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SSC Oversight Committee
(SSCOC)
The SSCOC is an independent advisory group consisting of three Caltech
professorial faculty and six external representatives of the astronomical
community. The Caltech Division Chair for Physics, Mathematics and
Astronomy (PMA) and the NASA Spitzer Program Scientist jointly make the
appointments to the committee.
The SSCOC provides an independent assessment of the SSC
via reports to:
- the PMA (Physics/Math/Astronomy) Division Chair,
- the Director of JPL's Physics and Astronomy Directorate, and
- the NASA Spitzer Program Scientist.
The SSCOC also provides copies of its reports to the SSC Director, the
NASA Spitzer Program Executive, the Spitzer Project Manager, and the Spitzer
Project Scientist.
SSCOC Charter
The SSCOC has the charge to oversee the Spitzer Science Center (SSC)
in the following matters:
- Assess the performance of the SSC in discharging its responsibilities
in preparing and conducting Spitzer operations on behalf of the entire
astronomical community.
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Evaluate the SSC's management structure and policies to determine if
they are responsive to the needs of the Spitzer community and NASA.
In addition, the Caltech members will provide oversight that these
policies are consistent with Caltech academic functions and resources.
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Address issues regarding the discharge of responsibilities that Caltech
has toward the SSC to ensure that it is fulfilling its institutional
obligations to the Spitzer Project and to NASA.
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Assess the quality of the scientific staff and the scientific environment
at the SSC. These are essential to ensuring the scientific legacy of Spitzer.
SSCOC Members
Present SSCOC members and their institutional affiliations are:
- Michael G. Hauser, Chair (Space Telescope Science Institute)
- Mike Brown (Caltech)
- Judy Cohen (Caltech)
- Megan Donahue (Space Telescope Science Institute)
- Lee Mundy (University of Maryland)
- Chuck Steidel (Caltech)
- Steve Strom (National Optical Astronomy Observatories)
- Charlie Telesco (University of Florida)
- Alan Tokunaga (University of Hawaii)
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