NHSC User Panel

Membership of the Last NHSC User Panel (NUP):

• Margaret Meixner (NUP chair 2008-2015; STScI)
• Eiichi Egami (2010-2015; Univ. of Arizona)
• Moshe Elitzur (2008-2015; Univ. of Kentucky)
• Andy Harris (2008-2015; Univ. of Maryland)
• Paul Harvey (2008-2015; UT)
• Joe Hora (2008-2015; CfA)
• + Ex Officio: Paul Goldsmith (US Project Scientist; NASA/JPL)

Charge to Users Panel

The NHSC Users Panel (NUP) was created to perform the following:

• Provide independent external advice to the NHSC.
• Advise the NHSC on philosophy, approach and details of user interfaces, both programmatic (e.g., calls for proposals, grant process), and technical (e.g., software tools).
• Assess quality of support and services offered by the NHSC to users, again in terms of programmatic and technical interfaces.
• Act as advocate for the U.S.-based community in the context of NHSC planning and priority setting. As advocates for the US-based community: comment on topics affecting users, including NHSC interfaces to the ESA Project, effectiveness of NHSC in community engagement and technical assistance, and NHSC policies and grant administration.

NUP Reports Archive