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Introduction
Aprille Ericsson-Jackson (born April 1, 1963 [1]) is a pioneering female mechanical engineer.[2][3][4] Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, M.I.T graduate Aprille Ericsson was the first female (and the first African-American female) to receive a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from Howard University and the first African-American female to receive a Ph.D. in engineering at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. Ericsson has won many awards, including the 1997 "Women in Science and Engineering" award for the best female engineer in the federal government, and she is currently the instrument manager for a proposed mission to bring dust from the Martian lower atmosphere back to Earth.

Awards and Recognition

 * Acknowledged by the National Technical Association for being among the Top 50 minority women in Science and Engineering (1996) (1997)
 * Women in Science and Engineering—Federal Government (1997)
 * Special Recognition Award–Black Engineers Award Conference (1998)
 * NASA Goddard Honor Award for Excellence in Outreach (1998)
 * NASA Center of Excellence Award for the TRMM Project (1998)
 * NASA Customer Service Excellence Award for MAP Flight Software (1999)
 * Federal Career Award—The Federal Executive Board of Excellence of Maryland (1999)
 * Giant in Science Award–the Quality Education for Minorities Network: Mathematics, Science and Engineering (2000)
 * Innovator in Internet Technology-Marketing, Opportunities in Business & Entertainment Conference (2001)
 * Honorary Doctor of Science from Medgar Evers College in Brooklyn, NY (2001)
 * College of Engineering, Architecture, & Computer Science Alumni Excellence Awards—Howard University (2002)
 * NASA Exceptional Achievement Medal (2002)
 * Topp’s Africa-Centered Award –Bowie State University
 * Centurion of Technology Award—Women of Color Technology Awards Conference

Affiliations

 * Proposal and Application Reviewer at NASA GSFC Speakers Bureau
 * Women of NASA Group
 * Board Member for the Forestville Military Academy
 * Member of Board of Trustees at Howard University