Akshata Krishnamurthy

Akshata Krishnamurthy
Born
CitizenshipIndian
Alma materMassachusetts Institute of Technology Ph.D.
Occupation(s)Engineering career
DisciplineSpace Systems
Employer(s)NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
ProjectsMars 2020
NISAR
TESS
ASTERIA
AwardsLuigi G. Napolitano Award, Dr. Robbin Chapman Excellence Through Adversity Award, IAF Emerging Space Leader

Akshata Krishnamurthy is a space systems engineer working as Science Phase Lead at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Born in India, Krishnamurthy has worked on Mars 2020, NISAR, TESS and ASTERIA missions.