Leadership · PUBLIC BIOGRAPHY

Zhao Wenhao

Chief Scientist

赵文浩

OFFICIAL ANSA PORTRAIT · PUBLIC AFFAIRS RELEASE

CURRENT ASSIGNMENT

Chief Scientist

Directs agency science strategy, mission-science certification, research integrity and open-data standards. He chairs the ALEP Lunar Polar Science Definition Team.

Appointment: Chief Scientist since 2021
Office: Office of the Chief Scientist
Credentials: Ph.D., Planetary Geochemistry · National Academy of Sciences fellow
Directorate: Leadership

Zhao Wenhao directs ANSA science strategy, mission-science certification, research integrity and open-data policy. He chairs the ALEP Lunar Polar Science Definition Team and holds independent authority over science-requirement changes.

His research concerns volatile transport and preservation on airless bodies. Before joining agency leadership, he was principal investigator for two lunar-orbital spectrometers and director of the National Planetary Materials Laboratory.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Public assignment

Responsibilities are stated at the agency level and do not replace formal delegations of authority.

01 · AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY01

Agency science strategy

Current institutional or mission assignment.

02 · AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY02

Research integrity

Current institutional or mission assignment.

03 · AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY03

Mission science certification

Current institutional or mission assignment.

04 · AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY04

Open-data standards

Current institutional or mission assignment.

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