NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to shed hundreds more staff
2 days ago · The announcement was made in a memo from JPL director Laurie Leshin. Over 500 workers lost their jobs in February, and the next group of staff to lose their roles will learn their fate today, November 13. After the latest cuts, JPL staffing levels will be at approximately 5,500 regular employees. Leshin said, "I believe this is a stable ...
JPL Workforce Update - NASA
4 days ago · The following is a memo sent earlier today from JPL Director Laurie Leshin to employees: Dear Colleagues, This is a message I had hoped not to have to write. I’m reaching out to share the difficult news that JPL will be taking a workforce action tomorrow, Nov. 13, resulting in a layoff of approximately 325 of our colleagues, or ~5% of our ...
NASA’s JPL to cut 325 positions amid budget tightening
2 days ago · News News Based on facts, either ... is lower than projected a few months ago thanks in part to the hard work of so many people across JPL,” JPL Director Laurie Leshin wrote in a memo to ...
JPL announces more cuts, expected to lay off more than 300 ... - CBS News
3 days ago · CBS News Los Angeles Live. ... number is lower than projected a few months ago thanks in part to the hard work of so many people across JPL," director Laurie Leshin wrote in a memo sent to ...
JPL to lay off more than 500 employees due to lack of funding. – …
Feb 6, 2024 · Dr. Laurie Leshin, director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, announced in an email that every employee would be notified of the layoff decision via email Wednesday.
NASA Mission Concludes After Years of Successful Asteroid …
Aug 8, 2024 · “The NEOWISE mission has been instrumental in our quest to map the skies and understand the near-Earth environment. Its huge number of discoveries have expanded our knowledge of asteroids and comets, while also boosting our nation’s planetary defense,” said Laurie Leshin, director, NASA JPL.
Caltech Names Laurie Leshin Director of JPL
Jan 27, 2022 · Laurie Leshin, president of Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), has been appointed director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and vice president of Caltech. Leshin will formally assume her position on May 16, 2022, succeeding Michael Watkins, who retired in August 2021, and Lt. Gen. Larry D. James USAF (Ret.), who currently serves as ...
Dr. Laurie Leshin, Director of JPL
Leshin is the first woman to serve as JPL director, a role that also includes serving as Vice President at Caltech, which manages JPL for NASA. Leshin is also a Bren Professor of Geochemistry and Planetary Science at Caltech and will continue as co-investigator for two instruments on NASA's Mars Curiosity rover.
JPL chief Laurie Leshin on science, Mars and budget infighting
Apr 11, 2024 · Federally funded by NASA and managed by Caltech, JPL and its cadre of engineers and scientists are led by Laurie Leshin, the first woman to serve as JPL director, …
Caltech Names Laurie Leshin (MS '89, PhD '95) Director of JPL
Jan 27, 2022 · Laurie Leshin (MS '89, PhD '95), president of Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), has been appointed director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and vice president of Caltech. Leshin will formally assume her position on May 16, 2022, succeeding Michael Watkins, who retired in August 2021, and Lt. Gen. Larry D. James USAF (Ret.), who ...