Director, Higher Education Division, NASA Headquarters

Dr. Brad R. Weiner joined the NASA Education team in January 2004. He brings a wealth of experience in the administration of research and science education programs to lead the Division of Higher Education. Prior to joining NASA, Dr. Weiner served as the Dean of the College of Natural Sciences at the University of Puerto Rico-Río Piedras, and as the Director of Puerto Rico Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (PR-EPSCoR) and the Director of the Puerto Rico Space Grant (NASA) Consortium. Through his role in PR-EPSCoR and as Dean, Dr. Weiner was active in many university and government level committees for the development of Science and Technology in Puerto Rico. In addition to his administrative duties, Dr. Weiner maintained an active research program utilizing laser-based techniques to study the dynamics of chemical reactions relevant to the atmosphere and materials science. He has co-authored over sixty publications in peer-reviewed journals.

Dr. Weiner received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Chemistry from Grinnell College in 1981, a Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of California - Davis in 1986, and served as a National Research Council Postdoctoral Fellow at the Naval Research Laboratory prior to joining the faculty at the University of Puerto Rico in 1988.