CEDAR email: Appointment of Mangala Sharma as Space Weather Program Officer

[Wiltberger, Michael J]

The Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences is pleased to welcome Dr. Mangala Sharma as the new Program Director for Space Weather.  Her email address is msharma at nsf.gov<mailto:msharma at nsf.gov> and she can be reached by phone at 703-292-8519.

Dr. Sharma earned her Ph.D. in Astrophysics from the Indian Institute for Astrophysics where her dissertation research focused on galaxy clusters and her postdoctoral work at Ohio University focused on the hot plasma in galaxy clusters.   She then taught astronomy at Ohio University and Pennsylvania State University.  Before coming to the NSF, she worked as the point of contact for space weather matters at the US Department of State Office of Space and Advanced Technology.   Mangala came to NSF in 2014 as a federal employee, and prior to joining AGS she worked in the Office of International Science and Engineering where she managed partnerships with multiple countries and coordinated engagement with multinational science forums.

Please join us in welcoming Mangala to her new position and thank her for her willingness to serve the geospace community.


Take care,
Mike

Michael Wiltberger
Geospace Section Head
703-292-4690

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