Dr. Naderi is currently the Associate Director of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory responsible for project formulation and strategy. Before his current assignment he was the head of the Mars Exploration Program, having been named to that position in 2000 after the program had suffered two consecutive failures. Naderi led the program for the next five years, a span of time that included the successful launch of Mars Odyssey, landing of the Mars Exploration Rovers, Spirit and Opportunity, and the development of the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. This continuing program has the goal of determining if Mars is, or if it ever was, a habitat for life.
Born in Shiraz, Iran, Firouz moved to the U.S. more than 40 years ago to continue his higher education. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Southern California (USC) and has been with JPL for 29 years.
Dr. Naderi is an associate fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, and the recipient of a number of awards, including NASA's Outstanding Leadership Medal, Space Technology Hall of Fame Medal and NASA's highest award -- the Distinguished Service Medal. He is also a 2005 recipient of the Ellis Island Medal of Honor for outstanding contributions that have enriched American society and exemplify its cultural diversity.
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