Thomas Zurbuchen Leads NASA Science
Portrait photo of Thomas Zurbuchen
 
"It's absolutely thrilling to be embarking on this journey. Today, NASA is
leading efforts to answer a host of important questions for humanity: Where do
we come from? How did life originate? How are Earth's environments changing?
There has never been a more pivotal time to solve these mysteries, and I'm
looking forward to the charge."
 
Dr. Thomas Zurbuchen is the Associate Administrator for the Science Mission
Directorate at the Agency's Headquarters in Washington, D.C.
 
Previously, Zurbuchen was a professor of space science and aerospace
engineering at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. He also was the
university's founding director of the Center for Entrepreneurship in the
College of Engineering. Zurbuchen's experience includes research in solar and
heliospheric physics, experimental space research, space systems, and
innovation and entrepreneurship.
 
During his career, Zurbuchen has authored or coauthored more than 200 articles
in refereed journals on solar and heliospheric phenomena. Although he has
never worked for NASA, Zurbuchen has connections to the agency. He has been
involved with several NASA science missions -- Ulysses, the MESSENGER
spacecraft to Mercury, and the Advanced Composition Explorer (ACE). He also
has been part of two National Academy standing committees, as well as various
science and technology definition teams for new NASA missions.
 
Zurbuchen earned his Ph.D. in physics and master of science degree in physics
from the University of Bern in Switzerland.
 
His honors include receiving the National Science and Technology Council
Presidential Early Career for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) Award in 2004,
a NASA Group Achievement Award for the agency's Ulysses mission in 2006, and
the Swiss National Science Foundation's Young Researcher Award in 1996-1997.
 
 
Regards,
 
Roger
P.S. Let's hope he gets this [CENSORED!] link fixed, although that may bnot be
his field.

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