Background
Sepahban, Sonbol Fatima was born on March 4, 1961 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter of Amir Hassan and Firoozeh (Malekyman) Sepahban.
Sepahban, Sonbol Fatima was born on March 4, 1961 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter of Amir Hassan and Firoozeh (Malekyman) Sepahban.
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, Cornell University, 1982. Bachelor in Political Sciences, Institute Political Sciences, Paris, 1984. Master of Science in Chemical Engineering, Rice University, 1985.
Master of Business Administration, University Houston, 1990.
Engineering consultant, Solstice Technology, Ithaca, New York, 1981; technical staff member, Lawrence Berkeley (California) National Laboratory, 1982-1983; aerospace engineering and simulation specialist, Sligos Company, Paris, 1983-1984; research assistant in biomedical engineering, Rice U., Houston, 1984-1985; environmental control and life support system lead engineer, Lockheed Engineering & Sciences Company, Houston, 1985-1989; advanced projects manager, Barrios Technology, Inc., Houston, 1989; ACRV mission support and ground operations manager, Assured Crew Return Vehicle project National Aeronautics and Space Administration/Johnson Space Center, Houston, since 1989.
Member American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (founder, chair space operations technical committee since 1989), American Society Chemical Engineers, Phi Lambda Upsilon, Beta Gamma Sigma.
Married Arsia Qajar, June 1981. 1 child, Arsames Charles.