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Thomas Hansueli Zurbuchen (born 1968) is a Swiss-American astrophysicist. From October 2016 until the end of 2022, he was the longest continually running Associate Administrator for the Science Mission Directorate at NASA.
Thomas H. Zurbuchen, known in the space community as Dr. Z, is a Swiss-American astrophysicist, leader, and innovator. He was the longest continually serving Head of Science at NASA from October 2016 through 2022, the leading program worldwide for doing science in and from space.
Dr. Zurbuchen was the Associate Administrator for the Science Mission Directorate at NASA, leading efforts to answer humanity's biggest questions. He left NASA in 2022 and received several awards for his achievements and leadership.
Sep 15, 2022 · Thomas Zurbuchen, affectionately known as Dr. Z, will step down later in 2022 as head of NASA's Science Mission Directorate, a post he has held for more than six years, he...
Thomas Zurbuchen is a full professor and head of national innovation initiatives at ETH Zurich. He is also a space scientist and engineer with expertise in solar system exploration and technology.
Sep 27, 2016 · Thomas Zurbuchen is a professor of space science and aerospace engineering at the University of Michigan. He was appointed as the associate administrator for the Science Mission Directorate at NASA in 2016, leading various science missions and research projects.
Jan 7, 2023 · Thomas Zurbuchen served for six years as NASA's science chief, a stretch in which the agency rapidly diversified its science destinations and approach. (Image credit: NASA/Bill...
