NASA Chief Scientist

Katherine Calvin
NASA Portrait of Dr. Katherine Calvin
Dr. Katherine Calvin
NASA Chief Scientist
Appointed
Assumed office
2022
Preceded byJim 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]

  1. ^ NASA.gov