Monica Vidaurri

Science Consultant, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Senior, George Mason University; Prospective Double B.A. in Biology and Government and International Politics; concentration in Law, Philosophy, and Governance.

You are not lucky. You earned it!

If you followed me to work every day, you would think that my job is to be a face. Here are the glowing reviews: a NASA Goddard space science consultant, an astrobiologist, a lobbyist on behalf of exploration science, a science communicator, a diversity and inclusion “battering ram,” “firework,” and my personal favorite, “champion.” Yes, I have actually awkwardly been called all of this in front of my colleagues. But wait. Here's the catch - I am still a senior in my undergraduate degree.