“Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.” —Albert Einstein

Dave Meyer

I have dedicated my career in service to US Geological Survey (USGS) and NASA programs designed to better understand Earth system processes and their interplay with human activities. I’ve led efforts supporting Earth science missions, research, and applications, encompassing instrument calibration and characterization, product development and validation, data management, technology incubation, and policy development. I have directed science and engineering teams responsible for the production, archive, distribution, and user support of products derived from Earth science missions and Earth system process models. I also played pivotal roles in developing NASA’s Open-Source Software policy and coordinating interagency climate data stewardship practices. 

Experience

  • USGS Center for Earth Resource Observation and Science (EROS)
    • Organized and deployed field teams to calibrate and characterize airborne and spaceborne observation instruments and validated retrievals from these systems.
    • R&D lead for the Landsat Data Continuity Mission, overseeing product development, instrument calibration, and deployment of open access services.
    • Lead scientist at the NASA-funded Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center, charged with improving access to and utility of NASA Earth science data.
    • Facilitated technology exchange projects with Native American colleges and tribal agencies, emphasizing climate change impacts on indigenous cultural, natural, and economic resources. 
  • NASA Headquarters
    • Program Manager for Earth Science Data Systems technology incubation programs.
    • Open source policy development and implementation.
    • Data system development for new missions.
    • NASA’s lead in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy’s Climate Data Initiative, leveraging Federal climate data to stimulate private-sector investments supporting climate resilience.
    • NASA lead on US Group of Earth Observations Data Management Working group.
  • NASA Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (GES DISC)
    • Led a distinguished team of scientists and engineers at one of NASA’s largest data centers.
    • Oversaw a large, diverse archive of data from NASA missions and Earth system models.
    • Directed the development and deployment of technologies in support of NASA’s Open Science initiatives and evolving cloud computer services.
    • Developed science data systems for missions such as the Atmospheric Observation System
    • Served as review panelist for NASA’s Earth Science and Astrophysics Divisions, the US Global Change Research Program, the USGS, and the German Research Foundation. 

Education

  • B.S. Physics, Indiana State University, 1979
  • M.S. Physics, Indiana State University, 1984
  • Ph.D., University of Michigan, Atmospheric & Space Sciences, 1994