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NASA Names David W. Miller as Agency's New Chief Technologist
WASHINGTON, March 13, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA
Administrator Charles Bolden announced Thursday that David W. Miller,
professor of aeronautics and astronautics at the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, Mass., has been named the
agency's new Chief Technologist. As chief technologist, he will be
Bolden's principal advisor and advocate on matters concerning
agency-wide technology policy and programs.
"David's passion for discovery and innovation is a valuable asset as
we move forward into exploring new frontiers," said Bolden. "He has
challenged his students to create new ways to operate in space. I
expect he will challenge us to do the same. His experience in
engineering space systems, small satellites, and long-duration
microgravity platforms will allow him to offer the kind of expert
advice I have learned to expect from my chief technologists."
Currently a professor and director of the Space Systems Laboratory at
MIT, Miller will serve as NASA's chief technologist through an
intergovernmental personnel agreement with the university. Miller
succeeds Mason Peck, who returned to his teaching position at Cornell
University in Ithaca, N.Y.
Prior to this appointment, Miller held various positions on NASA
projects, to include principal investigator for the Regolith X-ray
Imaging Spectrometer for the OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return mission
planned for launch in 2016. He was also the principal investigator for
the Synchronized Position, Hold, Engage and Reorient Experimental
Satellites (SPHERES), project on the International Space Station. More
recently, Miller served as the vice chair of the Air Force Scientific
Advisory Board.
At MIT, Miller's work focuses on developing ideas for spacecraft that
can repair and upgrade satellites with multi-mission functions through
space operations and docking using standard interfaces. He also helped
develop a technique to control satellite movement, without propellant,
using high temperature super-conducting electromagnets.
Miller earned his undergraduate and graduate degrees from MIT, and has
been a member of its faculty since 1997.
The Office of the Chief Technologist is responsible for coordinating
and tracking all technology investments across NASA, as well as
developing and executing innovative technology partnerships,
technology transfers and commercial activities, and the development of
collaboration models for the agency.
To learn more about NASA's Office of the Chief Technologist, visit:
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