Gregory M. Reck
Deputy Chief Technologist

In November 1996, Gregory M. Reck was appointed Deputy Chief Technologist. The Office of the Chief Technologist reports directly to the Administrator and serves as the principal advisor and advocate on matters concerning Agencywide technology policy and programs. This office leads the development of Agency-wide technology goals and objectives, and reviews Agency technology policies, programs, processes and capabilities to ensure that NASA technology programs support the Agency's science, exploration and commercial objectives.

Before being named Deputy Chief Technologist, Mr. Reck served as Deputy Associate Administrator for Space Access and Technology. The Office of Space Access and Technology provided NASA with a greater focus on the development of advanced space technologies and future space launch systems, as well as innovative technology transfer efforts.

Mr. Reck began his career at NASA's Lewis Research Center in 1965 as a student trainee. Upon graduating from college in 1969, he was assigned to the Lewis Combustion Branch as a research engineer. He was detailed to NASA Headquarters in 1973 as Assistant to the Acting Chief of the Noise and Pollution Reduction Branch under a NASA management development program. He returned to Lewis in 1974 as a project engineer on the Global Atmospheric Sampling Program.

Mr. Reck has held a number of management positions within NASA. He was appointed to serve as the Program Manager of the Stratospheric Cruise Emission Reduction Program in 1975; Head of Lewis' Fuels Research Section in 1978; Chief of the Chemical Propulsion Branch in 1982; Deputy Chief of the Propulsion Systems Division in 1985; and Manager of the National Aero-Space Plane Technology Office at NASA's Langley Research Center in 1986.

In August 1987, Mr. Reck came to NASA Headquarters to serve as Director of the Propulsion, Power and Energy Division in the Office of Aeronautics and Space Technology (OAST). He later served as Director of Space Technology in OAST.

Mr. Reck served as Acting Associate Administrator for Advanced Concepts and Technology. In that capacity, he was responsible for the overall NASA program to identify and develop innovative concepts and advanced technologies to enable new mission capabilities, to advocate commercial applications of NASA developed technology and to encourage the development of market-driven space products and services.

Mr. Reck received his bachelor's degree from the University of Cincinnati in 1969 and attended the Harvard Business School Program for Management Development in 1985. He is a member of Phi Eta Sigma and Sigma Gamma Tau. He received NASA's Exceptional Service Medal, and in 1991 received the Presidential Rank Award of Meritorious Executive. He has authored or co-authored 15 technical reports on combustion systems, fuels, and atmospheric composition.

March 1998