College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics

Dr. Camille Wardrop Alleyne received a Bachelor of Science in mechanical and aerospace engineering from Howard University, a Master of Science in mechanical engineering from Florida A&M University, a Master of Science in aerospace engineering from the University of Maryland, College Park, and a doctorate in educational leadership from the University of Houston. She began her career as a Flight Systems Test Engineer at NASA Kennedy Space Center. After that, she served as the Assistant Deputy Associate Administrator for Programs in the Science Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters, where she provided technical and executive leadership to NASA’s planetary, earth, heliophysics, and astrophysics science missions. She has also served as the Associate Program Scientist for the International Space Station, the Orion Crew Module Systems Engineering, Integration and Test Technical Manager, Lead Systems Engineer for the Constellation Program, and as the Deputy Manager for Commercial Lunar Payload Services, where she developed the foundational strategy for the commercialization of the moon. Dr. Alleyne currently serves as the Deputy Manager for Commercial LEO (Low Earth Orbit) Development Program at NASA Johnson Space Center. In this role, she is one of the leading architects of establishing new space economies through commercializing low earth orbit.

Elizabeth Stewart Smith, P.E., holds a bachelor’s degree from Spelman College and a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. In 1981, she began her career at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Wright Aeronautical Laboratory, as a research engineer in cryogenic research. She began her tenure at NASA Johnson Space Center in April 1982, in the Plant Engineering Division as an engineer intern. She is currently the NASA Lead for the International Space Station, 2-D Drawings and 3-D Computer Aided Design (CAD) Models, in the Systems Engineering and Integration Office of the International Space Station Program Office.

Jennifer Scott Williams attended Spelman College and the Georgia Institute of Technology, where she received dual bachelor’s degrees in mathematics and electrical engineering in 2001 via the Atlanta University Center Dual Degree Engineering Program. After graduation, she moved to Houston to work for NASA Johnson Space Center’s Mission Operations Directorate as a Space Shuttle Flight Controller in the Instrumentation and Communications Group (INCO). While there, she obtained eight certifications and supported 24 shuttle flights, three of which she served as Lead INCO. She attended the University of Houston part-time in the telecommunications program, where she graduated with her master’s degree in electrical engineering in 2005. In September 2020, she was selected as Branch Chief of the Applications Client Support Office. In this role, she manages a team of Research Portfolio Managers responsible for enabling technology demonstrations, STEM projects, commercial payloads, and external payloads for launch and operation aboard, and return from, the International Space Station (ISS). The clients her team serves include NASA organizations, such as the Science Mission Directorate, Science and Technology Mission Directorate, Advanced Exploration Systems, as well as the ISS National Laboratory.