Ota Lutz began her career at NASA in 2000 and has worked at three NASA Centers: Dryden Flight Research Center (Edwards, CA), Johnson Space Center (Houston, TX) and Jet Propulsion Laboratory (Pasadena, CA). Ota currently works on NASA STEM Elementary and Secondary Education Projects at JPL. Prior to joining NASA, Ota taught high school math for 11 years. Ota has an undergraduate degree in mathematics, a master’s degree in teaching and learning, and a Ph.D. in environmental science. Ota is interested in science, technology, mathematics, and engineering education for all.