Moriba Jah

Moriba Jah
Born	Moriba Kemessia Jah (1971-03-23) March 23, 1971 (age 53) San Francisco, California, U.S.
Education	Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University (BS) University of Colorado, Boulder (MS, PhD)
Known for	Space Situational Awareness Programme, space surveillance and tracking, space traffic management,
Spouses	Maria Renee Washington ​ ​ (m. 1991; div. 1999)​ Cassaundra Renea Shafer ​ ​ (m. 2002; div. 2024)​
Children	3
Awards	TED Fellow Academician, International Academy of Astronautics NASA Space Act Award American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Fellow National Defense Service Medal
Scientific career
Fields	Astrodynamics satellite navigation
Institutions	University of Texas at Austin University of Arizona Air Force Research Laboratory Jet Propulsion Laboratory Los Alamos National Laboratory
Thesis	Mars aerobraking spacecraft state estimation by processing inertial measurement unit data (2005)
Doctoral advisor	George Born
Other academic advisors	Ronald Madler, Penina Axelrad
Website	utexas.academia.edu/MoribaJah

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Moriba Kemessia Jah CorrFRSE (born 1971) is an American space scientist and aerospace engineer who describes himself as a "space environmentalist",^[1] specializing in orbit determination and prediction, especially as related to space situational awareness and space traffic monitoring. He is currently an associate professor of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics at the University of Texas at Austin. Jah previously worked as a spacecraft navigator at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, where he was a navigator for the Mars Global Surveyor, Mars Odyssey, Mars Express, Mars Exploration Rover, and his last mission was the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. He is a Fellow of the American Astronautical Society, the Air Force Research Laboratory,^[2] the International Association for the Advancement of Space Safety and, the Royal Astronomical Society. Jah was also selected into the 10th anniversary class of TED Fellows and was named a MacArthur Fellow in 2022.^[3] He also was selected into the AIAA class of Fellows and Honorary Fellows in the year of the 50th Anniversary of Apollo 11. The AIAA "confers the distinction of Fellow upon individuals in recognition of their notable and valuable contributions to the arts, sciences or technology of aeronautics and astronautics."^[4][5][6][7]