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Dr. Horace Mitchell Branch Head Scientific Applications and Visualization Branch  Horace Mitchell received his undergraduate and graduate degrees in physics from Rice University in Houston, Texas. After receiving his doctorate in 1978, he joined Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) as a research physicist, studying plasma transport and instability processes in the Earth's ionosphere and magnetosphere. His interest in scientific visualization led him in 1991 to a position as branch head of the Scientific Applications and Visualization Branch, part of the Space Data and Computing Division at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. During 1995, Dr. Mitchell headed the Scientific and Engineering Workstation II Procurement. In 1996, he became Visualization Program Manager of the Earth and Space Data Computing Division, directing visualization activities that include the Scientific Visualization Studio and the GLOBE Visualization Development Program, a position he continues to hold. During 1996 and 1997, he also held the positions of Deputy Director and Acting Director of NASA's Consolidated Supercomputing Management Office (CoSMO) at NASA Ames Research Center. |