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Amy Kaminski

Program Executive, Prizes and Challenges, NASA Headquarters

Dr. Amy Kaminski serves as program executive for prizes and challenges at NASA Headquarters in Washington, DC, where she develops strategies to expand the space agency's use of open innovation methods in pursuit of its mission. In her prior role as senior policy advisor in NASA's Office of the Chief Scientist, she led an initiative to support NASA's involvement of citizens as contributors to its research activities. Kaminski has also held positions at the U.S. Office of Management and Budget and U.S. Federal Aviation Administration. Kaminski holds a Ph.D. in science and technology studies from Virginia Tech.