Larry James is responsible for the day-to-day management of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory’s resources and activities, managing the Laboratory’s solar system exploration, Mars, astronomy, physics, Earth science, interplanetary network programs, and all business operations.

George Djorgovski is a pioneer in the field of Astroinformatics, focusing on the development of computational, mostly data-driven science. His research looks at ways in which computational and information technology changes the ways we study and understand the world around us.