NAC Planetary Protection Subcommittee

The Planetary Protection Subcommittee (PPS) is a standing subcommittee of the NASA Advisory Council's Science Committee, which supports the advisory needs of the Administrator, the Science Mission Directorate (SMD), SMD's Planetary Science Division, NASA's Planetary Protection Officer, and other NASA Mission Directorates as required. The scope of the PPS includes programs, policies, plans, hazard identification and risk assessment, and other matters pertinent to the Agency's responsibilities for biological planetary protection. This scope includes consideration of NASA planetary protection policy documents, implementation plans, and organization. The subcommittee will review and recommend appropriate planetary protection categorizations for all bodies of the solar system to which spacecraft will be sent. The scope also includes the development of near-term enabling technologies, systems, and capabilities, as well as developments with the potential to provide long-term improvements in future operational systems to support planetary protection. Outside the scope of the Subcommittee's responsibilities are issues that pertain solely to the quality and interpretation of scientific experiments and data in support of solar system exploration.

Name/Position	Specific Research Location
Robert E. Lindberg, Jr., Chair	University of Virginia
Amy P. Kaminski Exec. Secretary	NASA Headquarters - Senior Policy Advisor
Darla Goeres	Montana State University
Michael Imperiale	University of Michigan
Tullis Onstott	Princeton University
Nicholas Steneck	University of Michigan
Meenakshi Wadhwa	Arizona State University
NASA Planetary Protection Officer
Cassie Conley	NASA Headquarters - Planetary Sciences Division