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3 Ad Hoc Study Committees—Activities and Membership
3 Ad Hoc Study Committees—Activities and Membership
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The SSB and/or one of its standing committees provide oversight for ad hoc study committee activities. The following ad hoc committees were organized, met, debated, or released studies during 2005.
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Howard, Senior Program Assistant ASTRONOMY SCIENCE CENTERS: AN ASSESSMENT OF BEST PRACTICES AND GUIDING PRINCIPLES FOR THE FUTURE The ad hoc Committee on Astronomy Science Centers (ASC) is reviewing lessons learned from experience with NASA's ensemble of space astronomy science centers in order to recommend a set of guiding principles and best practices for consideration in making decisions about approaches to meeting the needs of the astronomy community with future science centers.
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Chamberlain, Senior Program Assistant DISTRIBUTED ARRAYS OF SMALL INSTRUMENTS FOR RESEARCH AND MONITORING IN SOLAR-TERRESTRIAL PHYSICS: A WORKSHOP In response to a request from the National Science Foundation, the ad hoc Committee on Distributed Arrays of Small Instruments for Research and Monitoring in Solar-Terrestrial Physics: A Workshop was formed under the auspices of the Space Studies Board's Committee on Solar and Space Physics to explore, via a community-based workshop, the scientific rationale, infrastructure needs, and issues related to implementation of what has become known as DASI -- distributed arrays of small instruments. Participants of the June 2004 workshop, held at Woods Hole, Massachusetts, addressed the relevance of distributed instruments in their future program plans.
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, is being conducted by an executive committee and seven study panels organized to address the following topics: 1. Earth Science Applications and Societal Benefits; 2.
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On August 28-September 1, at the National Academies' Beckman Center in Irvine, California, the steering committee and the following panels met jointly: Earth Science Applications and Societal Benefits; Land-use Change, Ecosystem Dynamics, and Biodiversity; Weather (including space weather and chemical weather) ; Water Resources and the Global Hydrologic Cycle; Human Health and Security; and Solid-Earth Hazards, Resources, and Dynamics.
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Reid, Stanford University David S Schimel, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research Arthur Charo, Study Director, Space Studies Board Dan Walker, Scholar, Ocean Studies Board Carmela J
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Schoeberl, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Byron D Tapley, University of Texas, Austin Arthur Charo, Study Director, Space Studies Board Celeste Naylor, Senior Program Assistant, Space Studies Board ESAS Panel on Water Resources and the Global Hydrologic Cycle Membership Dennis P
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Chamberlain, Senior Program Assistant, Space Studies Board EXPLORING ORGANIC ENVIRONMENTS IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM The Task Group on Exploring Organic Environments in the Solar System (TGOESS) , a joint ad hoc committee under the auspices of COMPLEX, COEL, and the Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology, finalized its report Exploring Organic Environments in the Solar System, which looks at the sources, location, and history of organic carbon in the solar system.
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56-57. The report evaluated the effectiveness of the mission extension paradigm as a means for managing mission life cycles, assessed whether the NASA Senior Review process provides an appropriate foundation to implement an Earth science mission extension process, and identified modifications to the Senior Review process that could enhance its value for Earth science missions.
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Whitney, Study Director Carmela J Chamberlain, Senior Program Assistant LIMITS OF ORGANIC LIFE IN PLANETARY SYSTEMS The Task Group on the Limits of Organic Life in Planetary Systems, a joint ad hoc committee of the Space Studies Board and the Board on Life Sciences, met for the final time on March 14-16 at the National Academies' Beckman Center in Irvine, California.
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Thornton, University of Virginia Joseph K Alexander, Study Director Dwayne Day, Research Associate Celeste Naylor, Senior Program Assistant PLANETARY PROTECTION REQUIREMENTS FOR VENUS MISSIONS The ad hoc Committee on Planetary Protection Requirements for Venus Missions, established under the auspices of COEL, was officially appointed during the third quarter and tasked with assessing the existing planetary protection requirements for spacecraft missions to Venus.
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Chamberlain, Senior Program Assistant PRINCIPAL-INVESTIGATOR-LED MISSIONS IN THE SPACE SCIENCES: LESSONS LEARNED The ad hoc Committee on Principal Investigator (PI) -Led Missions in the Space Sciences continued its work in exploring factors that have contributed to the successes and challenges of PI-led missions, mainly in the Discovery and Explorer lines, and considering the Mars Scout and New Frontiers PI mission lines.
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Chamberlain, Senior Program Assistant PRIORITIES FOR SPACE SCIENCE ENABLED BY NUCLEAR POWER AND PROPULSION The ad hoc Committee on Priorities for Space Science Enabled by Nuclear Power and Propulsion was organized jointly with the Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board to identify meritorious space science missions that could be enabled in the time frame beyond 2015 by development of advanced spacecraft nuclear power and propulsion systems. The committee consists of its Steering Group and three supporting panels -- Solar System Exploration, Astronomy and Astrophysics, and Solar and Space Physics.
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Spilker, Jet Propulsion Laboratory David J Stevenson, California Institute of Technology REVIEW OF PROGRESS IN ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS TOWARD THE DECADAL VISION In the fall of 2004, the ad hoc Committee on Review of Progress in Astronomy and Astrophysics Toward the Decadal Vision was organized to prepare a letter report (formerly referred to as the Mid-Course Review)
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Shapero, Director, Board on Physics and Astronomy Celeste Naylor, Senior Program Assistant, Space Studies Board * All terms ended during 2005.
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Hauser, Space Telescope Science Institute Christopher O Justice, University of Maryland, College Park John W
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During the meeting the committee reviewed developments since publication of the report on the 2003 NRC space policy workshop, held extended discussions with NASA's associate administrator for science and the NASA director of advanced planning, and received briefings on relevant aspects of the report of the President's Commission on Implementation of United States Space Exploration Policy1 and on related space exploration planning in Europe. The committee also received input from the disciplinary standing committees of the Space Studies Board regarding recent relevant NRC science strategy reports and the implications of the strategy reports for the new space exploration goals.
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Thomas H Zurbuchen, University of Michigan Dwayne Day, Study Director Arthur Charo, Senior Program Officer Celeste Naylor, Senior Program Assistant
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