Jessica Taylor is a physical scientist in the Atmospheric Composition Branch, Science Directorate, at NASA Langley Research Center.

She also has a passion for supporting girls, women, and minority students underrepresented in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM).

Jessica co-leads two large NASA Science Activation projects with an annual reach of nearly 5,000 educators and more than 1,200 youth.

Among her many noteworthy endeavors, she has leveraged Langley’s participation with the Twin Cities Public Television’s SciGirls program to bring role model training to NASA. She has also held NASA workshops and was chosen for NASA’s Women in STEM Working Group.

As NASA Langley’s representative, she liaises with the Employee Working Group for women, NASA Langley’s Allies and Advocates for Women, the Equal Employment Opportunity office and the Federal Women’s Program.

She also leads a discussion group on Serving Girls and Women in STEM within the two dozen NASA Science Mission Directorate Science Activation projects across Earth and space science.

In a previous position, Jessica worked at NASA Langley as an education and public outreach lead for CALIPSO and as a lead trainer for the GLOBE program.

Jessica will receive the 2018 Corporate Promotion of Education at the Women of Color STEM Conference in Detroit, Michigan this fall.