Warren Hoburg

Warren Hoburg
Born	Warren Woodrow Hoburg (1985-09-16) September 16, 1985 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Status	Active
Alma mater	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (BS) University of California, Berkeley (MS, PhD)
Space career
NASA Astronaut
Current occupation	Assistant professor
Selection	NASA Group 22

Warren Woodrow "Woody" Hoburg (born September 16, 1985) is an American engineer and NASA astronaut.

Early life and education

Warren Hoburg was born on September 16, 1985 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to Jim and Peggy Hoburg. He graduated from North Allegheny High School, and received a Bachelor of Science degree in Aeronautics and Astronautics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2008. He earned a Master of Science in 2011, followed by a Doctorate in 2013, in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the University of California, Berkeley.

Academic career

After completing his doctorate, Hoburg worked in product development at Boeing until 2014, when he became an assistant professor at MIT. He served as a sponsor for the capstone project Jungle Hawk Owl, which is a UAV sponsored by the US Air Force. He also manages the geometric programming Python package GPKit.

NASA career

In 2017, Hoburg was selected as an astronaut candidate in NASA Astronaut Group 22, and began the two-year training in August.

Personal life

Hoburg is an avid rock climber, mountaineer, and pilot, and has previously worked with Yosemite search and rescue.

Awards and honors

Hoburg was a National Science Foundation research fellow from 2009–2013, and is a two-time recipient of the AIAA Aeronautics and Astronautics Teaching Award.

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from Mark Garcia. Warren Hoburg. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Retrieved September 20, 2018. (Official NASA bio).