Center Director



Scott Hubbard
Scott Hubbard is the director of NASA Ames Research Center in the heart of California's Silicon Valley with management responsibility for a workforce of approx. 4,000 people and an annual operating budget of $775 million. Hubbard is known for his innovative approach to collaborations between government, academia and the private sector, particularly as embodied by the award winning NASA Research Park development. Prior to his appointment as Center Director, he was deputy director for research at NASA Ames. In 2003 he served full time as the sole NASA representative on the Columbia Accident Investigation Board (CAIB). He directed impact testing analysis that established the definitive physical cause of the loss of the Columbia. In March 2000, Hubbard was called to NASA Headquarters where he served as the first Mars program director and successfully restructured the entire Mars program in the wake of mission failures. Other key positions held include Ames associate director for astrobiology and space research; the first director of NASA's Astrobiology Institute, and NASA's mission manager for Lunar Prospector. Hubbard is also credited with conceiving the Mars Pathfinder mission. Prior to joining Ames in 1987, he was vice president and general manager of Canberra Semiconductor and a staff scientist at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Hubbard holds a BA in physics and astronomy from Vanderbilt University, and conducted graduated studies in semiconductor physics at U.C. Berkeley. He has been awarded five NASA medals: three for 'Outstanding Leadership' and two for 'Exceptional Achievement.' He has been awarded 'Laurels' by Aviation Week three times. For his contributions to the Columbia accident investigation, Hubbard received NASA's highest honor, the Distinguished Service Medal. He is an elected member of the International Academy of Astronautics; a Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and recipient of the Von K�rm�n medal in Astronautics; and the author of more than 40 scientific papers on research and technology.
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