James L. Green

James L. Green
Born
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Iowa
Known forDeveloped and managed the Space Physics Analysis Network; Director of the National Space Science Data Center; Director, Planetary Science Division, NASA
AwardsArthur S. Flemming Award (1988); Japan's Kotani Prize (1996)
Scientific career
FieldsAstronomy
Physics
InstitutionsNational Aeronautics and Space Administration - Science Mission Directorate - Planetary Science Division
Doctoral advisorDonald Gurnett
Other academic advisorsJames Van Allen

James Lauer Green is an American physicist and retired chief scientist for NASA.[1][2] He received his Ph.D. in Space Physics from the University of Iowa in 1979 and then worked at NASA until his retirement on 1 January 2022.[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference chief scientist was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ O'Callaghan, Jonathan (2 January 2022). "NASA's Retiring Top Scientist Says We Can Terraform Mars and Maybe Venus, Too". The New York Times.
  3. ^ "NASA Announces New Chief Scientist, Senior Climate Advisor". NASA.gov. January 10, 2022. Retrieved January 11, 2022.