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Office of the Chief Science Data Officer

The Office of the Chief Science Data Officer (OCSDO) enables groundbreaking discoveries by expanding the availability and utility of NASA scientific data.

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NASA’s groundbreaking science and exploration missions increasingly rely on the efficient use of large-scale data, advanced computing, and high-performance analytics. Led by Kevin Murphy (Chief Science Data Officer) and Andrew Mitchell (Deputy Chief Science Data Officer), the Office of the Chief Science Data Officer (OCSDO) is modernizing data and computing systems for science and engineering across NASA in support of efficiency, sustainability, security, and scientific integrity, while enabling the next generation of space exploration and discovery. 

By managing the agency’s High-End Computing Capability (HECC) portfolio, the OCSDO provides advanced computational resources for NASA’s cutting-edge science and engineering missions, from understanding the impacts of solar phenomena to charting the path for human spaceflight. Within the Science Mission Directorate (SMD), OCSDO ensures that the vast amounts of scientific data generated by NASA’s missions are accessible and preserved for future analysis and ready to support future exploration.

The OCSDO enhances the value of NASA’s science data through the evolution of data and computing systems, accelerating discoveries through innovative data science techniques, and fulfilling NASA’s strategic goal of ensuring scientific data are readily available to all. 

ocsdo Leadership

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Kevin Murphy

Chief Science Data Officer

Andrew Mitchell

Deputy Chief Science Data Officer

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

The OCSDO advances scientific discovery through innovative applications and partnerships in data science, advanced analytics, and artificial intelligence (AI).

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This composite image shows dark matter, galaxies, and hot gas in the merging galaxy cluster Abell 520. Artificial intelligence at NASA has been used to conduct research in many areas, including astrophysics.
NASA, ESA, CFHT, CXO, M.J. Jee (University of California, Davis), and A. Mahdavi (San Francisco State University)

Core Data and Computing

The OCSDO continuously evolves data and computing systems for efficiency, sustainability, security, and scientific integrity.

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NASA's state-of-the-art Earth science satellites generate unprecedented quantities of data on our planet’s vital signs. Cloud computing can help researchers make the most of those troves of information.
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High-End Computing

The OCSDO manages NASA's High-End Computing Capability (HECC) portfolio, which enables large-scale modeling, simulation, and analysis across NASA’s science, engineering, and exploration missions.

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NASA's high-end computing capabilities help model complex scientific phenomena, such as how the Sun interacts with Earth's atmosphere.
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Open Science

The OCSDO supports transparent, trustworthy, and reproducible science through open science tools, practices, and guidance.

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Making space biology data, such as this simulation of radiation effects on the human brain, openly available helps scientists get important answers more quickly and encourages innovation.
Estrella Passerat de la Chapelle, Blue Marble Space Institute of Science, and Egle Cekanaviciute, NASA’s Ames Research Center

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NASA Science Data

The Science Data Portal provides a comprehensive list of NASA Science Mission Directorate data repositories.

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OCSDO Reports

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Jun 9, 2025

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OCSDO Year in Review 2024

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Open Source Science Data Repositories Workshop 2024

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OCSDO Fact Sheet

Read an overview of the OCSDO's approach to accelerating science.

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The information produced as part of NASA’s scientific research activities represents a significant public investment. Learn more about how and when it should be shared.

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The Strategy for Data Management and Computing for Groundbreaking Science 2019-2024 was developed through community input and has guided NASA’s approach to open science.

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