{"id":129822,"date":"2021-12-03T20:30:10","date_gmt":"2021-12-04T01:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?migration=converted-node-475761"},"modified":"2024-03-05T09:35:29","modified_gmt":"2024-03-05T14:35:29","slug":"nasa-astronaut-deniz-burnham","status":"publish","type":"people","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/people\/nasa-astronaut-deniz-burnham\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA Astronaut Deniz Burnham"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-bio-intro maxw-full width-full padding-y-6 padding-x-3 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-bio-intro\">\n\t<div class=\"hds-bio-intro-container grid-row grid-container grid-container-block padding-0\">\n\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-4 desktop:grid-col-3\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-bio-thumbnail width-10 tablet:width-card desktop:width-card-lg\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/astronaut_candidate_deniz_burnham.jpg?w=640\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"Astronaut Candidate Deniz Burnham\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 48% 7%; object-position: 48% 7%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/astronaut_candidate_deniz_burnham.jpg 6103w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/astronaut_candidate_deniz_burnham.jpg?resize=240,300 240w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/astronaut_candidate_deniz_burnham.jpg?resize=768,960 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/astronaut_candidate_deniz_burnham.jpg?resize=819,1024 819w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/astronaut_candidate_deniz_burnham.jpg?resize=1229,1536 1229w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/astronaut_candidate_deniz_burnham.jpg?resize=1638,2048 1638w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/astronaut_candidate_deniz_burnham.jpg?resize=320,400 320w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/astronaut_candidate_deniz_burnham.jpg?resize=480,600 480w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/astronaut_candidate_deniz_burnham.jpg?resize=720,900 720w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/astronaut_candidate_deniz_burnham.jpg?resize=960,1200 960w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/astronaut_candidate_deniz_burnham.jpg?resize=1600,2000 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-7 desktop:grid-col-9 grid-row margin-0 padding-0\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-8 margin-bottom-2 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-1 desktop:margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"display-60 display-block width-full\">NASA Astronaut Deniz Burnham<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-lg padding-0 margin-0 color-carbon-60\">NASA Astronaut<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"heading-18\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFollow Deniz\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"social-icons social-icons-monochrome\"><li class=\"social-icon social-icon-twitter social-icon-x\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/astro_deniz\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Follow Deniz on X.\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"1200\" height=\"1227\" viewBox=\"0 0 1200 1227\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M714.163 519.284L1160.89 0H1055.03L667.137 450.887L357.328 0H0L468.492 681.821L0 1226.37H105.866L515.491 750.218L842.672 1226.37H1200L714.137 519.284H714.163ZM569.165 687.828L521.697 619.934L144.011 79.6944H306.615L611.412 515.685L658.88 583.579L1055.08 1150.3H892.476L569.165 687.854V687.828Z\" fill=\"white\"\/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Deniz Melissa Burnham<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Summary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Deniz Burnham was selected by NASA to join the 2021 Astronaut Candidate Class. She reported for duty in January 2022. A former intern at NASA\u2019s Ames Research Center, she earned a bachelor\u2019s degree in chemical engineering from the University of California, San Diego, and a master\u2019s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. Burnham is an experienced leader in the energy industry, having managed onsite drilling projects on oil rigs for over a decade, including the Arctic in Alaska, Northern Alberta in Canada, and Texas. Burnham served in the U.S. Navy Reserves as an Engineering Duty Officer. She is a licensed private pilot with the following ratings: airplane single engine land and sea, instrument airplane, and rotorcraft-helicopter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Personal<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Born at Incirlik Air Base in Adana, T\u00fcrkiye, Burnham frequently moved as a result of being raised in a military family. She resided in Wasilla, Alaska at the time of her selection as a NASA astronaut candidate. Her parents are Sahver Burnham of Fairfield, California and Ed Burnham (deceased). Burnham enjoys flying as a private pilot and holds helicopter, fixed wing (land and sea), and instrument ratings. She also flies paramotors and paragliders. She and her husband, Shaun Little, enjoy exploring the outdoors and riding motorcycles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Education<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Graduated Vanden High School in Fairfield, California. She earned a bachelor\u2019s degree in chemical engineering from the University of California, San Diego, in 2007. Earned a master\u2019s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, in 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Experience<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>At time of her selection as a NASA astronaut candidate, Burnham had spent more than a decade in the energy industry where she worked as the onsite company representative and managed drilling optimization projects and emission reduction strategies for drilling rigs. She began her career as a field engineer on a remote oil rig in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska. As a lead field engineer, she was responsible for all aspects of the measurement and logging while drilling operations at drilling rig sites throughout the Arctic. In 2011, Burnham was selected for a 15-month intensive training and evaluation program in preparation for an on-site leadership position as a drilling Well Site Leader where she trained in various locations throughout Wyoming and Texas. She went on to lead onsite operations for about nine years on drilling rigs in Canada, Ohio, and Texas. Burnham served in the U.S. Navy Reserves as an Engineering Duty Officer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NASA Experience<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As a graduate student at USC, Burnham completed an internship with the NASA Ames Research Center as part of the Deployable Autonomy Technologies group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Burnham reported for duty in January 2022 to complete two years of initial astronaut training as a NASA astronaut candidate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Deniz Melissa Burnham Summary Deniz Burnham was selected by NASA to join the 2021 Astronaut Candidate Class. She reported for duty in January 2022. 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