July, 2012 - Robbie E Hood - Polynesian Hurricane

Robbie E. Hood

Robbie Hood is a Native American atmospheric scientist who, in September 2008, became the first permanent director of NOAA's Unmanned Aircraft Systems Program. Previously, she worked within the Earth Science Office of the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center. One-eighth Cherokee, Ms. Hood is a direct descendant of John Ross, the first elected chief of the Cherokee Nation. Mr. Ross is famous for leading the Cherokees on the Trail of Tears in 1938-1939. Ms. Hood spent much of her childhood in Neosho, Missouri and Picayune, Miss, where she developed an interest of weather by witnessing the devastating effects of Hurricane Camille in Miss. in 1969 and the1974 Neosho tornado. At NASA she was the leader of a group of scientists and engineers who have developed and deployed two aircraft sensors to observe precipitation and oceanic winds. In collaboration with her fellow lightning research colleagues at MSFC, her team has published research results highlighting the benefit of simultaneously sampled passive microwave observations of precipitation structures and storm electric field information to monitor the intensity of thunderstorms and tropical cyclones from an aircraft platform. As a strong advocate for scientific collaboration and partnership, Ms. Hood has been a mission scientist in three NASA research experiments studying hurricane genesis, intensity, precipitation, and landfall impacts. Ms. Hood credits her Native American heritage for her appreciation of the beneficial contributions that diversity brings to all community sectors. She also feels that the communication of scientific information across all community sectors contributes to better utilization of scientific knowledge for societal benefit. She frequently speaks to student and civic groups and has mentored both high school and undergraduate students. She enjoyed meeting Native Americans of other tribal communities when she served as the keynote speaker for the NASA Awareness Days symposium held with the North Dakota Tribal Colleges in 2002. 

The Drink:

Polynesian Hurricane

¾ oz gin

1 oz brandy

¾ oz apricot brandy

1 oz light rum

1 ½ oz pineapple juice

1 ½ oz orange juice

1 ½ oz lemon juice

1 tsp sugar

Drinkability:  4
Drunkability:  4
Taxic Diversity:  3.5
Accessibility:  4
Priority for Conservation:  4

Comments:  more doodles than comment, AZ taking notes admits to pregaming with SS

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