y. Oh Sc.D. | |
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| Education | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Sc.D. Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1997; M.S. Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1993; B.S. Aeronautics and Astronautics, B.S. Music, 1991); Indian Springs School (High school diploma, 1987) |
| Known for | Psyche (spacecraft); Living on Mars time; Mars Science Laboratory (Curiosity rover) |
| Spouse | Bryn Oh |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Aerospace engineering; Systems engineering; Electric propulsion |
| Institutions | Jet Propulsion Laboratory; Space Systems Loral |
| Thesis | Computational modeling of expanding plasma plumes in space using a PIC-DSMC algorithm (1997) |
| Doctoral advisor | Daniel E. Hastings |
David Y. Oh is an American spacecraft systems engineer and expert in electric propulsion. Dr. Oh currently works at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) as the NASA Psyche mission chief engineer. Prior to this role he served as the Project Systems Engineering Manager for Psyche. He was also the cross-cutting phase lead and lead flight director for the NASA Mars Science Laboratory mission (Curiosity Mars rover) and was recognized in popular media for living on Mars time with his family during the month following the landing of the Curiosity rover.