How old is Adriana Ocampo? When is Adriana Ocampo's birthday? Where is Adriana Ocampo born? Where did Adriana Ocampo grow up from? What's Adriana Ocampo's age?

Adriana Ocampo Born: 1955 (age 69years), Barranquilla, Colombia

How about Adriana Ocampo's h_index?

Adriana Ocampo H_index: 24

How about Adriana Ocampo's education?

Adriana Ocampo Education: California State University, Northridge (1997), MORE

How about Adriana Ocampo's citations?

Adriana Ocampo Citations: 4,068

How about Adriana Ocampo's awards?

Adriana Ocampo Awards: Hispanic Scientist of the Year Award

How about Adriana Ocampo's nationality?

Adriana Ocampo Nationality: Colombian

How about Adriana Ocampo's affiliation?

Adriana Ocampo Affiliation: National Aeronautics and Space Administration

What is Adriana Ocampo famous for?

Ocampo was the first to recognize that a ring of sinkholes, or \u201ccenotes,\u201d found in the Yucatan peninsula was related to the buried impact crater. The Chicxulub impact caused the extinction of more than half the Earth's species, including the dinosaurs, at the end of the Cretaceous period some 65 million years ago.

Does Adriana Ocampo still work for NASA?

In 2005 she was a member of the Galileo mission team. Galileo was a spacecraft that investigated Jupiter and its icy moon Europa. Adriana is now a Lead Science Manager for NASA's New Frontiers Programme. In this role, she has worked on many space missions including missions to Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, and Pluto.

Did Adriana Ocampo win any awards?

Honors and awards

Ocampo received the Woman of the Year Award in Science from the Comisin Femenil in Los Angeles in 1992. She also received the Advisory Council for Women Award at JPL in 1996 and the Science and Technology Award from the Chicano Federation in 1997.

Where does Adriana Ocampo live?

I was born in Barranquilla, Colombia, and I was raised in Argentina. My family and I moved to the United States when I was a teenager. I now live in Washington, DC.