Office of the Chief Science Data Officer

NASA’s groundbreaking science and exploration missions increasingly rely on the efficient use of large-scale data, advanced computing, and high-performance analytics. Led by Kevin Murphy (Chief Science Data Officer) and Andrew Mitchell (Deputy Chief Science Data Officer), the Office of the Chief Science Data Officer (OCSDO) is modernizing data and computing systems for science and engineering across NASA in support of efficiency, sustainability, security, and scientific integrity, while enabling the next generation of space exploration and discovery. 

By managing the agency’s High-End Computing Capability (HECC) portfolio, the OCSDO provides advanced computational resources for NASA’s cutting-edge science and engineering missions, from understanding the impacts of solar phenomena to charting the path for human spaceflight. Within SMD, the OCSDO ensures that the vast amounts of scientific data generated by NASA's missions are accessible, preserved, and used to support science and exploration.

The OCSDO enhances the value of NASA’s science data through the evolution of data and computing systems, accelerating discoveries through innovative data science techniques, and fulfilling NASA’s strategic goal of ensuring scientific data are readily available to all.