Enjoy this interview featuring Aaron Yazzie! He is a CH '02 & GH '08 alum.

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Aaron Yazzie, Diné, is Ashįįhí (Salt Clan) and born for Todích'íi'nii (Bitter Water Clan). He is a Mechanical Engineer at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California where he designs mechanical systems for NASA’s robotic space research missions. His most extensive contributions have been for missions to the planet Mars.

Aaron was born in Tuba City, Arizona on the Navajo Nation, and was raised in Holbrook, Arizona. He attended Stanford University, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering in 2008.

Aaron is a Sequoyah Fellow and professional member of the American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES). In 2016 Yazzie was honored by the Navajo Nation Council for “serving as an inspiration to Diné youth and citizens”, and in 2019 received the NASA JPL Bruce Murray Award “for outstanding and consistent dedication in promoting inclusion and excitement in science and education especially among Indigenous Communities.”

Instagram: @YazzieSees

Twitter: @YazzieSays

Aaron Yazzie's website: https://www.aaronyazzie.com/

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Hosted by Kendall Harvey (Diné / CH '13). Music by Sam Bader (Kanaka Maoli / CH '13). Cover art by Jared Yazzie (Diné / CH '05 & '06).