Faculty Expert Profile
Robert D. "Bobby" Braun
- Director for Planetary Science
Media Representatives
- Name
- Geoffrey Brown
- Geoffrey.Brown@jhuapl.edu
- Office phone
- 240-228-5618
Robert D. "Bobby" Braun
- Director for Planetary Science
Expertise
Affiliations
- Applied Physics Lab
Robert D. "Bobby" Braun is the head of the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory's (APL) Space Exploration Sector.
Braun, who previously served as Director for Planetary Science at NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL), has more than 30 years of experience as a space systems engineer, technologist and organizational leader. He is internationally recognized as an authority in the development of entry, descent and landing systems.
At APL, Braun guides the efforts in both civilian space exploration as well as national security related space programs.
