![]() He was a Visiting Astronomer at the NASA Infrared Telescope Facility for almost two decades, and served as chair of the Planetary Geology Division of the Geological Society of America and its award committees. ![]() ![]() Prior to joining NASA Headquarters, Mike held National Research Council Fellowships at the Department of Energy’s Hanford Site and at NASA’s Johnson Space Center and was a research faculty member at Georgia Southern University. Mike earned his bachelor’s in Geophysics from the University of Connecticut, and masters and doctoral degrees in Geology from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He frequently volunteers time for outreach events covering NASA’s planetary science activities. Mike previously served as Program Scientist for the EPOXI and Stardust-NExT comet encounter missions, the Dawn mission to Vesta and Ceres, and for the Planetary Data System. He also serves as a Discipline Scientist for the Solar System Observations and other R&A and participating scientist programs. Mike serves as the Program scientist for the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, Mars Odyssey, Janus, and NEOWISE missions. ![]() Within the Planetary Defense Coordination Office, he serves as a Program Scientist for the Near-Earth Object Observations Program, conducts global asteroid observation campaigns, and oversees the Antarctic Search for Meteorites (ANSMET) Program. In addition to more than twenty years of geological research, teaching, and field experience, Mike brought to the Division private sector corporate experience and many years of service to the planetary science community. Kelley joined the Planetary Science Division at NASA Headquarters in 2008. ![]()
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