Board Service

Astro2010: The Astronomy and Astrophysics Decadal Survey, NAS

November 2008 - current

Appointed to the National Academy of Sciences committee for the Decadal Survey in Astronomy & Astrophysics Subcommittee on State of the Profession (Washington, DC).

Board of Directors, Harlem Educational Activities Fund

February 2006 - current

Elected to the Board of Directors of the Harlem Educational Activities Fund (HEAF), an organization that helps inner city children from disadvantaged backgrounds develop the attitudes, skills and values that will enable them to lead satisfying and productive lives in mainstream American life.

National Academy of Sciences Committee

December 2005 - December 2006

Appointed to serve on the National Academy of Sciences committee that updates their official statement denouncing the teaching of Creationism as science in the school systems.

NASA Advisory Council

December 2005 - November 2008

Appointed by the NASA Administrator to serve on its Advisory Council, which will help to guide NASA's scientific, technological, and budgetary steps forward in space.

Commission on the Implementation of United States Space Exploration Policy

February 2004 - June 2004

Appointed by President George W. Bush to serve on a nine-member Commission on the Implementation of United States Space Exploration Policy. To establish an executable plan that enables the President's vision for America's future in space.

Selection Committee for the Presidential Medal of Science

January 2003 - December 2005

Appointed by President George W. Bush to serve on a 12-member Selection Committee for the Presidential Medal of Science.

Board of Directors, Space Foundation

January 2003 - December 2006

Elected to the Board of Directors of the Space Foundation, Colorado Springs, CO, a not-for-profit organization that vigorously supports civil, commercial, and national security space endeavors along with educational excellence.

Commission on the Future of the United States Aerospace Industry

September 2001 - November 2002

Appointed by President George W. Bush to serve on a 12-member Commission on the Future of the United States Aerospace Industry.To study the health of the United States aerospace industry and how it affects national security, the aviation economy, and our future in space.

Board of Directors, Phipps Houses, Inc.

November 2000 - October 2003

Appointed to the Board of Directors of the Phipps Houses, Inc. (New York City), a not-for-profit organization that promotes and provides housing to the indigent of the inner city.

Math & Physical Sciences Directorate Advisory Committee, NSF

November 2000 - October 2003

Appointed to the National Science Foundation's Math & Physical Sciences Directorate Advisory Committee (Arlington, VA).

Decadal Survey in Astronomy & Astrophysics Subcommittee on Education and Public Policy, NRC

January 1999 - December 2000

Appointed to the National Research Council's committee for the Decadal Survey in Astronomy & Astrophysics Subcommittee on Education and Public Policy (Washington, DC).

Board of Directors, American Astronomical Society

June 1998 - June 2001

Elected by the membership to the Board of Directors (the Council) of the American Astronomical Society (Washington, DC).

NASA's Space Science Advisory Committee

May 1997 - April 1998

Appointed to NASA's Space Science Advisory Committee (Washington, DC).

Astronomy Education Board, American Astronomical Society

June 1997 - June 2002

Appointed to the Astronomy Education Board of the American Astronomical Society (Washington, DC).

Board of Directors, The Planetary Society

May 1997

Appointed to the Board of Directors of The Planetary Society (Pasadena, California).

Board of Directors, Amateur Astronomers Association

March 1997 - June 2003

Appointed to the Board of Directors of the Amateur Astronomers Association (New York City).

Board of Directors, Astronauts Memorial Foundation

November 1993 - October 1998

Appointed to the Board of Directors of the Astronauts Memorial Foundation (Kennedy Space Center, Florida).