Firouz Naderi
Firouz Naderi | |
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Naderi in 2010 | |
| Born | Firouz Michael Naderi March 25, 1946 |
| Died | June 9, 2023 (aged 77) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Citizenship | American and Iranian |
| Alma mater | Iowa State University, University of Southern California |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Space Science |
Firouz Michael Naderi (Persian: فیروز نادری: Fīrouz Nāderi; March 25, 1946 – June 9, 2023) was an Iranian American scientist who spent 36 years in various technical and executive positions at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), where he contributed to some of America's robotic space missions.
Naderi retired from NASA in 2016 and most recently was a management consultant, an advisor to early-stage high-tech startups, and a public speaker. He was based in Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, California.