New Science Mission Directorate Leadership

Thomas Zurbuchen Named Head of NASA Science Mission Directorate, NASA
“NASA Administrator Charles Bolden has named Thomas Zurbuchen as the new associate administrator for the Science Mission Directorate at the agency’s headquarters in Washington, effective Monday, Oct. 3. Zurbuchen is a professor of space science and aerospace engineering at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. He also is the university’s founding director of the Center for Entrepreneurship in the College of Engineering. Zurbuchen’s experience includes research in solar and heliospheric physics, experimental space research, space systems, and innovation and entrepreneurship.”
Memo From Acting NASA Science Mission Directorate AA Geoff Yoder, NASA
“My NASA experience has been challenging, exciting, full of new discoveries, and more importantly part of a unique family. I am excited to transition into my next phase of life and plan to retire from NASA December 2016. I don’t know what the future holds for me but if history is any indication, I will be blessed with meeting new challenges, opportunities, and making new friends.”