Background
DOUGHERTY, MICHELE was born on April 2, 1962 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States.
physicist university professor
DOUGHERTY, MICHELE was born on April 2, 1962 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States.
Miami University (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, in Philosophy, 1984). Vanderbilt University (Juris Doctor, 1987). Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi.
Member, Mortar Board.
Treasurer, Vanderbilt Bar Association, 1986-1987.
She was distinguished "for her scientific leadership of the international National Aeronautics and Space Administration-European Space Agency-Applied Science International Cassini-Huygens mission to Saturn and its moons". As Principal Investigator of the operation, data collection and analysis of observations from the magnetic field instrument on board the Cassini spacecraft, she strongly contributed to improve our understanding of Saturn and its moons. Her work has led to the discovery of a dynamic atmosphere with water and hydrocarbons constituents at Saturn"s moon Enceladus.
Such results had a strong impact on our view of planetary systems, opening up new possibilities for spacecraft missions to Saturn"s moons in search for life.
Before working on the Cassini-Huygens spacecraft, Professor Dougherty was involved in the magnetometer team for the Jupiter analysis of the Ulysses mission. She was also Guest Investigator on the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jupiter System Data Analysis Program as part of the Galileo unmanned spacecraft.
Dougherty became a Fellow of the Royal Society in 2012 and was recognized by the United Kingdom Science Council as one of the 100 top United Kingdom living scientists. She is Principal Investigator for J-MAG - A magnetometer for European Space Agency"s JUICE, JUpiter ICy moons Explorer due for launch June 2022.
The State Bar of California. American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Tax. Litigation).
