{"id":291550,"date":"2023-04-17T09:39:43","date_gmt":"2023-04-17T13:39:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?post_type=topic&p=291550"},"modified":"2023-07-21T10:37:20","modified_gmt":"2023-07-21T14:37:20","slug":"ocs-highlights","status":"publish","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/ocs-highlights\/","title":{"rendered":"OCS Highlights"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\" hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-secondary-navigation\"><div class=\"hds-secondary-navigation-wrapper z-top width-100 padding-0\"><div id=\"\" class=\"hds-secondary-navigation width-full border-bottom-1px text-center hds-color-mode-dark hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-hdsnav\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"hds-secondary-nav-mobile-button display-flex tablet:display-flex desktop:display-none width-full flex-align-center bg-carbon-90 border-color-carbon-80 color-spacesuit-white\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"hds-secondary-nav-track\"><span>Office of the Chief Scientist<\/span><svg width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 400 400\" viewBox=\"0 0 400 400\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"m4.2 122.2 195.1 195.1 196.5-196.6-37.9-38-157.8 157.8-156.8-156.8z\" \/><\/svg><\/button><div class=\"hds-secondary-nav-track grid-container grid-container-extrawide padding-0 tablet:padding-x-3 desktop:padding-x-2 \"><div class=\"hds-secondary-navigation-menu-items\"><nav><ul class=\"usa-nav__primary usa-accordion flex-justify-center margin-0\"><li class=\"usa-nav__primary-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/ocs\/\">OCS Home<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__primary-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/about-ocs\/\">About OCS<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__primary-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/ocs\/programs-and-projects\/\">Programs and Projects<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__primary-item usa-current\"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/ocs-highlights\/\">Highlights<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__primary-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/ocs-nasa-science-council\/\">NASA Science Council<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__primary-item\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"usa-accordion__button usa-nav__link\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"basic-nav-section-one\"><span>More<\/span><svg class=\"hds-desktop-submenu-toggle-icon display-none tablet:display-none desktop:display-block\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 400 400\" viewBox=\"0 0 400 400\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"m4.2 122.2 195.1 195.1 196.5-196.6-37.9-38-157.8 157.8-156.8-156.8z\" \/><\/svg><svg class=\"hds-mobile-submenu-toggle-icon display-block tablet:display-block desktop:display-none\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle cx=\"8\" cy=\"8\" r=\"7.5\" fill=\"#0B3D91\" stroke=\"white\"\/><rect x=\"4\" y=\"7.6001\" width=\"8\" height=\"0.8\" fill=\"white\"\/><rect class=\"hds-mobile-submenu-toggle-icon-line-vertical\" x=\"7.59998\" y=\"12\" width=\"8\" height=\"0.8\" transform=\"rotate(-90 7.59998 12)\" fill=\"white\"\/><\/svg><\/button><ul id=\"basic-nav-section-one\" class=\"usa-nav__submenu\" hidden><li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/nasa-science-policies-and-reports\/\">Science Policies and Reports<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/ul><\/nav><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"nasa-gb-align-full maxw-full width-full padding-0 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-page-intro\">\n\t<div class=\"padding-0 bg-spacesuit-white wp-block-nasa-blocks-page-intro\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"padding-top-0\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 padding-3 padding-bottom-0 desktop:padding-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"padding-0 display-flex flex-align-end flex-justify-end \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper hds-page-intro-image-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/newgravityassist-16x9-1.png?w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Gravity Assist Podcast Logo\" style=\"transform: scale(1.9); 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Climate change is one of the most important issues facing our planet, and NASA has lots of space missions and programs in the works to monitor and understand its drivers and effects. Kate Calvin, NASA\u2019s new chief scientist, is also the agency\u2019s senior climate advisor. In this episode, Kate previews \u202fupcoming Earth science missions and discusses cutting-edge research endeavors to explore climate change. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br>Dr. Kate Calvin Announced as NASA’s New Chief Scientist<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>January 2022:<\/strong> After the retirement of Dr. Jim Green, Dr. Kate Calvin was appointed as NASA\u2019s Chief Scientist and Senior Climate Advisor to Administrator Bill Nelson on Jan. 10, 2022. Dr. Calvin’s story is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/feature\/katherine-calvin-chief-scientist-and-senior-climate-advisor\/\">presented in this press release.<\/a> \u201cAs chief scientist, Calvin advises agency leadership on the agency’s science programs and science-related strategic planning and investments. As senior climate advisor, she provides insights recommendations for the agency\u2019s climate-related science, technology, and infrastructure programs.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br>Dr. Jim Green Looks Ahead<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>December 2021:<\/strong> As Dr. Jim Green prepares for his retirement as NASA Chief Scientist, he discusses his time at the Agency, his vision for the future of space science , and his plans for his days ahead in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/01\/02\/science\/jim-green-nasa-mars.html\" rel=\"noopener\">conversation with the New York Times.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br>Alan Alda and Jim Green Podcast<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>May 2020:\u00a0<\/strong>Chief Scientist Dr. Jim Green was interviewed by science communications advocate (and movie and\u00a0television star) Alan Alda for his podcast series: “Clear and Vivid” in an episode entitled\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/clear-vivid-with-alan-alda.simplecast.com\/episodes\/houston-do-we-ever-have-a-problem-alan-alda-talks-with-nasas-chief-scientist-SJWcg81q\" rel=\"noopener\">“Houston, do we ever have a problem!” Alan Alda Talks with NASA’s Chief Scientist.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br>Royal Society Talk on Lunar Exploration<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>September 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/green-moon-royal-society.pdf?emrc=a5b43b\">Royal Society Talk on Lunar Exploration [PDF 23MB]<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br>NASA’s Lunar Exploration Strategy, Presented at Kyoto University<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>October 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/green-moon-kyoto.pdf?emrc=da074f\">Kyoto University: NASA\u2019s Lunar Exploration Strategy (PDF – 28MB)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/ocs-highlights-archive\">Catch up with more highlights from the Office of the Chief Scientist<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meet the New Chief Scientist on the Gravity Assist Podcast January 2022: In the January 28th episode of the Gravity Assist podcast, Former Chief Scientist Dr. Jim Green sat down with Dr. Kate Calvin to discuss climate science and NASA’s science mission. 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