Profile: A Telescope Engineer for NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

Profile: A Telescope Engineer for NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

Space telescopes help us understand the origins of the universe. For Caroline Griffin, space telescopes were the origin of her career. Now, she is a mechanical engineer at NASA working on the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. Find out how Caroline contributed to this next-generation telescope and how she hopes to inspire the next generation of engineers in this episode of Surprisingly STEM. 

Science, Technology, Engineering, Math (STEM)

NASA is sharing exciting missions and a broad range of unique career opportunities with students. 

Join us as we apply science, technology, engineering, and mathematics to explore space, improve aeronautics, examine Earth, and strive to land more humans on the Moon with the Artemis Program.

NASA STEM resources: https://www.nasa.gov/learning-resources/

The Roman telescope and the discoveries it will support:
https://www.stsci.edu/roman

https://science.nasa.gov/mission/roman-space-telescope/

Roman’s namesake—Dr. Nancy Grace Roman, NASA’s first chief astronomer—made it her personal mission to make cosmic vistas readily accessible to all by paving the way for telescopes based in space.

Dr. Nancy Grace Roman: 
https://science.nasa.gov/people/nancy-roman/

Video Credit: NASA Education
Duration: 5 minutes, 44 seconds
Release Date: Aug. 26, 2026

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