Kevin Murphy

Kevin Murphy, NASA’s Chief Science Data Officer, leads the strategic development of data, computing, and analysis systems that support scientific and engineering innovation across the agency. Within NASA’s Science Mission Directorate, Murphy works across the five science divisions to advance cloud computing, machine learning, data management, and analysis platforms for the agency’s scientific data. He also directs NASA’s High-End Computing Capability (HECC) portfolio, which provides supercomputing, storage, and data services to enable large-scale modeling, simulation, and analysis across NASA’s science, engineering, and exploration missions.

Murphy collaborates with a variety of stakeholders, including researchers, and engineers to develop and maintain robust data and computing infrastructures. His efforts guarantee that NASA’s data assets are preserved for future generations and optimized for current scientific discovery and engineering innovation.

Previously, Murphy managed the data systems programs responsible for the production and distribution of data from NASA’s fleet of Earth-observing satellites to users around the world. He initiated the Commercial Smallsat Data Acquisition Program and led the Satellite Needs Assessment Working Group. During his tenure at the Goddard Space Flight Center, he developed and managed projects including near real-time science data production systems, search engines, scientific data visualization systems, and earthdata.nasa.gov.

Murphy’s leadership has been recognized with numerous awards, including the NASA Exceptional Achievement Medal, Robert H. Goddard Exceptional Achievement for Engineering, Charles S. Falkenberg Award, and Fed 100, among others.

He holds a master’s degree in Geography and has completed coursework for a doctorate from the University of Maryland.