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Engineering on the Red Planet
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Brett Kennedy
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Brett Kennedy got into robotics because he liked the fact that it
requires a very broad knowledge of many areas of engineering. He
especially loves identifying and tackling problems that haven?t been tried
before. To do what he loves, he pursued engineering in school. He
received a B.S. in mechanical engineering from the University of California,
Berkeley, and an M.S. in the same area from Stanford University. His
current work at JPL includes lots of robots?everything from the Legged
Excursion Mechanical Utility Robot (LEMUR) to the Mars Exploration Rovers,
twin rovers that will be sent to Mars in May and June 2003. In his free
time, he likes to play soccer, practice photography, and even train for
triathlons! He?d like to advise students interested in engineering that,
"while being good at science and math is important, a good
imagination and good communication skills are at least as important"
to being a successful engineer.
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