Joel S Levine

Dr Joel S. Levine is Research Professor in Applied Science at the College of William and Mary, USA, and a consultant to NASA's Engineering and Safety Center at the NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. He retired from NASA in 2011 after a 41-year career as Senior Research Scientist in the Science Directorate at NASA Langley Research Center and as Mars Scout Program Scientist in the Mars Exploration Program at NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC. Dr Levine co-chaired the Human...See more

Dr Joel S. Levine is Research Professor in Applied Science at the College of William and Mary, USA, and a consultant to NASA's Engineering and Safety Center at the NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. He retired from NASA in 2011 after a 41-year career as Senior Research Scientist in the Science Directorate at NASA Langley Research Center and as Mars Scout Program Scientist in the Mars Exploration Program at NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC. Dr Levine co-chaired the Human Exploration of Mars Science Analysis Group (HEM-SAG) of NASA's Mars Exploration Program Analysis Group (MEPAG). He developed the theoretical numerical models of the density of the upper atmosphere of Mars used in the entry, descent and landing of the twin Viking 1 and 2 Landers, which accomplished the first successful soft-landing on the surface of Mars in 1976. He has authored more than 200 journal papers, book chapters and reports and has edited nine books. Dr Levine is a recipient of the NASA Medal for Exceptional Scientific Achievement and the NASA Leadership Medal. In 2017, on the occasion of the 100th birthday of the Langley Research Center, he was one of 19 researchers, joining the 18 earlier researchers, for a total of 37 NACA and NASA researchers inducted into the Langley Research Center NACA/NASA Hall of Honor. See less