My name is Ismail Osman and I’m originally from Somalia (East Africa) and currently naturalized US citizen.  I have always been interested in engineering technology and that is the primary reason why I chose and earned an engineering degree (BS) at College of Optical science and Engineering (University of Arizona).

My family and I immigrated to US in 1998 as part of the United Nation refugee resettlement program. I’m a 2^nd year dual Master of Science (MS) student at College of optical Science majoring in (Photonics Communication Engineering) and Management information system majoring in (Database Management and Business Intelligent, Eller).

For my NASA Space Grant project (OSIRIS-Rex) duties:

• Developed and designed iPad survey database application using Filemaker pro 12 software that can be used to survey participants in OSIRIS-REx Public Outreach program.
• Implanted MySQL database with PHP for the internal team website and updated the main Drupal website.
• Compile results from iPad surveys and provide a weekly analysis report on results.
• Proofread all our printed, posted, and other materials: cards, brochure, posters - ensure that content is correct, consistent and no typos.
• Do regular tracking: presentations, OSIRIS-REx in media, website and social media statistics, YouTube views.
• Participate in OSIRIS-Rex outreach program for elementary and middle school student visiting the OSIRIS-REx Great Ball of Fire at Flandrau Science Center

I have been active in helping refugees journey in Tucson toward self-sufficiency, encouraging them by example and mentor them. My long-term goals is to use the large volume of data coming to us then analyze it to find new trends and predict future opportunities to bring science and technology to the public.