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The NASA Advisory Council met on August 9-10, 2022, at NASA Headquarters in Washington, DC. It is chaired by General Lester L. Lyles (USAF, Ret.). Pictured left to right: Mr. Daniel Dumbacher, Ms. Carol Hamilton (Acting NAC Executive Director), Mr. Wayne Hale, Mr. Charlie Williams, Dr. Waleed Abdalati, Dr. John-Paul Clarke, Hon. Charles Bolden, General Lester Lyles (NAC Chair), Hon. Kay Bailey Hutchison, Mr. Michael Johns, Dr. Ilan Kroo, Dr. Daniel Olivas, Ms. Krista Paquin, and Dr. Patricia Sanders (Chair, NASA Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel). Missing from photo: Hon. Eric Fanning, Hon. Jane Harman, Dr. Margaret Kivelson, Dr. Elisabeth Paté-Cornell, Dr. Ellen Williams, Ms. Jacklyn Wynn, and Ms. Diane Rausch (NAC Executive Director).
August 9-12, 2022
NASA Advisory Council Public Meeting
Federal Register Notice
NAC Public Meeting Agenda – August 9-10 2022
Presentations
Aeronautics Committee Report
Human Exploration and Operations Committee Report
Science Committee Report
Technology, Innovation and Engineering Committee Report
June 22, 2022
NASA Administrator Announces Next NAC Meeting, New Members
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson announced Wednesday the NASA Advisory Council (NAC) will convene its next meeting on August 9-10. Nelson also appointed new members to the NAC, who will provide leadership counsel and advice on agency programs and priorities.
“NASA remains a global leader in exploration as a result of having a world-class workforce and the NASA Advisory Council is no different,” said Nelson. “I am incredibly proud of the accomplishments and progress we’ve made to date, and these new additions to the NAC will bring new ideas and solutions to complex problems we face. We are in the midst of another banner year at the agency, and I look forward to hearing from and working with an exceptional NAC.”
The new council members are:
Dr. John-Paul Clarke (Chair, NAC Aeronautics Committee) – Clarke is a professor of aerospace engineering and engineering mechanics at The University of Texas at Austin, where he holds the Ernest Cockrell Jr. memorial chair in engineering. He is also a former researcher at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California.
Hon. Kay Bailey Hutchison (Member at Large) – Hutchison most recently served as the U.S. permanent representative to NATO and served in the U.S. Senate prior to that. While in the Senate, she served as chair of Commerce Science and Space Subcommittee, supporting funding for the NASA investment in research and education in STEM. In 2005 she sponsored and passed the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act.
Dr. Ellen Williams (Chair, NAC Science Committee) – Williams is the director of the Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center and a distinguished university professor at the University of Maryland, where she works at the interface of energy technology and policy in the context of mitigating climate change. She is also the former director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy (ARPA-E).
Ms. Jacklyn Wynn (Member at Large) – Wynn is vice president of strategic programs for the federal health sector at General Dynamics Information Technology, where she oversees multi-year, technology-enabled strategic engagements that provide high-quality health care enterprise solutions and resources across the federal health agencies.
Retired Gen. Lester Lyles will continue to chair the NAC and its 60 members appointed across the council and five committees supporting aeronautics, human spaceflight, science, and STEM, as well as technology, innovation, and engineering.
The NAC typically meets three times per year and the second virtual meeting of 2022 is slated for August 9-10, 2022. This year, in addition to its reviews of NASA’s mission areas, the NAC will also align its work to focus on the following agency priorities:
- Climate Change
Commercial and Industry Partnerships
Diversity, Inclusion, Equity, and Accessibility
International Collaboration
Program Management and Acquisition
For the latest on the NASA Advisory Council events, activities, and news, visit:
https://www.nasa.gov/offices/nac
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Jackie McGuinness
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1600
jackie.mcguinness@nasa.gov
February 16, 2022
NASA Advisory Council Welcomes New Members, Sets 2022 Goals
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson announced Wednesday he appointed new members to the NASA Advisory Council (NAC), which provides leadership counsel and advice on a variety of important and complex agency programs and topics.
Retired Gen. Lester Lyles will continue to chair the NAC and its more than 50 members appointed across the council and five committees supporting aeronautics, human spaceflight, science, and STEM, as well as technology, innovation, and engineering.
Among the new council members are former NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, former Rep. Jane Harman, and former Secretary of the Army Eric Fanning. Additional council appointments include former NASA Chief Scientist Dr. Waleed Abdalati, former NASA astronaut Dr. Danny Olivas, and former director of the Defense Contract Management Agency Charlie Williams Jr. New NAC council chair appointments include Darin DiTommaso as chair of the NAC Aeronautics Committee and Michael Johns as chair of the NAC Technology, Innovation and Engineering Committee, plus numerous new committee members. Additional members may be added in the future.
“I take great pride in our team at NASA and the incredible accomplishments we achieve every day as a global leader in exploration. NASA attracts the best and the brightest – which makes it easy to attract high-caliber talent to the NAC,” said Nelson. “As we push forward into yet another busy year for the agency, I look forward to hearing the recommendations from new and existing experts serving on the NASA Advisory Council.”
The NAC usually meets three times per year and the first virtual meeting of 2022 is slated for Tuesday, March 1, and Wednesday, March 2. This year, the NAC will align its work across the following agency priorities:
- Climate Change
Commercial and Industry Partnerships
Diversity, Inclusion, Equity, and Accessibility
International Collaboration
Program Management and Acquisition
For more information about the NAC, visit:
