Cosmic Origins Program Office
Astrophysics Projects Division Program Management
Barbara Grofic
APD Program Manager
Cathy Barclay
Deputy APD Program Manager
Tracy Felton-Robinson
Program Business Manager
Program Science
COR Chief Scientist
COR Deputy Chief Scientist
Technology Management

Rachel Rivera
Technology Development Manager
Dr. Mark Matsumura
Program Systems Engineer

Jason Derleth
Acting Chief Technologist

Dr. Opher Ganel
Program Technologist/Systems Engineer
Headquarters
- HQ Program Executive: Shahid Habib [Email]
- HQ Program Scientist: Manuel Bautista [Email]
- HQ Deputy Program Scientist: Vacant
Webb Unveils Dark Side of
Pre-stellar Ice Chemistry
An international team of astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has obtained an in-depth inventory of the deepest, coldest ices measured to date in a molecular cloud. Read more.
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Continuing Call for Nominations to the Cosmic Origins Program Analysis Group (COPAG) Executive Committee. »
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4–5 May 2023
Arcus Probe Community Science Meeting »
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3 March 2023
The 2nd PRIMA Community Workshop »
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3 March 2023
Towards Starlight Suppression for the Habitable Worlds Observatory »
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24 February 2023
International Day of Women and Girls in Science »
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24 February 2023
NASA Awards Millions to Historically Black Colleges, Universities »
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24 February 2023
2023 Royal Astronomical Society Annie Maunder Medal »
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24 February 2023
NASA Postdoctoral Program (NPP) Application Due Date Fast Approaching | March 1st 2023 »
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24 February 2023
Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology Post-Baccalaureate Fellowship Program »
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24 February 2023
UVEX Community Workshop: Synergies And New Opportunity »
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24 February 2023
Second SOFIA School »
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2 December 2022
Join the New Great Observatories Science Analysis Group »
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