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Professor Scott Hubbard / Bio

Professional Positions
 
2007-date   Professor, Stanford University Engineering School, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Hubbard’s interests include the human and robotic exploration of space with an emphasis on new mission concepts and advanced technology. His current research group focus is on robotic Solar System exploration, particularly the proposed Mars Sample Return Campaign and Europa Mission. Prof. Hubbard serves as the Director of the Stanford Center of Excellence for Commercial Space Transportation, a research program for the FAA. Hubbard maintains an active speaking calendar and is regularly a plenary or keynote speaker in a wide variety of professional and public venues.
 
2006-2007   Visiting Scholar, Stanford University Electrical Engineering Department and Carl Sagan Chair for the Study of Life in the Universe, SETI Institute. Hubbard was responsible for providing strategic guidance to approximately 50 senior space scientists at the Carl Sagan Center within the SETI Institute and supervised several student projects at Stanford including Mars in situ instrumentation design and a business case analysis of emerging space businesses. 
 
1987-2006   NASA Ames Research Center or NASA Headquarters
 
2002-2006      Director, NASA Ames Research Center
 
Hubbard exercised management responsibility for approximately 2,600 people, an annual operating budget in excess of $700 million and a physical plant of 1700 acres with a capital value of more than $2B. The research areas of this multidisciplinary laboratory included basic and applied aeronautics, information systems, space science, major airborne and space development projects and critical technologies such as spacecraft thermal protection. Funding for this research was derived from both NASA strategic assignments as well as peer reviewed competition. Hubbard substantially reorganized the center, streamlined operations and led a Center transformation to emphasize interdisciplinary science and technology research. Hubbard is known for his innovative approach to collaborations between government, academia and the private sector, exemplified by the award winning NASA Research Park development and the only NASA University Affiliated Research Center. He was directly responsible for the Ames Project Columbia, one of the world’s fastest super computers. The system was conceived, designed and brought on line in a record 120 days in partnership with Intel and SGI. In the fall of 2005 Hubbard announced an agreement with Google that allows development of up to 1 million square feet of new research collaboration space and ensures an extensive research partnership between the 2 entities.
 
In 2003, from February to September he served full time as the sole NASA representative on the Columbia Accident Investigation Board (CAIB) at the request of NASA Administrator Sean O’Keefe. He directed impact testing that established the definitive physical cause of the loss of the Columbia.
 
2001-2002      Ames Deputy Director for Research
 
As Deputy Director for research, Hubbard was responsible for oversight of the extensive research portfolio at Ames in Information Sciences, Nanotechnology, Astrobiology and Aeronautics. He was responsible for overall strategic planning, competitive proposal development, hiring, and ensuring integration into NASA missions. He was instrumental in strategic collaborations such as the Ames/Jet Propulsion Laboratory Strategic Alliance.
 
2000-2001      NASA HQs – Mars Program Director
 
In March 2000, Hubbard was called to NASA Headquarters in Washington, DC, to serve as the first Mars program director following the loss of the Mars Polar Lander and Mars Climate Orbiter missions. In that capacity, he was responsible for successfully redefining all robotic Mars missions in response to the mission failures of 1999. The Mars Odyssey mission, launched during Hubbard’s tenure, is now successfully collecting data at the ‘red planet.’ The Mars Exploration Rovers (MER), which were selected as a direct result of the redefinition of the Mars program, have just completed a highly successful five years on the Martian surface, the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter is now observing the planet and the Mars Phoenix Scout mission met all top level science objectives near the north pole of Mars.
 
1999-2000      Associate Director for Astrobiology and Space Programs
 
Hubbard provided Center-level oversight of research programs at Ames in Space, Life and Earth sciences, along with programs that comprise the new multidisciplinary study of life in the universe called ‘astrobiology. In addition, Hubbard was responsible for Center level review of flight programs such as Kepler, Life Science Missions and the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA).
 
1997-1999      Deputy Director, Space Directorate
 
During this period, Hubbard helped manage the 600 person Space Directorate which contained the Earth, Life and Space Sciences and related space flight projects. He also was a founder of both the discipline of astrobiology and NASA’s Astrobiology Institute, which as a “virtual institute” was one of the first of its kind. He served as the initial director of the NAI, and recruited his successor, Nobel Laureate Dr. Baruch Blumberg.
He was the also the NASA mission manager for the Lunar Prospector mission, which launched on January 6, 1998, and discovered evidence of water ice at both the north and south poles of the Moon.
 
1996-1997      Associate Director, Space Directorate
 
Hubbard was credited as the originator of the highly successful Mars Pathfinder mission, and was the project manager for NASA Ames’ portion of that mission, which landed on Mars in the summer of 1997.
 
1994-1996      Chief (acting), Space Projects Division
 
Hubbard oversaw the Center’s major projects, including the Space Station Biological Research Project and the Stratospheric Observatory For Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA). He actively supported and incubated a project that eventually became Kepler, now a fully funded Discovery class mission.
 
1992-1994      Deputy Chief, Space Projects Division
 
Helped successfully advocate a new class of low cost space missions now known as the Discovery program. During this period Mr. Hubbard provided critical oversight for the Galileo Probe Project Office, the Pioneer series of missions and new project studies.
 
1992      Chief, Systems Engineering and Analysis Office, Centrifuge Facility Project Office
           (Space Station life science facility)
 
Carried out systems engineering for a complex set of Life Science hardware, experiments and software known as the Space Station Biological Research Project.
 
1990-1992      Chief, Space Instrumentation and Studies Branch
 
Management and oversight of a Branch responsible for matrix engineering, advanced studies and Infrared detector development.
 
1987-1990      Division Staff Scientist, Space Exploration Projects Office
 
Responsible for creation and advocacy of new projects through advanced studies. First defined the mission that became Mars Pathfinder in April, 1990.
 
Selected NASA Project/Program Management Assignments
 
2000-2001      First Mars Program Director, NASA Headquarters
1998-1999      Founding Director of the NASA Astrobiology Institute
1995-1999      NASA Manager, Lunar Prospector Mission
1993-1996      Ames Mars Pathfinder Project Manager
 
Positions Prior to NASA
 
1986-1987       Sr. Research Physicist, SRI International, Menlo Park, CA. Project leader for interdisciplinary research & development in the Geoscience and Engineering Center.
 
1980-1985      Director of Research and Development then General Manager, Canberra Semiconductor, Novato, CA. 
 
 Served as Manager and technical leader of a San Francisco Bay Area high-technology start-up company. Directed an ultra-pure semiconductor, crystal-growing laboratory. Developed unique technologies and facilities for crystal purification and detector fabrication.
 
1974-1980      Staff Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Berkeley, CA. 
 
Performed applied research and hardware development for radiation detector materials and devices. Developed ultrapure Ge crystals and Ge radiation detector technology; and the first all thin-window charged particle telescope. The ultra-pure germanium technology was utilized in the gamma-ray spectrometer now operating aboard Mars Odyssey.
 
1973-1974      Full time professional musician, Nashville, TN. 
 
1970-1973      Research Engineer, Physics Department, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN. 
 Design, development and test of apparatus for research and demonstration
 
Consulting Experience
 
1978-date   Owner, G. Scott Hubbard Consulting Services. Example clients:
1978-1986  Consultant to SRI International, Geoscience and Engineering Center, Menlo Park, CA.
1985-1987  Consultant to Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Nuclear Instrumentation Department, Berkeley, CA.
 
2007-date      Jet Propulsion Laboratory
2007-date      Senior Consultant, Colbaugh and Heinsheimer Consulting, Inc.
2008-date      UC Berkeley Haas School of Business Executive Education Lecturer
2009-2011     Sandia National Laboratory
2011-date       B612 Foundation


 Academic Background
 
1966-1970      B.A. degree in double major (honors curriculum): Physics-Astronomy, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN.
 
1975-1977      Graduate Studies in Solid-State and Semiconductor Physics, University of California, Berkeley, CA.
 
2006  Doctor Honoris Causa (Ph.D, hon.) Polytechnic University of Madrid

2007  Doctor of Arts, Honoris Causa, Cogswell Polytechnic College 


Professor Scott Hubbard / Publications

Books:

Scott Hubbard, “Exploring Mars: Chronicles from a Decade of Discovery”, University of Arizona Press, Feb 1, 2011, http://www.uapress.arizona.edu/Books/bid2340.htm

Conference Papers and Refereed Publications
 
1.     Douglas S. Hall and G. Scott Hubbard, "A UBV Photometric Study of HS Herculis," Pub. of the Astronomical Soc. of the Pacific, Vol. 83, No. 494 (August 1971).
 
2.    G. Scott Hubbard, "Inelastic Collisions Using Velcro," The Physics Teacher, Vol. 10, No. 8 (November 1972).
 
3.    G. Scott Hubbard, "Are Some of Those Stars Flat Up There?," Science Digest, Vol. 74, No. 1 (July 1973).
 
4.    G. Scott Hubbard, Eugene E. Haller and William L. Hansen, "Characterization of Polycrystalline Zone-Refined Ingots of High-Purity Germanium," Nuclear Instruments and Methods, No.130 (1975).
 
5.    E. E. Haller, W. L. Hansen, G. S. Hubbard, and F. S. Goulding, "Origin and Control of the Dominant Impurities in High-Purity Germanium," IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, NS-23, No. 1 (1976).
 
6.    E. E. Haller, G. S. Hubbard, W. L. Hansen (LBL) and A. Seeger (Max Planck Institut fur Metallforschung), "The Divacancy-Hydrogen Complex in Dislocation Free, High-Purity Germanium," Radiation Effects in Semiconductors, Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia ( September 6-9, 1976).
 
7.    E. E. Haller, G. S. Hubbard, and W. L. Hansen, "Hydrogen-Multivalent Acceptor Complexes in High-Purity Germanium," IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, NS-24, No. 1 (1977).
 
8.    G. S. Hubbard, E. E. Haller and W. L. Hansen, "Ion-implanted N-type Contact for High-Purity Germanium Radiation Detectors," IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, NS-24, No. 1 (1977).
 
9.    G. S. Hubbard, E. E. Haller and W. L. Hansen, "Zone Refining High-Purity Germanium," IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, NS-25, No. 1 (1978).
 
10. E. E. Haller, and G. S. Hubbard, "Impurity Complex Formation in Ultrapure Germanium," Izv. Acad. Nauk. SSSR, Phy. Ser. No. 42 (1978).
 
11.     Jack T. Walton, G. Scott Hubbard, Eugene E. Haller, and Heinrich A. Sommer, "A Two-Dimensional Position Sensitive Si(Li) Detector," IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, NS-26, No. 1 (1979).
 
12.     Eugene E. Haller, Pearl P. Li, G. Scott Hubbard, and W. L. Hansen, "Deep Level Transient Spectroscopy of High-Purity Diodes/Detectors," IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, NS-26, No. 1 (1979).
 
 13. G. Scott Hubbard, Eugene E. Haller, and W. L. Hansen, "The Effect of Crystal Growth Direction on the Energy Resolution of High-Purity Germanium Detectors," IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, NS-26, No. 1 (1979).
 
14. G. Scott Hubbard, and Eugene E. Haller, "Germanium Charged Particle Telescopes with Ultra-Thin Contacts," Nuclear Instruments and Methods, No.164 (1979).
 
15. G. Scott Hubbard, and Eugene E. Haller, "Electrical Properties of Dislocations in Ultrapure Germanium," Journal of Electronic Materials, Vol. 9, No. 1 (1980).
 
16. G. Scott Hubbard, and Eugene E. Haller, "The Influence of Material Parameters on Fast Neutron Damage of High-Purity Germanium Detectors," IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, NS-27, No. 1 (1980).
 
17. W. L. Hansen, E. E. Haller, and G. S. Hubbard, "Protective Surface Coatings on Semiconductor Nuclear Radiation Detectors," IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, NS-27, No. 1 (1980).
 
18. G. Scott Hubbard, "Materials Aspects of Germanium Radiation Detector Fabrication," Nuclear Radiation Detector Materials, North-Holland, New York (1983).
 
19. G. S. Hubbard, E. E. Haller and S. J. Pearton, "Novel Deep Donors in As-Grown Ultrapure Germanium, "Proc. of the 13th Int. Conf. on Defects in Semiconductors," (August 1984).
 
20. G. S. Hubbard, E. E. Haller and S. J. Pearton, "The Effect of Novel Deep Donors on the Resolution of Reverse Electrode Germanium Radiation Detectors," IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, NS-32, No. 1 (1985).
 
21. G. Scott Hubbard and Alan R. Hargens, "Sustaining Humans in Space," Mechanical Engineering, September (1989).
 
22.     Eugene E. Haller, J. Beeman, and W. L. Hansen, G. Scott Hubbard and R.E. McMurray, Jr., "Pyroelectric Detectors," Proceedings of the Innovative Long Wavelength Infrared Detector Workshop,  JPL, Pasadena, CA, April 24-26, 1990.
 
23. D. L. Peterson and G. Scott Hubbard, "Scientific Issues and Potential Remote-Sensing Requirements for Plant Biochemical Content," Journal of Imaging Science and Technology, Vol. 36, Number 5, Sept./Oct. 1992.
 
24. P. F. Wercinski and G. S. Hubbard, "Sand and Dust Issues for the MESUR Mission," Workshop on Sand and Dust on Mars, Arizona State University February 4-5, 1991, NASA Conference Publication 10074 .
 
25. G. Scott Hubbard, "A Mars Environmental Survey Mission Concept," Mars Exploration Past, Present and Future, Progress in Astronautics and Aeronautics, Vol. 145, E. Brian Pritchard, ed. (1992), also presented at AIAA Conference, Williamsburg, VA, July 17-19, 1991,
 
26. G. Scott Hubbard, P. F. Wercinski, G. L. Sarver, R. P. Hanel, and R. Ramos "Mars Environmental Survey (MESUR): Science Objectives and Mission Description," Workshop on The Martian Surface and Atmosphere Through Time" , Lunar and Planetary Institute, Boulder, Colorado, September 23-25, 1991
 
27. G. Scott Hubbard, P. F. Wercinski, G. L. Sarver, R. P. Hanel, and R. Ramos, "A Mars Environmental Survey (MESUR) - Feasibility of a Low Cost Global Approach," Proceedings of the 42nd Congress of the International Astronautical Federation" , Montreal, Canada, October 5-11, 1991.
 
28.     Roger D. Bourke, William C. Dias, Matthew P. Golombek, Donna L. Pivirotto, Francis M. Sturms, and G. Scott Hubbard, "Status of Robotic Mission Studies for the Space Exploration Initiative-1991," Proceedings of the 42nd Congress of the International Astronautical Federation" , Montreal, Canada, October 5-11, 1991.
 
29. G. Scott Hubbard, R. E. McMurray, Jr., R. G. Keller, P. F. Wercinski, J. T. Walton, and K. Vierinen, "Results From A Si(Li) Gamma Ray Detector Stack for Future Mars Missions," IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science" , NS-39, 1992. (also Conference Preceedings of IEEE/NSS, Sante Fe N.M. Nov. 1991.)
 
30. G. Scott Hubbard, R.E. McMurray, Jr., R. Hanel, D. Dominguez, Eugene E. Haller, H. Baumann, and J. Beeman, "High D* Pyroelectric Detectors for Operation Near 100K," Proceedings of the Innovative Long Wavelength Infrared Detector Workshop,  JPL, Pasadena, CA, April 7-9, 1992. (Invited)
 
31. R. E. McMurray, Jr., G. Scott Hubbard, P. F. Wercinski, R. G. Keller, "MeV Gamma Ray Detection Algorithms for Stacked Silicon Detectors", IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science" , NS-40, pp. 882-889, August, 1993.
 
32. G. Scott Hubbard, Robert E. McMurray, Jr., R. Hanel, D. Dominguez, F. P. J. Valero,   H. Baumann, W. L. Hansen, and Eugene E. Haller, Pyroelectric Detector Development for the Radiation Measurement System, Fourth Symposium on Global Change Studies, Anaheim, CA, Jan. 1993.
 
33. G. Scott Hubbard, ed., Report of the Planetary Flight Instrument Cost Workshop, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA, July 7-9, 1992.
 
34.     Roger D. Bourke, William C. Dias, Matthew P. Golombek, Donna L. Pivirotto, Francis M. Sturms, and G. Scott Hubbard, "Status of Robotic Mission Studies for the Space Exploration Initiative-1991," Acta Astronautica" , Vol. 29, No. 9. pp.691-699, 1993.
 
35. G. Scott Hubbard, R. E. McMurray, Jr., R. G. Keller, P. F. Wercinski, J. T. Walton, and Y. K. Wong, "Variable Temperature Performance of A Si(Li) Detector Stack," IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science" , NS-41, August, 1994.
 
36.    H. B. Cherry, E. E. Haller, R.P. Reade, J. W. Beeman, G. Scott Hubbard, R.E. McMurray, Jr., "Potassium Tantalate Niobate Thin Films for Spaceborne Pyroelectric Detectors," 8th International Symposium on Integrated Ferroelectrics, Vol. 15, pp. 261-269, Tempe, Arizona, March 17-20, 1996.
 
37.    W. C. Feldman, A. B. Binder, G. S. Hubbard, R. E. McMurray, M. C. Miller, T. H. Prettyman, “The Lunar Prospector Gamma-Ray Spectrometer,” Lunar and Planetary Science Conference XXVII, pp. 355- 356, March 18 – 22, 1996.
 
38.    G. Scott Hubbard, Alan B. Binder, Thomas A. Dougherty, Sylvia A. Cox, "The Lunar Prospector Discovery Mission: A New Approach to Planetary Science," 48th International Astronautical Congress, IAF-97-Q.4.01, Turin, Italy, October 6–10, 1997.
 
39.    G. Scott Hubbard, Alan B. Binder, Thomas A. Dougherty, Sylvia A. Cox, "The Lunar Prospector Discovery Mission: A New Approach to Planetary Science," Acta Astronautica, Vol 41, No. 4-10, pp. 585-597, 1997.
 
40.    G. Scott Hubbard, Alan B. Binder, William Feldman, “The Lunar Discovery Mission: Mission and Measurement Description,” IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, Vol. 45, No. 3, pp. 880-887, June, 1998.
 
41.    G. Scott Hubbard, William C. Feldman, Sylvia A. Cox, Marcie A. Smith, Lisa Chu-Thielbar, “Lunar Prospector: First Results and Lessons Learned,” IAF 49th International Astronautical Congress, IAF-98-Q.4.01, Melbourne, Australia, September 28-October 2, 1998.
 
42.    G. Scott Hubbard, “Lunar Prospector: Developing a Very Low Cost Planetary Mission,” 1998 IEEE Aerospace Conference, Vol. 2, pp. 505-515, Aspen, CO, March 21-28, 1998.
 
43.    G. Scott Hubbard, Firouz M. Naderi, James B. Garvin, "Following the Water: the New Program for Mars Exploration," 52nd International Astronautical Congress, IAF-01-Q.3.a.01, Toulouse, France, October 1-5, 2001; Acta Astronautica Vol. 51, No. 1-9, pp 337-350, 2002.
 
44.    G. Scott Hubbard, William Feldman, Sylvia A. Cox, Marcie A. Smith, Lisa Chu-Thielbar, "Lunar Prospector: First Results and Lessons Learned," Acta Astronautica, Vol 50, No. 1, pp. 39-47, 2002.
 
45.    G. Scott Hubbard, L. Caroff, R. Grymes, W. Likens, NASA’s Astrobiology Institute: Initial Results of Multidisciplinary Research and Virtual Collaboration, 50th International Astronautical Congress, IAF/IAA-99-G.2.01, October 4-8, Amsterdam,1999.
 
46.    G. Scott Hubbard, “The Exploration Of Mars; Historical Context & Current Results”, AIAA Von Karman Lecture, January 2004
 
47.    G. Scott Hubbard, “Humans and Robots: Hand in Grip”, 55nd International Astronautical Congress, IAF-01-Q.3.a.01, Vancouver, Canada, October 1-5, 2004. Acta Astronautica, Vol 57, pp. 649-660, 2005.
 
47.    G. Scott Hubbard, L. Chu-Thielbar, “Astrobiology, The First Decade”, 56nd International Astronautical Congress, IAC-05-A3.2.B.08, Fukuoka, Japan, October 20, 2005.
 
48.    G. Scott Hubbard, Gregory T. A. Kovacs, Lisa Chu-Thielbar, Detecting The Fingerprints Of Life, 57nd International Astronautical Congress, IAC-06-D3.P.4, Valencia, Spain, October 5, 2006.
 
49.    Space Entrepreneurs Finally May be Nearing Their Goals. G. Scott Hubbard, Aviation Week and Space Technology, November 20, 2006.
 
50.    Coughlin, D. J., Alliy, M., Hubbard, G. Scott et al, Space: The Final Business Frontier, AIAA Space 2006, AIAA71988, San Jose CA, September 2006.
 
51.    The Opportunity in Climate Change, Scott Hubbard and Charles Kennel, The Sacramento Bee, February 27th, 2007.
 
52.    Examining the Vision for Space Exploration: Workshop Findings and Roadmap Analysis, G. Scott Hubbard, Louis Friedman and Kathryn Thornton, 59nd International Astronautical Congress, IAC-08-B3.1.6, Glasgow, Scotland, September 29, 2008.
 
53.    Beyond the Moon, James Bell, Louis Freidman, Scott Hubbard et al, The Planetary Society, October 2008.
 
54.    Hubbard, G. Scott, Astrobiology: Its Origins and Development, NASA 50th Anniversary Magazine, pp156-163, 2008.
 
55.    A Better Way to Go Where No One Has Gone Before, Scott Hubbard, op-ed, San Francisco Chronicle, Feb. 24, 2010.
 
56.    Chandler, A. A., Cantwell, B. J., Hubbard G. S. & Karabeyoglu, A Two-Stage, Single Port Hybrid Propulsion System for a Mars Ascent Vehicle, AIAA 2010-6635, 46th Joint Propulsion Conference, Nashville, TN, July, 2010.
 
57.    Chandler, A. A., Cantwell, B. J., Hubbard G. S. & Karabeyoglu, Feasibility of a Single Port Hybrid Propulsion System for a Mars Ascent Vehicle, 61st International Astronautical Congress, Prague, CZ, September 30, 2010 and Acta Astronautica, Volume 69, Issues 11-12, December 2011, Pages 1066-1072, Ashley A. Chandler, Brian J. Cantwell, G. Scott Hubbard, Arif Karabeyoglu
 
58.    Hubbard, G. Scott, The Historical Roots of Astrobiology (Invited), Pardee Symposium, Geological Society of America Annual Meeting, November 1, 2010.
 
59.    Chandler, A.A., Cantwell, B.J., and Hubbard, G.S. Hybrid Propulsion for Solar System Exploration. AIAA-2011-6103. 47th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit, San Diego, California, July 31-August 3, 2011.
 
60.    Chandler, A.A., Cantwell, B.J., Hubbard, G.S. and Zilliac, G. Visualization of the Liquid Layer Combustion of Paraffin Fuel, 62st International Astronautical Congress, Capetown, SA, October 3-7, 2011.
 
61.    Szwarc, T., Aggarwal, A, Hubbard, G.S., Cantwell, B.J., and Zacny, K. A Thermal Model for Analysis and Control of Drilling in Icy Formations on Mars, 62st International Astronautical Congress, Capetown, SA, October 3-7, 2011 and Planetary and Space Science, 73 (2012) pp 214-220.
 
Author's Bibliography also includes an additional 12 technical reports and papers produced under contract with SRI International during the period 1980-1987. 

Professor Scott Hubbard / Awards

 
Honors and Listings
 
2007            Challenger Learning Center Distinguished Achievement Award.
2006            Carl Sagan Memorial Award by the American Astronautical and Planetary Societies
2006            Presidential Meritorious Rank Senior Executive
2006            Doctor Honoris Causa Polytechnic University of Madrid
2005            NASA Exceptional Service Medal for Columbia Accident Board report
2004            Distinguished Service Medal (NASA’s Highest Award) for demonstrating the physical cause of the Columbia accident
2004            Engineering Science Award, International Academy of Astronautics
2004            Von Kármán medal for notable and distinguished technical performance in the field of         Astronautics: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
2003            “Laurels” from Aviation Week for Mars Exploration Rovers (Team award)
2002            NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal for Mars Odyssey
2002            Elected to the International Academy of Astronautics
2001            NASA Group Achievement Award for Decadal Planning Team NASA Exceptional Achievement Medal for Mars Program Restructuring
1999            NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal for Lunar Prospector Mission
1998            “Laurels” from Aviation Week for Lunar Prospector
1998            NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal for Mars Pathfinder Project
1997            “Laurels” from Aviation Week for Mars Pathfinder
1996            NASA Group Achievement Award for Science Institute Planning Team NASA Group Achievement Award for Galileo Probe Mission Team
1995            NASA Group Achievement Award for Ames Reorganization Team
1994            NASA Exceptional Achievement Medal for creation of Mars Environmental Survey (now Mars Pathfinder) mission.
1994            Jack Neilsen Award for best Director’s Fund proposal
1992            Invited Speaker: JPL Workshop on Innovative Long Wave Infrared Detectors (4/92)
1991            Superior Presentation Award, IEEE Nuclear Science Society Annual Conference, Santa Fe N. M., Nov. 1991.
1990            NASA Group Achievement Award for Lunar and Mars Exploration Study
1982            Invited Speaker, Materials Research Society, Symposium on Nuclear Radiation Detector Materials, Boston MA.
1966-1970       Founder’s Scholarship, Vanderbilt University.
 
Professional Societies
 
Fellow   California Council on Science and Technology (state appointment)
Fellow   American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Academician International Academy of Astronautics (elected membership)
Member   American Physical Society
Member   Nuclear Science Society (IEEE)
 
Committees, Panels and Boards (current and recent)
 
University of Colorado, Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) Advisory Committee
NASA Advisory Council Science Committee
The Planetary Society Board of Directors
California Space Authority Board of Directors
National Research Council/National Academies of Science Service
Committee on the Assessment of Solar System Exploration
Steering Committee Decadal Survey for Planetary Science
Committee on Astrobiology and Planetary Science (CAPS)
Science and Entertainment Exchange
Institute for Human-Machine Cognition Board of Science Advisors
Chair, California Blue Ribbon Task Force on Nanotechnology (2005)
 
Speaking Engagements/Public Lectures
 

Over the last 30 years Hubbard has become ever more in demand as a public lecturer, often averaging 50 presentations or more per year. He has appeared on most local, national and international media outlets including all major US networks (NBC, CBS, ABC, CNN) plus the BBC and cable outlets, and all major papers (New York Times, Washington Post, LA Times, Wall Street Journal, etc.) Hubbard has been a featured guest on Good Morning America, The Early Show and Today Show as well as local television news shows. In addition, Hubbard has been a key on-camera contributor to many documentaries produced by organizations such as National Geographic, the Discovery Channel and the History Channel. Recent distinguished lectures include the Wendell Holladay Physics Lecture, Vanderbilt University; Herman Schneider Foundation Lecture, University of Cincinnati; Beatty Memorial Lecture, McGill University; Von Karman Lecture, AIAA; Carl Sagan Memorial Lecture, American Astronautical Society and The Planetary Society.