NASA Chief Scientist explained

Katherine Calvin
Office:NASA Chief Scientist
Status:Appointed
Term Start:2022
Predecessor:Jim Green

Chief Scientist is the most senior science position at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The chief scientist serves as the principal advisor to the NASA Administrator in science issues and as interface to the national and international science community, ensuring that NASA research programs are scientifically and technologically well founded and are appropriate for their intended applications.[1]

History

The Chief Scientist position was created to advise the NASA Administrator on budget, strategic objectives, and current content of NASA's science programs. The Chief Scientist works closely with appropriate representatives of the NASA Strategic Enterprises and the Field Centers, as well as advisory committees and the external community. The Chief Scientist represents the agency's scientific objectives and accomplishments to other federal agencies, industry, academia, other government organizations, the international community, and the general public.[1]

The chief scientist chairs the NASA Science Council, a forum for discussion of the agency policies, practices, and issues from the viewpoint of the science disciplines.[2]

The NASA chief scientist position was discontinued in September 2005 and many of the functions moved to be within the Science Mission Directorate (SMD).

The position was restored in 2011.

List of chief scientists

Notes and References

  1. http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/codez/plans/FLPs/AS-FLP.pdf NASA.gov
  2. http://nodis3.gsfc.nasa.gov/iso_docs/pdf/H_OWI_1150_AE000_001_B_.pdf NASA.gov
  3. Web site: Voyager Space Science Update Panelists . 2012-11-23 . Goddard News . November 5, 2003 . NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. https://web.archive.org/web/20061010082741/http://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/news/topstory/2003/1105voyager_bios_prt.htm. 2006-10-10.
  4. Web site: Noel Hinners, Former NASA Scientist, Dies at 78 - NYTimes.com . . 2017-03-03 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150216114737/http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2014/09/06/us/ap-us-obit-noel-hinners.html?ref=news&_r=0 . February 16, 2015 . mdy-all .
  5. Web site: Noel Hinners - NASA Watch. NASAWatch.com. September 6, 2014 . January 8, 2018.
  6. News: Noel W. Hinners, Voice for Scientific Research at NASA, Dies at 78. Paul. Vitello. The New York Times. September 11, 2014. January 9, 2018.
  7. Web site: Noel Hinners, a top NASA official, dies at 78. Martin. Weil. September 9, 2014. January 9, 2018. www.WashingtonPost.com.
  8. Web site: NASA Technical Reports Server . Ntrs.nasa.gov . 2007-07-05 . 2010-10-14.
  9. Web site: Kathie L. Olsen Selected As Nasa Chief Scientist | Nasa | Find Articles At Bnet . . 1999-05-19 . 2010-10-14.
  10. Web site: :: NASA Quest > Women of NASA :: . https://web.archive.org/web/20010828203811/http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/people/bios/women/olsen.html . dead . 2001-08-28 . Quest.arc.nasa.gov . 1999-05-24 . 2010-10-14.
  11. Web site: Chief Scientist History - NASA . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240321122337/https://www.nasa.gov/ocs/chief-scientist-history/ . 2024-03-21 . 2024-03-21 . en-US.
  12. Web site: NASA Biographical Data - SHANNON W. LUCID . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240321143926/https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/lucid_shannon_0.pdf . 2024-03-21 . 2024-03-21 . nasa.gov.
  13. Web site: NASA - Chief Scientist John M. Grunsfeld . Nasa.gov . 2007-11-22 . 2010-10-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20041031025847/http://www.nasa.gov/about/highlights/grunsfeld_bio.html. 2004-10-31.
  14. Web site: NASA - Dr. James B. Garvin Chief Scientist . Nasa.gov . 2010-10-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20061013110647/http://www.nasa.gov/about/highlights/garvin_bio.html. 2006-10-13.
  15. Web site: NASA - Dr. Waleed Abdalati, NASA Chief Scientist . Nasa.gov . 2011-05-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20111019142156/http://www.nasa.gov/about/highlights/abdalati_bio.html. 2011-10-19.
  16. Web site: NASA Welcomes New Chief Scientist. Allard. Beutel. July 29, 2013. NASA.gov. January 8, 2018.
  17. Web site: NASA Announces New Chief Scientist. NASA.gov. April 10, 2018. March 7, 2019.
  18. Web site: NASA Announces New Chief Scientist, Senior Climate Advisor. NASA.gov. January 10, 2022. January 11, 2022.

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