Shawn D Domagal-Goldman is the Deputy Director of the Sciences and Exploration Directorate at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. Shawn works with the rest of the directorate office to oversee our workforce, which enables science investigations across disciplines and our science divisions. We design, build, fly, and model and analyze data from missions that observe Earth, the Sun, our Solar System, and the universe beyond. He works to improve the culture of our directorate, and the larger institutions it is a part of. In particular, he is dedicated to improving the diversity, inclusivity, and sense of belonging in these organizations.
Shawn’s research backround is in astrobiology, Earth systems science, and comparative planetology. Most of this work is done by the amazingly talented early career researchers he has collaborated with, who span career stages from high school interns through postdocs and research scientists. Finally, he passionate about science communication, and believe it is our responsibility as publicly-funded scientists to bring the results of our research back to the public. He helped organize FameLab events in the US... and is always looking for new opportunities to talk about NASA science in public forums.
