At the time of selection employed by NASA Johnson Space Center; semi finalist in NASA group 15 and 16 selections; was NASA Project Engineer Aircraft Operations Division. Brigham worked for 26 years at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. She holds an MS degree in computer and systems engineering from the University of Houston, and a BS degree in electrical engineering from the University of Texas at Austin. As a systems engineer, Brigham worked on a wide range of projects at NASA and specialized in integrating hardware and software technology for the operational and control systems of aircraft and spacecraft systems. Jill Brigham’s new mission is to launch the Sustainable Wine & Food Processing Center at the University of California, Davis.