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Like
all successful organizations, the NAS Division is only as good as the people
who work here. NAS's approximately 250 employees are a diverse, talented mix
of civil servants, contractors, visiting researchers, and university interns.
This highly educated group includes more than 40 doctorate and 30 master's
degrees in fields such as computer science, mathematics, engineering, physics,
and chemistry.
 The
array of experts supporting the NAS
mission includes research scientists, software and hardware engineers,
applications developers, and programmers, all pursuing innovative work in
such areas as:
- Applications and services for parallel and distributed computing
architectures, in particular, the Information
Power Grid.
- Research and development of technologies for collecting, analyzing and
managing large, heterogeneous, distributed databases.
- Environments for collaborative, remote visualization of scientific
data, and techniques to identify important features in scientific
data using advanced computer graphics and virtual reality devices.
- Semiconductor
device modeling ranging from existing electronics through atomic-scale
devices.
Other
seasoned specialists offer analysis and technical support skills
to the researchers who use NAS's supercomputers and keep the NAS
infrastructure humming, including:
- Scientific code optimization, compiling, and debugging.
- Production supercomputer support
24-hours a day, every day of the year.
- Integration of new computing technologies into the NAS environment.
- Hardware
installation and development of software applications for networks,
data storage, and scientific visualization.
With
an impressive record of experience and accomplishment, the people
of NAS have long been highly regarded both within NASA and among
our university, government, and industry collaborators.
Use
our Staff Directory to locate specific individuals
working in the NAS Division.
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