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NASA Advisory Council; Science
Committee; Public Nominations for
Subcommittees
NASA Advisory Council; Ad Hoc Task
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ACTION: Annual Invitation for Public
Nominations by U.S. Citizens for
Service on the NASA Advisory
Council’s Science Committee
Subcommittees.
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NASA announces its annual
invitation for public nominations for
service on the NASA Advisory
Council’s Science Committee
subcommittees. Five science
subcommittees report to the Science
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Committee of the NASA Advisory
Council (NAC), a Federal advisory
committee under the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA). U.S. citizens
may submit self-nominations for
consideration to fill intermittent
vacancies on these five science
subcommittees. NASA’s science
subcommittees have member vacancies
from time to time throughout the year,
and NASA will consider selfnominations to fill such intermittent
vacancies. Nominees will only be
contacted should a vacancy arise and it
is judged that their area(s) of expertise
is appropriate for that specific vacancy.
NASA is committed to selecting
members to serve on its science
subcommittees based on their
individual expertise, knowledge,
experience, and current/past
contributions to the relevant subject
area.
The deadline for NASA receipt
of all public nominations is November
23, 2015.
ADDRESSES: To be considered by NASA,
self-nomination packages from
interested U.S. citizens must be sent to
NASA as an email and must include the
name of the specific NAC science
subcommittee of interest. Selfnomination packages are limited to
specifying interest in only one NAC
science subcommittee per year. The
following information is required to be
included as part of each self-nomination
package: (1) A cover email including the
name of the specific NAC science
subcommittee of interest; (2) a
professional resume (one-page
maximum, included as an attachment);
and, (3) a professional biography (onepage maximum; included as an
attachment). All public self-nomination
packages must be submitted
electronically via email to NASA to one
of the addresses listed below; paperbased documents sent through postal
mail (hard-copies) will not be accepted.
Note: Self-nomination packages that do
not include the three (3) mandatory
elements listed above will not receive
further consideration by NASA. Please
submit the nomination as a single
package containing the cover email and
both required attachments electronically
to the specific email identified for the
NAC science subcommittee of interest:
• Astrophysics Subcommittee (APS):
aps-execsec@hq.nasa.gov
• Earth Science Subcommittee (ESS):
ess-execsec@hq.nasa.gov
• Heliophysics Subcommittee (HPS):
hps-execsec@hq.nasa.gov
• Planetary Protection Subcommittee
(PPS): pps-execsec@hq.nasa.gov
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• Planetary Science Subcommittee
(PSS): pss-execsec@hq.nasa.gov
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
obtain further information on NASA’s
science subcommittees, please visit the
NAC Science Committee’s
subcommittee Web site noted below.
For any questions, please contact Ms.
Elaine Denning, Science Mission
Directorate, NASA Headquarters, (202)
358–0332; or email elaine.j.denning@
nasa.gov.
three times a year, either in person
(NASA covers travel-related expenses
for this non-compensated appointment)
or via telecon and/or virtual meeting
medium. All successful nominees will
be required to submit confidential
financial disclosure forms, and undergo
conflict of interest reviews by the NASA
Office of the General Counsel, before
their appointment is finalized.
Successful nominees who are not U.S.
Government employees will be formally
appointed as Special Government
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Nominees
Employees (SGEs).
from any category of organizations or
NASA’s five (5) science
institutions within the U.S. are
subcommittees are listed below.
welcome, including, but not limited to,
Additional information about these
educational, industrial, and not-forscience subcommittees may be found at
profit organizations, Federally Funded
the NAC Science Committee’s
Research and Development Centers
subcommittee Web site at https://
(FFRDCs), University Affiliated
science.nasa.gov/science-committee/
Research Centers (UARCs), NASA
subcommittees.
Centers, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory
• Astrophysics Subcommittee
(JPL), and other Government agencies.
(APS)—The Astrophysics Subcommittee
Nominees need not be presently
is a standing subcommittee of the NAC
affiliated with any organization or
Science Committee supporting the
institution.
advisory needs of the NASA
The following qualifications/
Administrator, the Science Mission
experience are highly desirable in
Directorate (SMD), SMD’s Astrophysics
nominees, and should be clearly
Division (APD), and other NASA
presented in their self-nomination
Mission Directorates as required. The
packages:
scope of the APS includes projects and
• At least 10 years post-Ph.D.
observational and theoretical study of
research experience including
the origins, evolution, and destiny of the
publications in the scientific field of the universe and the search for and study of
subcommittee for which they are
Earth-like planets and habitable,
nominated, or comparable experience;
extrasolar environments. In addition to
• Leadership in scientific and/or
scientific research, the scope
education and public outreach fields as
encompasses considerations of the
evidenced by award of prizes, invitation development of near-term enabling
to national and international meetings
technologies, systems, and computing
as speaker, organizer of scientific
and information management
meetings/workshops, or comparable
capabilities, developments with the
experience;
potential to provide long-term
• Participation in NASA programs
improvements in future operational
either as member of NASA mission
systems, as well as training of the next
science team, Research and Analysis
generation of astronomers, and
program, membership on an advisory/
education and public outreach.
• Earth Science Subcommittee
working group or a review panel, or
(ESS)—The Earth Science
comparable experience;
• Good knowledge of NASA programs Subcommittee is a standing
subcommittee of the NAC Science
in the scientific field of the
Committee supporting the advisory
subcommittee for which they are
needs of the NASA Administrator, the
applying, including the latest NASA
Science Mission Directorate (SMD),
Science Plan (available as a link from
SMD’s Earth Science Division (ESD),
https://science.nasa.gov/about-us/
and other NASA Mission Directorates as
science-strategy/), or comparable
required. The scope of the ESS includes
experience; and,
the advancement of scientific
• Knowledge of the latest Decadal
knowledge of the Earth system through
Survey conducted by the National
space-based observation and the
Academies or other relevant advisory
pioneering use of these observations in
reports for the scientific field of the
conjunction with process studies, data
subcommittee.
assimilation and modeling to provide
These are not full-time positions and
the likelihood that a vacancy will occur the Nation with improved capability to:
Predict climate variability, global
in the coming year is unknown at this
change, and weather; mitigate and
time. Successful nominees will be
respond to natural hazards; and improve
required to attend meetings of the
the scientific basis for policy decisions.
subcommittee approximately two or
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In addition to observations and
scientific research, the scope
encompasses the development of
computing and information
management capabilities and other
enabling technologies, including those
with the potential to improve future
operational satellite and ground
systems.
• Heliophysics Subcommittee
(HPS)—Heliophysics Subcommittee is a
standing subcommittee of the NAC
Science Committee supporting the
advisory needs of the NASA
Administrator, the Science Mission
Directorate (SMD), SMD’s Heliophysics
Division (HPD), and other NASA
Mission Directorates as required. The
scope of the HPS includes all aspects of
heliophysics, including the dynamical
behavior of the Sun and its heliosphere;
the dynamical behavior of the
magnetosphere, ionosphere, and upper
atmosphere of Earth and other planets;
the multi-scale interaction between
solar system plasmas and the interstellar
medium; energy transport and coupling
throughout the heliophysics domain;
and space weather. In addition to
scientific research, the scope
encompasses considerations of the
development of enabling technologies,
systems, and computing and
information management capabilities, as
well as developments with the potential
to provide long-term improvements to
future space weather operational
systems.
• Planetary Protection Subcommittee
(PPS)—Planetary Protection
Subcommittee is a standing
subcommittee of the NAC Science
Committee supporting the advisory
needs of the NASA Administrator, the
Science Mission Directorate (SMD),
SMD’s Planetary Science Division
(PSD), NASA’s Planetary Protection
Officer, and other NASA Mission
Directorates as required. The scope of
the PPS includes programs, policies,
plans, hazard identification and risk
assessment, and other matters pertinent
to the Agency’s responsibilities for
biological planetary protection. This
scope includes consideration of NASA
planetary protection policy documents,
implementation plans, and organization.
The subcommittee will review and
recommend appropriate planetary
protection categorizations for all bodies
of the solar system to which spacecraft
will be sent. The scope also includes the
development of near-term enabling
technologies, systems, and capabilities,
as well as developments with the
potential to provide long-term
improvements in future operational
systems to support planetary protection.
Outside the scope of the
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Subcommittee’s responsibilities are
issues that pertain solely to the quality
and interpretation of scientific
experiments and data in support of solar
system exploration.
• Planetary Science Subcommittee
(PSS)—Planetary Science Subcommittee
is a standing subcommittee of the NAC
Science Committee supporting the
advisory needs of the NASA
Administrator, the Science Mission
Directorate (SMD), SMD’s Planetary
Science Division (PSD), and other
NASA Mission Directorates as required.
The scope of the PSS includes all
aspects of planetary science, scientific
exploration of the Moon and Mars, the
robotic exploration of the solar system,
astrobiology, exoplanet research, spaceand ground-based research, technology
development, planning, and training
required to support these science areas.
In addition to scientific research, the
scope encompasses considerations of
the development of near-term enabling
technologies, systems, and computing
and information management
capabilities, as well as developments
with the potential to provide long-term
improvements in future operational
systems. Responsibility for biological
planetary protection is outside the
purview of the PSS and resides with the
Planetary Protection Subcommittee
(PPS).
Patricia D. Rausch,
Advisory Committee Management Officer,
National Aeronautics and Space
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NASA Advisory Council; Science Committee; Public Nominations for
Subcommittees
AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
ACTION: Annual Invitation for Public Nominations by U.S. Citizens for
Service on the NASA Advisory Council's Science Committee Subcommittees.
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SUMMARY: NASA announces its annual invitation for public nominations
for service on the NASA Advisory Council's Science Committee
subcommittees. Five science subcommittees report to the Science
Committee of the NASA Advisory Council (NAC), a Federal advisory
committee under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA). U.S.
citizens may submit self-nominations for consideration to fill
intermittent vacancies on these five science subcommittees. NASA's
science subcommittees have member vacancies from time to time
throughout the year, and NASA will consider self-nominations to fill
such intermittent vacancies. Nominees will only be contacted should a
vacancy arise and it is judged that their area(s) of expertise is
appropriate for that specific vacancy. NASA is committed to selecting
members to serve on its science subcommittees based on their individual
expertise, knowledge, experience, and current/past contributions to the
relevant subject area.
DATES: The deadline for NASA receipt of all public nominations is
November 23, 2015.
ADDRESSES: To be considered by NASA, self-nomination packages from
interested U.S. citizens must be sent to NASA as an email and must
include the name of the specific NAC science subcommittee of interest.
Self-nomination packages are limited to specifying interest in only one
NAC science subcommittee per year. The following information is
required to be included as part of each self-nomination package: (1) A
cover email including the name of the specific NAC science subcommittee
of interest; (2) a professional resume (one-page maximum, included as
an attachment); and, (3) a professional biography (one-page maximum;
included as an attachment). All public self-nomination packages must be
submitted electronically via email to NASA to one of the addresses
listed below; paper-based documents sent through postal mail (hard-
copies) will not be accepted. Note: Self-nomination packages that do
not include the three (3) mandatory elements listed above will not
receive further consideration by NASA. Please submit the nomination as
a single package containing the cover email and both required
attachments electronically to the specific email identified for the NAC
science subcommittee of interest:
Astrophysics Subcommittee (APS): aps-execsec@hq.nasa.gov
Earth Science Subcommittee (ESS): ess-execsec@hq.nasa.gov
Heliophysics Subcommittee (HPS): hps-execsec@hq.nasa.gov
Planetary Protection Subcommittee (PPS): pps-execsec@hq.nasa.gov
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Planetary Science Subcommittee (PSS): pss-execsec@hq.nasa.gov
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To obtain further information on
NASA's science subcommittees, please visit the NAC Science Committee's
subcommittee Web site noted below. For any questions, please contact
Ms. Elaine Denning, Science Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters,
(202) 358-0332; or email elaine.j.denning@nasa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Nominees from any category of organizations
or institutions within the U.S. are welcome, including, but not limited
to, educational, industrial, and not-for-profit organizations,
Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs), University
Affiliated Research Centers (UARCs), NASA Centers, the Jet Propulsion
Laboratory (JPL), and other Government agencies. Nominees need not be
presently affiliated with any organization or institution.
The following qualifications/experience are highly desirable in
nominees, and should be clearly presented in their self-nomination
packages:
At least 10 years post-Ph.D. research experience including
publications in the scientific field of the subcommittee for which they
are nominated, or comparable experience;
Leadership in scientific and/or education and public
outreach fields as evidenced by award of prizes, invitation to national
and international meetings as speaker, organizer of scientific
meetings/workshops, or comparable experience;
Participation in NASA programs either as member of NASA
mission science team, Research and Analysis program, membership on an
advisory/working group or a review panel, or comparable experience;
Good knowledge of NASA programs in the scientific field of
the subcommittee for which they are applying, including the latest NASA
Science Plan (available as a link from https://science.nasa.gov/about-us/science-strategy/), or comparable experience; and,
Knowledge of the latest Decadal Survey conducted by the
National Academies or other relevant advisory reports for the
scientific field of the subcommittee.
These are not full-time positions and the likelihood that a vacancy
will occur in the coming year is unknown at this time. Successful
nominees will be required to attend meetings of the subcommittee
approximately two or three times a year, either in person (NASA covers
travel-related expenses for this non-compensated appointment) or via
telecon and/or virtual meeting medium. All successful nominees will be
required to submit confidential financial disclosure forms, and undergo
conflict of interest reviews by the NASA Office of the General Counsel,
before their appointment is finalized. Successful nominees who are not
U.S. Government employees will be formally appointed as Special
Government Employees (SGEs).
NASA's five (5) science subcommittees are listed below. Additional
information about these science subcommittees may be found at the NAC
Science Committee's subcommittee Web site at https://science.nasa.gov/science-committee/subcommittees.
Astrophysics Subcommittee (APS)--The Astrophysics
Subcommittee is a standing subcommittee of the NAC Science Committee
supporting the advisory needs of the NASA Administrator, the Science
Mission Directorate (SMD), SMD's Astrophysics Division (APD), and other
NASA Mission Directorates as required. The scope of the APS includes
projects and observational and theoretical study of the origins,
evolution, and destiny of the universe and the search for and study of
Earth-like planets and habitable, extrasolar environments. In addition
to scientific research, the scope encompasses considerations of the
development of near-term enabling technologies, systems, and computing
and information management capabilities, developments with the
potential to provide long-term improvements in future operational
systems, as well as training of the next generation of astronomers, and
education and public outreach.
Earth Science Subcommittee (ESS)--The Earth Science
Subcommittee is a standing subcommittee of the NAC Science Committee
supporting the advisory needs of the NASA Administrator, the Science
Mission Directorate (SMD), SMD's Earth Science Division (ESD), and
other NASA Mission Directorates as required. The scope of the ESS
includes the advancement of scientific knowledge of the Earth system
through space-based observation and the pioneering use of these
observations in conjunction with process studies, data assimilation and
modeling to provide the Nation with improved capability to: Predict
climate variability, global change, and weather; mitigate and respond
to natural hazards; and improve the scientific basis for policy
decisions. In addition to observations and scientific research, the
scope encompasses the development of computing and information
management capabilities and other enabling technologies, including
those with the potential to improve future operational satellite and
ground systems.
Heliophysics Subcommittee (HPS)--Heliophysics Subcommittee
is a standing subcommittee of the NAC Science Committee supporting the
advisory needs of the NASA Administrator, the Science Mission
Directorate (SMD), SMD's Heliophysics Division (HPD), and other NASA
Mission Directorates as required. The scope of the HPS includes all
aspects of heliophysics, including the dynamical behavior of the Sun
and its heliosphere; the dynamical behavior of the magnetosphere,
ionosphere, and upper atmosphere of Earth and other planets; the multi-
scale interaction between solar system plasmas and the interstellar
medium; energy transport and coupling throughout the heliophysics
domain; and space weather. In addition to scientific research, the
scope encompasses considerations of the development of enabling
technologies, systems, and computing and information management
capabilities, as well as developments with the potential to provide
long-term improvements to future space weather operational systems.
Planetary Protection Subcommittee (PPS)--Planetary
Protection Subcommittee is a standing subcommittee of the NAC Science
Committee supporting the advisory needs of the NASA Administrator, the
Science Mission Directorate (SMD), SMD's Planetary Science Division
(PSD), NASA's Planetary Protection Officer, and other NASA Mission
Directorates as required. The scope of the PPS includes programs,
policies, plans, hazard identification and risk assessment, and other
matters pertinent to the Agency's responsibilities for biological
planetary protection. This scope includes consideration of NASA
planetary protection policy documents, implementation plans, and
organization. The subcommittee will review and recommend appropriate
planetary protection categorizations for all bodies of the solar system
to which spacecraft will be sent. The scope also includes the
development of near-term enabling technologies, systems, and
capabilities, as well as developments with the potential to provide
long-term improvements in future operational systems to support
planetary protection. Outside the scope of the
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Subcommittee's responsibilities are issues that pertain solely to the
quality and interpretation of scientific experiments and data in
support of solar system exploration.
Planetary Science Subcommittee (PSS)--Planetary Science
Subcommittee is a standing subcommittee of the NAC Science Committee
supporting the advisory needs of the NASA Administrator, the Science
Mission Directorate (SMD), SMD's Planetary Science Division (PSD), and
other NASA Mission Directorates as required. The scope of the PSS
includes all aspects of planetary science, scientific exploration of
the Moon and Mars, the robotic exploration of the solar system,
astrobiology, exoplanet research, space- and ground-based research,
technology development, planning, and training required to support
these science areas. In addition to scientific research, the scope
encompasses considerations of the development of near-term enabling
technologies, systems, and computing and information management
capabilities, as well as developments with the potential to provide
long-term improvements in future operational systems. Responsibility
for biological planetary protection is outside the purview of the PSS
and resides with the Planetary Protection Subcommittee (PPS).
Patricia D. Rausch,
Advisory Committee Management Officer, National Aeronautics and Space
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2015-27952 Filed 11-2-15; 8:45 am]
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