Monserrate Román, the Glossary
Monserrate Román a.k.a. "Monsi", is a Puerto Rican scientist in NASA who helped NASA build part of the International Space Station.[1]
Table of Contents
28 relations: Astro microbiology, Bachelor of Science, Bacteria, Biofilm, Federation, Fungus, History of women in Puerto Rico, Huntsville, Alabama, International Space Station, Life-support system, List of Puerto Rican scientists and inventors, List of Puerto Ricans, List of Puerto Ricans in the United States Space Program, Marshall Space Flight Center, Master of Science, Microbiologist, Microbiology, Microorganism, Microscope, NASA, Organism, Parasitism, Puerto Rico, Science fair, Silver Snoopy award, University of Alabama in Huntsville, University of Puerto Rico, Virus.
- Puerto Rican women scientists
- University of Alabama in Huntsville alumni
Astro microbiology
Astro microbiology, or exo microbiology, is the study of microorganisms in outer space.
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Bachelor of Science
A Bachelor of Science (BS, BSc, B.Sc., SB, or ScB; from the Latin scientiae baccalaureus) is a bachelor's degree that is awarded for programs that generally last three to five years.
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Bacteria
Bacteria (bacterium) are ubiquitous, mostly free-living organisms often consisting of one biological cell.
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Biofilm
A biofilm is a syntrophic community of microorganisms in which cells stick to each other and often also to a surface.
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Federation
A federation (also called a federal state) is an entity characterized by a union of partially self-governing provinces, states, or other regions under a federal government (federalism).
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Fungus
A fungus (fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms.
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History of women in Puerto Rico
The recorded history of Puerto Rican women can trace its roots back to the era of the Taíno, the indigenous people of the Caribbean, who inhabited the island that they called Boriken before the arrival of Spaniards.
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Huntsville, Alabama
Huntsville is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Alabama.
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International Space Station
The International Space Station (ISS) is a large space station assembled and maintained in low Earth orbit by a collaboration of five space agencies and their contractors: NASA (United States), Roscosmos (Russia), ESA (Europe), JAXA (Japan), and CSA (Canada).
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Life-support system
A life-support system is the combination of equipment that allows survival in an environment or situation that would not support that life in its absence.
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List of Puerto Rican scientists and inventors
Before Christopher Columbus and the Spanish Conquistadors landed on the island of "Borikén" (Puerto Rico), the Tainos who inhabited the island depended on their astronomical observations for the cultivation of their crops.
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List of Puerto Ricans
This is a list of notable people from Puerto Rico which includes people who were born in Puerto Rico (Borinquen) and people who are of full or partial Puerto Rican descent.
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List of Puerto Ricans in the United States Space Program
This is a list of notable Puerto Rican scientists involved in the United States Space Program, also known as the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and their contributions to said program. Monserrate Román and list of Puerto Ricans in the United States Space Program are Puerto Rican scientists.
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Marshall Space Flight Center
The George C. Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), located in Redstone Arsenal, Alabama (Huntsville postal address), is the U.S. government's civilian rocketry and spacecraft propulsion research center.
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Master of Science
A Master of Science (Magister Scientiae; abbreviated MS, M.S., MSc, M.Sc., SM, S.M., ScM or Sc.M.) is a master's degree.
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Microbiologist
A microbiologist (from Greek μῑκρος) is a scientist who studies microscopic life forms and processes.
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Microbiology
Microbiology is the scientific study of microorganisms, those being of unicellular (single-celled), multicellular (consisting of complex cells), or acellular (lacking cells).
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Microorganism
A microorganism, or microbe, is an organism of microscopic size, which may exist in its single-celled form or as a colony of cells. The possible existence of unseen microbial life was suspected from ancient times, such as in Jain scriptures from sixth century BC India. The scientific study of microorganisms began with their observation under the microscope in the 1670s by Anton van Leeuwenhoek.
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Microscope
A microscope is a laboratory instrument used to examine objects that are too small to be seen by the naked eye.
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NASA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is an independent agency of the U.S. federal government responsible for the civil space program, aeronautics research, and space research.
Organism
An organism is defined in a medical dictionary as any living thing that functions as an individual.
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Parasitism
Parasitism is a close relationship between species, where one organism, the parasite, lives on or inside another organism, the host, causing it some harm, and is adapted structurally to this way of life.
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Puerto Rico
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Science fair
A science fair or engineering fair is an event hosted by a school that offers students the opportunity to experience the practices of science and engineering for themselves.
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Silver Snoopy award
The Silver Snoopy award is a special honor awarded to NASA employees and contractors for outstanding achievements related to human flight safety or mission success.
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University of Alabama in Huntsville
The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) is a public research university in Huntsville, Alabama.
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University of Puerto Rico
The University of Puerto Rico (Spanish: Universidad de Puerto Rico), often shortened to UPR, is the main public university system in the U.S. Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
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Virus
A virus is a submicroscopic infectious agent that replicates only inside the living cells of an organism.
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See also
Puerto Rican women scientists
- Amri Hernández-Pellerano
- Carmen Deseda
- Carmen L. Rivera-Medina
- Elvira Cuevas
- Greetchen Diaz
- Helen Rodríguez Trías
- Idalia Ramos (physicist)
- Inés Sastre de Jesús
- Ingrid del Carmen Montes González
- Ivette Perfecto
- Lissette Martinez
- María Cordero Hardy
- Mayda Velasco
- Melissa Cristina Márquez
- Mercedes Reaves
- Monserrate Román
- Nitza Margarita Cintrón
- Nitza Morán
- Olga D. González-Sanabria
- Olga L. Mayol-Bracero
- Tania López Marrero
- Yajaira Sierra-Sastre
- Yolanda Serrano
- Yomaira Pagán Torres
- Zaida Morales-Martínez
University of Alabama in Huntsville alumni
- Adriel Johnson
- Angelicque White
- Ann Whitaker
- Barbara Askins
- Becca Peixotto
- Brett William McConnachie
- Clay Doggett
- Daniel Dumbacher
- Destin Sandlin
- Dora Musielak
- Frances C. Roberts
- J. Caleb Clanton
- James Lomax
- Jan Davis
- Jessica Gaskin
- John Hendricks
- Krista S. Walton
- Marta Grande
- Monserrate Román
- Phil Williams (Alabama state representative)
- Robin Henderson
- Steve Hettinger
- Toyin Ojih Odutola
- Travis S. Taylor