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Physics of the Cosmos Program Office

Astrophysics Projects Division Program Management

Barbara Grofic

Barbara Grofic

APD Program Manager
Cathy Barclay

Cathy Barclay

Deputy APD Program Manager
Tracy Felton-Robinson

Tracy Felton-Robinson

Program Business Manager

Program Science

Dr. Francesca Civano

Dr. Francesca Civano

PhysCOS Chief Scientist
Dr. Brian Humensky

Dr. Brian Humensky

PhysCOS Chief Scientist
Dr. Bernard Kelly

Dr. Bernard Kelly

PhysCOS Support Scientist
Stephanie Clark

Stephanie Clark

Project Support Specialist
Elizabeth Tammi

Elizabeth Tammi

Communications Specialist
Pat Tyler

Pat Tyler

Web, Graphics, Proposal Support

Mission Concepts & Technology Development

Jason Derleth

Jason Derleth

Chief Technologist
Rachel Rivera

Rachel Rivera

Technology Development Manager
Dr. Mark Matsumura

Dr. Mark Matsumura

Program Systems Engineer
Dr. Opher Ganel

Dr. Opher Ganel

Program Technologist/Systems Engineer

Headquarters

  • HQ Program Executive: Shahid Habib [Email]
  • HQ Program Scientist: Valerie Connaughton [Email]

NASA Missions Study What May Be a 1-In-10,000-Year
Gamma-ray Burst

On Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022, a pulse of intense radiation swept through the solar system so exceptional that astronomers quickly dubbed it the BOAT – the brightest of all time. The source was a gamma-ray burst (GRB), the most powerful class of explosions in the universe. Read more.


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  • 23 March
    Physics of the Cosmos Activities at HEAD 2023 »  Details.
    23 March
    High Energy X-ray Probe Splinter Session at HEAD 2023 »  Details.
    23 March
    STAR-X Special Community Session at HEAD Meeting in Hawaii, 28 March 2023 »  Details.
    23 March
    ROSES-22: Astrophysics Decadal Survey Precursor Science Proposal Due Date Delay »  Details.
    23 March
    National Academies’ Space Science Week 28–29 March 2023 »  Details.
    23 March
    NASA Astrophysics Advisory Committee Spring Meeting 29–30 March 2023 »  Details.
    21 March
    Science Mission Directorate Budget Community Town Hall 23 March 2023 »  Details.
    21 March
    NOIRLab Call for Proposals for Semester 2023B, Including NN-EXPLORE Proposals »  Details.
    21 March
    Call for Proposals for the NASA Infrared Telescope Facility »  Details.
    21 March
    Arcus Probe Community Science Meeting 4-5 May »  Details.
    21 March
    NASA SMD Seeking Volunteer Reviewers for Research Proposals »  Details.
    6 March
    First COSI Data Challenge Released »  Details.
    6 March
    Stellar Intensity Interferometry Workshop 22–24 May 2023 »  Details.
    6 March
    Habitable Worlds Observatory hybrid workshop 8–10 August 2023 »  Details.
    1 March
    The AGN Vision Series »  Details.
    1 March
    ROSES-23 Released »  Details.
    7 February
    NASA Astrophysics Division Statement of Principles »  Details.
    7 February
    Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP) Women’s Colleges and Universities (MUREP WCU) »  Details.
    25 January
    Upcoming Student/Postdoc Opportunities at NASA »  Details.
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