Scott R. Askew – NESC Academy Biography

Scott Askew received a bachelor of science from the University of Oklahoma in 1986, and a master of science from Virginia Polytechnic Institute in 1989, both in electrical engineering. He has worked in robotics at the NASA Johnson Space Center for 30 years specializing in motor control and sensing for mechatronic systems.

From 1997 to 2003 and 2007 to 2011, Askew served as a lead electrical engineer on NASA’s Robonaut and Robonaut 2 projects. From 2004 to 2006, he participated in the NASA Administrator’s Fellowship Program where he worked at Salish Kootenai College and Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute teaching and contributing to the development of engineering programs at tribal colleges.

Askew is currently serving as the rover chief engineer for the Resource Prospector Mission, which plans to send a rover to the Moon to search for resources that can be used to help extend human presence in our solar system.