An ad hoc committee conducted an assessment of NASA's draft Science Plan (to read the final Science Plan click here), which was made publicly available, and issued a report of the assessment. The Science Plan includes: planetary exploration, solar and space physics, astrobiology, earth sciences, and astronomy and astrophysics (excluding life and microgravity sciences, which are not the responsibility of the Science Mission Directorate. NASA asked the NRC to review the agency's draft science plan with respect to the following issues:
-Responsiveness to NRC recommendations in recent reports;
-Attention to interdisciplinary aspects and overall scientific balance;
-Utility to stakeholders in the scientific community; and
-General readability and clarity of presentation.
The project was sponsored by NASA. Read the Report on Review of NASA's Science Mission Directorate's Science Plan Committee Membership: Mr. A. Thomas Young - (Chair)
Lockheed Martin Corporation [Retired] | Prof. John P. Huchra
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
| Dr. Spiro K. Antiochos
Naval Research Laboratory | Dr. Ralph Lorenz
University of Arizona
| Dr. Ana P. Barros
Duke University | Dr. Daniel McCammon
University of Wisconsin-Madison
| Dr. James L. Burch
Southwest Research Institute
| Dr. Anneila I. Sargent
California Institute of Technology
| Dr. Antonio J. Busalacchi, Jr.
University of Maryland, College Park
| Dr. Jessica Sunshine
University of Maryland, College Park
| Dr. Jack D. Farmer
Arizona State University
| Dr. Carl Wunsch
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Ms. Margaret Finarellli
George Mason University
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Staff:
Dwayne Day
Study Director, Space Studies Board
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