Noor Haj-Tamim is the Executive Director of Operations for the JSSOAR program and mechanical engineer. Noor is pursuing her Master’s degree in Computer Engineering at the Ohio State University.

Noor plans to follow with an additional degree in Flight Test Engineering at the National Test Pilot School.

Noor formerly acted as the Student Principal Investigator at the NASA L’SPACE NPWEE (NASA Proposal Writing and Evaluation Experience) Program, collaborating with a team of randomly selected students, formulating a novel technology dedicated to safety in aerospace, being the Ultrasonic Modulated De-icing technology for fixed-wing aircraft utilizing piezoelectric actuators. She has previously acted as the Student Project Manager, conducting a mock Lunar Orbiter Mission as well.

Noor is a former ambassador for the NASA Lucy Mission and has represented the aerospace and defense industry in Congress on behalf of the American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics. Additionally, Noor is a former Disaster Relief Intern for the American Red Cross, responding to natural disasters and blood drives in the Central Ohio Region.

Noor has acknowledged the difference between the aerospace and space industry given her previous experiences as an Operations Supervisor in the private aviation industry. As an Operations Supervisor in the Central Ohio Region, Noor has experienced a variety of work environments ranging from individuals to operation agendas, despite the STEM focus.

Despite her experience with the Industry, Noor has a great vision for the nonprofit sector, boasting a strong passion for providing easy access to STEM education for the underrepresented as she faced similar situations throughout her childhood. As a result of her upbringing, Noor has launched JSSOAR, standing for Jordan Student Space Outreach and Academic Relations.

The JSSOAR team consists of young, eager professionals within the STEM industry with the same motive at heart. Since the start of February, JSSOAR has brought Victor Jerome Glover, the first NASA Active Astronaut to step into Jordan, conducting outreach in the country to thousands of people. JSSOAR is holding the country’s sole Artemis I viewing party and has introduced Jordan’s first Women in Aviation International Chapter to the Middle East. Additionally, JSSOAR works closely with the United States Embassy in Amman and other notable organizations to host such projects. In the past, JSSOAR has held JMARS (Java Mission Analysis and Remote Sensing) classes for under-served children in Jordan. JSSOAR has collaborated with Tomatosphere, a Canadian Space Agency and Let’s Talk Science program, transporting tomato seeds from the International Space Station (ISS) to classrooms. The nonprofit has worked with several companies to transport books and laptops to refugee camps in the Middle East and serves NASA Educator classes, utilizing such resources. JSSOAR is introducing additional collaborative programs, allowing the students of Jordan to conduct real science based on the planet Mars and construct scientific research proposals.

Noor is the current Director of the sole Middle Eastern Branch of the NASA Wallops Sounding Rocket Facility and Space Systems and Applications Institute’s Cubes in Space Program. Noor is directing over four hundred and fifty students as well as twenty educators residing from both the United States and Jordan. The Cubes in Space program serves the experience of exploration and discovery through inquiry, investigation, constructing knowledge, and developing understanding. The program is a true learning experience, appropriately challenging for both the student and educator, involving a real product at the end of the program to design and fly an experiment in space. Students of grades 6-12 will learn to conduct experiments, understand the principles differentiating dependent and independent variables, construct novel scientific literature, experiment with hands-on science, connect with Subject Matter Experts, fulfill Intent to Fly Forms, Applications for Spaceflight, and most importantly, vouch for their craft as a team.

The Cubes in Space program serves the experience of exploration and discovery through inquiry, investigation, constructing knowledge, and developing understanding. The program is a true learning experience, appropriately challenging for both the student and educator, involving a real product at the end of the program to design and fly an experiment in space. Students of grades 6-12 will learn to conduct experiments, understand the principles differentiating dependent and independent variables, construct novel scientific literature, experiment with hands-on science, connect with Subject Matter Experts, fulfill Intent to Fly Forms, as well as processing Applications for Spaceflight.