Dr. Aki Roberge is a civil servant Astrophysicist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. She is the Associate Director for Technology & Strategy in the Astrophysics Division and currently serves as the interim Pre-Formulation Scientist for the Habitable Worlds Observatory mission concept.
Aki Roberge
(Astrophysicist)
| Email: | aki.roberge-1@nasa.gov |
| Phone: | 301.286.2967 |
| Org Code: | 660 |
| Address: |
NASA/GSFC Mail Code 660 Greenbelt, MD 20771 |
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Brief Bio
Research Interests
Planet Formation
Astrophysics: Planetary Disk FormationStudy of planet formation through multi-wavelength observations of circumstellar disks of gas and dust around nearby young stars.
More info at my personal research webpage.
Mission Concept Development
Astrophysics: Technology & MissionsDevelopment of future space telescopes to observe exoplanets (planets around other stars) and/or perform ultraviolet astronomy.
Positions/Employment
Associate Director for Technology and Strategy
Astrophysics Science Division, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center - Greenbelt, MD
2022 - Present
Acting Deputy Director
Sciences and Exploration Directorate, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center - Greenbelt, MD
2021 - 2021
Discipline Scientist
Astrophysics Division, NASA Headquarters - Washington, DC
2020 - 2021
Research Astrophysicist
Astrophysics Science Division, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center - Greenbelt, MD
2008 - Present
NASA Postdoctoral Fellow
Exoplanets and Stellar Astrophysics Lab, Astrophysics Science Division, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center - Greenbelt, MD
2005 - 2008
Carnegie Postdoctoral Fellow
Dept. of Terrestrial Magnetism, Carnegie Institution for Science - Washington, DC
2002 - 2005
Special Experience
- Pre-Formulation Scientist (interim), Habitable Worlds Observatory (2024-present)
- Technical Assessment Group Co-Chair, Habitable Worlds Observatory (2023-2024)
- Study Scientist, NASA LUVOIR Mission Concept Study (2016-2019)
- Deputy Program Scientist, Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope (2020-2021)
- Member, WFIRST Formulation Science Working Group (2015-2020)
- Member, NASA Exoplanet Probe Science and Technology Definition Team, Exo-S Mission Concept (2013-2015)
Professional Service
- Core Team Member, NASA Science Mission Directorate Large Mission Study (2019-2021)
- Member, NASA Planetary Science Advisory Committee (2018-2020)
- Member, NASA Astrophysics Visionary Roadmap Team (2013)
- Member, NASA Exoplanet Exploration Program Analysis Group (ExoPAG) Executive Committee (2009-2013)
Awards
- NASA Honor Awards, Exceptional Achievement Medal (2020)
- Robert H. Goddard Award for Leadership (2019)
- GSFC Special Act Award, “Exceptional Outreach to Minority Serving Institutions” (2015)
- Robert H. Goddard Award for Science (2014)
Selected Public Outreach
Education
- 2003: Ph.D in Astrophysics, Johns Hopkins University, Thesis: "Ultraviolet Spectroscopy of Circumstellar Disks"
- 1999: M.A. in Physics, Johns Hopkins University
- 1996: B.S. in Physics w/ Planetary Science minor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology