Dr. Charles D. Norton

Dr. Charles D. Norton is currently the Associate Chief Technologist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory having recently served as the Special Advisor for Small Spacecraft Missions at NASA HQ. While at NASA HQ he was responsible for advising on the cross-agency strategic direction for innovative small satellite science, exploration, and technology missions from ESPA-Class spacecraft down to CubeSats. Across his career he has led and performed research spanning high-performance computing, advanced information systems technology, and small satellite science and technology mission development. In addition to being well published, and a regular keynote speaker both within the U.S. and internationally, he co-led a 2012 Caltech Keck Institute for Space Sciences Study Program on “Small Satellites: A Revolution in Space Science”, and co-authored two 2 National Academies of Science reports on “Achieving Science with CubeSats: Thinking Inside the Box” and “Powering Science: NASA’s Large Strategic Science Missions”. Charles is a recipient of numerous awards for new technology and innovation, including the JPL Lew Allen Award, Voyager Award, and the NASA Exceptional Service Medal.