Cody Paige

MIT Space Exploration Initiative • Director

Dr. Cody Paige is the Director of the Space Exploration Initiative at the Media Lab, a team of students, faculty and staff building and flying advanced technology and innovative ideas for space exploration. Cody began at MIT as a Fulbright Scholar and completed her Ph.D. in Aeronautics and Astronautics in 2023. Her research focused on enabling a permanent human presence on the Moon through the development of wearable radiation shielding material and a virtual reality platform for geological surface exploration of the Moon and Mars. Cody is also completing a Ph.D. in geology, specifically quaternary geochronology, and completed her Master of Applied Science at the University of Toronto in Aerospace Engineering and her Bachelor of Applied Science from Queen’s University in Engineering Physics. She is passionate about student outreach, in particular encouraging girls, and young women in STEAMD (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Math and Design).

Events

International Astronautical Congress 2024

14-18 October 2024

Milan, Italy

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