June 21st 06, 01:23 AM
Guy Webster (818)354-6278
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.
News Release: 2006-086 June 19, 2006
Mars Atmosphere Researcher McCleese Named JPL Chief Scientist
The director of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory has appointed Dr.
Daniel J.
McCleese as the laboratory's chief scientist.
JPL's chief scientist is responsible for the scientific leadership and
research at
the laboratory and serves as the focal point for interactions with
universities and
the external research community. The chief scientist also serves on
JPL's Executive
Council.
JPL Director Dr. Charles Elachi said, "Dan brings extensive experience
in the
strategic planning of NASA robotic missions, line and program
management, as well
as considerable experience in the development and execution of
scientific
instruments."
McCleese's research has led to increased understanding of the
atmospheres of Earth,
Venus and Mars. He is the principal investigator for the Mars Climate
Sounder
instrument on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, which reached Mars
two months ago.
He will continue in that role while in his new position. Since 1994,
McCleese has
served as JPL's chief scientist for Mars exploration. Dr. David W.
Beaty, JPL's
Mars program science manager, is assuming the Mars chief scientist role
on an
acting basis.
McCleese said, "I am honored to become the chief scientist at JPL. It's
a position
that covers the full range of JPL science, from the core of the Earth
to the outer
edges of the universe."
His appointment to be chief scientist at JPL is effective today. His
four
predecessors have been Drs. Rochus Vogt, Arden Albee, Mustafa T.
Chahine, and
Thomas R. Prince. After serving in that role for the past four years,
Prince is
resuming his research and teaching activities at the California
Institute of
Technology campus and at JPL, which is a division of Caltech.
McCleese was a Fulbright Scholar at Jesus College, Oxford University in
England,
where he earned his doctorate in atmospheric physics. His bachelor's
degree in
physics is from Antioch College, Yellow Springs, Ohio. Since coming to
JPL in 1976,
he has worked on NASA missions to study Earth's atmosphere, Venus and
Mars. He has
been a visiting associate in planetary science at Caltech since 2000,
and he
received NASA's Outstanding Leadership Medal in 2005.
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.
News Release: 2006-086 June 19, 2006
Mars Atmosphere Researcher McCleese Named JPL Chief Scientist
The director of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory has appointed Dr.
Daniel J.
McCleese as the laboratory's chief scientist.
JPL's chief scientist is responsible for the scientific leadership and
research at
the laboratory and serves as the focal point for interactions with
universities and
the external research community. The chief scientist also serves on
JPL's Executive
Council.
JPL Director Dr. Charles Elachi said, "Dan brings extensive experience
in the
strategic planning of NASA robotic missions, line and program
management, as well
as considerable experience in the development and execution of
scientific
instruments."
McCleese's research has led to increased understanding of the
atmospheres of Earth,
Venus and Mars. He is the principal investigator for the Mars Climate
Sounder
instrument on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, which reached Mars
two months ago.
He will continue in that role while in his new position. Since 1994,
McCleese has
served as JPL's chief scientist for Mars exploration. Dr. David W.
Beaty, JPL's
Mars program science manager, is assuming the Mars chief scientist role
on an
acting basis.
McCleese said, "I am honored to become the chief scientist at JPL. It's
a position
that covers the full range of JPL science, from the core of the Earth
to the outer
edges of the universe."
His appointment to be chief scientist at JPL is effective today. His
four
predecessors have been Drs. Rochus Vogt, Arden Albee, Mustafa T.
Chahine, and
Thomas R. Prince. After serving in that role for the past four years,
Prince is
resuming his research and teaching activities at the California
Institute of
Technology campus and at JPL, which is a division of Caltech.
McCleese was a Fulbright Scholar at Jesus College, Oxford University in
England,
where he earned his doctorate in atmospheric physics. His bachelor's
degree in
physics is from Antioch College, Yellow Springs, Ohio. Since coming to
JPL in 1976,
he has worked on NASA missions to study Earth's atmosphere, Venus and
Mars. He has
been a visiting associate in planetary science at Caltech since 2000,
and he
received NASA's Outstanding Leadership Medal in 2005.
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