The legacy of the researcher, teacher, and gender equality advocate lives on

During Thomas’s three-decade career at NASA, she connected scientists with the data they need to understand our planet

She discovered fundamental truths about stars and galaxies, and also shaped NASA into what we know it as today

She remained a staunch advocate and mentor for women in science throughout her career, even at times when the glass ceiling was more like a concrete wall.

Cori’s work determined glycogen storage “disease” had several subtypes, each with a unique molecular cause