Amber Bettis

Title: Multimedia Manager, Team Lead- Advanced Concept Lab (ACL)
Systems Analysis and Concepts Directorate (SACD)

Technical Focus Area: Engineering Visualization

Missions/Projects: Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate (ESDMD) and Systems Analysis and Concepts Directorate (SACD)
Study Topics/Expertise: Illustration, Concept Art, 3D Modeling, Animation

Amber joined the Space Mission Analysis Branch within SACD as a contractor with Analytical Mechanics Associates in 2020, working as a visualization specialist in the Advanced Concepts Lab (ACL).

In 2023, Amber stepped into the leadership role of the ACL, and has since overseen the production of projects for NASA’s Langley Research Center (LaRC), Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate (ESDMD), Systems Analysis and Concepts Directorate (SACD), Game Changing Development (GCD) program office, and Low-Earth Orbit Flight Test of an Inflatable Decelerator (LOFTID) project.

Awards

• NASA Silver Group Achievement Award: Advanced Concepts Lab

Education/Professional Experience

• B.F.A. in Photography and Media, California Institute of the Arts (2009)
• M.F.A. in Animation and Visual Effects, Academy of Art University (2013)

Related Websites – ACL Web Page

Hobbies/Interests

Drawing, painting, sculpting, photography, literature