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Dawn Chief Engineer and Mission Director at JPL, NASA

Marc D Rayman is the Dawn chief engineer and mission director at JPL. A lifelong space enthusiast, he began writing to NASA when he was nine years old, and joined JPL after receiving his PhD in physics a few years later. He has worked on a wide variety of astrophysics and planetary missions but, of course, nothing else as cool as Dawn. A very popular speaker and writer, he enjoys sharing the thrill of exploration and the rewards of scientific insight with the public.

Experience

  • –present
    Dawn Chief Engineer and Mission Director at JPL, NASA

Honours

NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal (2); NASA Exceptional Achievement Medal (3); elected JPL Fellow; JPL Award for Excellence in Public Engagement; Asteroid Rayman named in his honor