HR: 0800h
AN: ED41B-0252    [Abstracts]
TI: Transformation of a Mission Scientist to an E/PO Lead
AU: * Craig, N G
EM: ncraig@ssl.berkeley.edu
AF: UC Berkeley, Space Sciences Lab., 8 Gauss Way MC7450, Berkeley, CA 94720-7450 United States
AB: I will talk about how my career was transformed from a mission scientist to a science educator and the experiences of being an E/PO Lead for almost 5 years. The Space Science Missions I am (were) leading, CHIPS, (FAST), RHESSI, STEREO/IMPACT, (SPIDR), THEMIS and most recently selected WISE, came in all different sizes and themes and brought in their own challenges. I will address the following challenges: What lessons did I learn during these years, what were the ups and downs of the life in the Education and Outreach Field of the NASA? What was expected of me in this position, how would I meet the NASA E/PO requirements? What is my relation with the mission PIs, the science teams? How does one build an education team that is National in scope and provide the best E/PO possible for the Mission? How does one prepare to handle the uncertainty of E/PO funding? How to write two different E/PO proposals for competing missions at the same time? I will conclude with showcasing the THEMIS E/PO Plan which received favorable ratings in the MissionAŸA›A›ƒ_sAªA›ƒ_zA›s critical design review.
UR: http://cse.ssl.berkeley.edu/ncraig/
DE: 6600 PUBLIC ISSUES
DE: 6605 Education
DE: 6630 Workforce
DE: 6699 General or miscellaneous
SC: Education and Human Resourcese [ED]
MN: 2004 AGU Fall Meeting