Katherine Melbourne
Senior Member Of Technical Staff Space Policy And Strategy
Virginia, United States
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Top SchoolKatherine Melbourne is a national security policy analyst and senior member of the technical staff at The Aerospace Corporation’s Center for Space Policy and Strategy, bringing nine years of interdisciplinary space industry experience. She combines an MS in Aerospace Engineering and a BS in Astrophysics with hands-on systems engineering from Ball Aerospace and observational expertise earned while commissioning JWST as a Wavefront Sensing Scientist. Her research focuses on the physical effects of war in space and space domain awareness, blending technical rigor, wargaming, and international-relations insight to inform policy. Katherine’s background spans NASA internships, strategic operations, and graduate research, and she regularly translates complex technical baselines into actionable policy recommendations. Outside work she volunteers, donates platelets, and trains for road and trail races, reflecting a discipline that feeds both her professional focus and resilience.
8 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
High School, High School at Pleasant Valley High SchoolBachelor’s Degree Astrophysics, Bachelor’s Degree Astrophysics at Yale UniversityMaster of Science - MS Aerospace Engineering, Master of Science - MS Aerospace Engineering at University of Colorado Boulder
English
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Github contributions (5)
katiemel25/MUSCLES
Jun 2018 - Aug 2018
Contributions:10 commits, 1 push, 1 branch in 1 month
katiemel25/katiemel25.github.io
Jun 2017 - Apr 2024
Contributions:2 PRs, 139 pushes, 2 branches in 6 years 11 months
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