Natalie Panek
Natalie Panek is a Staff Engineer in Systems Design at MDA Space, where she has contributed to a number of space projects including MDA’s satellite servicing initiatives and the European Space Agency's 2028 ExoMars rover program. Her love of exploration led her to obtain a pilot’s license and help build and drive a solar powered car across North America during university. She has participated in an internship at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center and a Space Studies Program based at NASA’s Ames Research Center. Natalie is the 2013 recipient of the University of Calgary Graduate of the Last Decade Award, was named on Forbes 2015 30 under 30, and received the University of Calgary’s Schulich School of Engineering Diversity and Equity Alumni Award in 2018. Natalie also received an honorary doctorate from Concordia University in 2019.