Greaves, James - Biography

Mr. Greaves has over 42 years of experience in all aspects of satellite remote sensing, including the design and development of instruments and spacecraft, launch procedures and on-orbit operations, data acquisition and processing, and scientific and applications oriented use of the data products.

During his ten years in private industry, he developed attitude and orbit determination techniques to better utilize data from the early weather satellites, and performed some of the earliest work in measuring sea surface temperatures and global cloud climatology from satellite data.

At Goddard from 1971 to 1991, he was Discipline Leader for over 40 Landsat Marine Resources and Oceanography experiments. He managed and coordinated NASA's participation in the international Global Weather Experiment, one of the most comprehensive data acquisition and atmospheric research programs ever attempted. He gained a reputation as a "problem solver", taking over troubled programs and getting them back on track.

At NASA Headquarters from 1982 to 1996, he served as Program Manager for a number flight programs, including both the polar and geostationary operational weather satellites, a joint USAF/NASA Program to measure space radiation effects, and an advanced communications technology satellite.

Mr. Greaves returned to Goddard in 1996, and headed up a group of Program Managers who oversaw both the flight and data aspects of the agency's Earth Science Strategic Enterprise. In January 1999, he became the Associate Director of the Flight Programs and Projects Directorate.

Mr. Greaves has earned numerous awards including the NASA Exceptional Service Medal, the Goddard Exceptional Service Award, an Outstanding Achievement Award, and Sustained Superior Performance Awards.