Astrophysics Advisory Committee

The Astrophysics Advisory Committee (APAC) is a new FACA committee of NASA, and replaces the Astrophysics Subcommittee of the NAC SC.

Upcoming Meetings

Spring Meeting: March 29, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. EST, March 30, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. EST (virtual)
Summer Meeting: June 27 – 28, 2023

APAC Members

Kelly Holley-Bockelmann; Chair – Vanderbilt University
Daniela Calzetti – University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Regina Caputo – Goddard Space Flight Center
Hsiao-Wen Chen – University of Chicago
Jessica Gaskin – Marshall Space Flight Center
Erika Hamden – University of Arizona
Ryan Hickox – Dartmouth College
Shirley Ho – Flatiron Institute
Shardha Jogee – University of Texas, Austin
Alina Kiessling – Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Mark Mozena – Planet Labs Inc.
Ilaria Pascucci – University of Arizona
Grant Tremblay – Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics

The APAC supports the advisory needs of the Astrophysics Division (APD), the Science Mission Directorate (SMD) and other mission directorates as required, and NASA Administrator. The scope of the APAC includes projects and observational and theoretical study of the origins, evolution, and destiny of the universe and the search for and study of Earth-like planets and habitable, extrasolar environments. In addition to scientific research, the scope encompasses considerations of the development of near-term enabling technologies, systems, and computing and information management capabilities, developments with the potential to provide long-term improvements in future operational systems, as well as training of the next generation of astronomers, and education and public outreach.