Kevin L. Simmons is a professional educator and aerospace principal investigator (P.I.). He founded BLUECUBE Aerospace, Inc., co-created the Aerospace and Innovation Academy, Inc. (AIA), and leads the Wolfpack CubeSat Development team (WCDT) in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Simmons is P.I. for two NASA-selected CubeSat Launch Initiative (CSLI) missions, WeissSat-1 and CapSat-1, and the first to lead a middle school CSLI team, launching in 2018 and 2022. Simons is co-I. for the Wolfpack’s FlipSat-1, launched in 2024 and is P.I. for the Wolfpack’s fourth mission and third CubeSat, the WolfSat-1, selected by Firefly Aerospace’s DREAM 2.0 program for flight in 2025. He is trained as a biochemist, and has worked in industry, military and academia.
Simmons completed two years as an Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellow and four years as a senior policy analyst in the National Science Foundation’s Engineering Directorate. He serves in leadership roles in the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) on both the SmallSat and Educational Technical Committees. Simmons is the president of the Florida Association for the Gifted, and Area Director for the Florida Association of Science Teachers, member of the inaugural Limitless Space Institute Educator Fellowship, a 2023 NASA AAPT HEAT Physics Ambassador, a Space Foundation Teacher Liaison, and an ISS Educator Ambassador.
Simmons national-level awards include the National Space Council Space Worker Hall of Fame, AIAA Foundation Educator Achievement Award, Dwyer Award for Excellence in STEM education, and Alan Shepard Technology in Education Award. He is a graduate of North Carolina State University with Biochemistry and Chemistry degrees and is a professional educator with a gifted endorsement and licensed to teach Chemistry, Biology, Physics, Earth/Space Science and 6th-12th Mathematics.
Areas of Presentation Specialization
- Aerospace Education
- CubeSats, High Altitude Balloons
Presentations
- CubeSats as a Disruptive Education Tool
- Formation of the Wolfpack CubeSat Development Team
- An Authentic Aerospace Middle School Science Program
Available for Virtual Presentations: Yes
Available for In-Person Presentations: Yes, with travel compensation.
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