Indian-American Bhavya Lal was on Monday appointed by NASA as the Acting Chief of Staff of the US space agency.
Lal served as a member of the Biden Presidential Transition Agency Review Team for the agency and oversaw the agency’s transition under the administration of President Joe Biden.
Lal is an active member of the space technology and policy community, having chaired, co-chaired, or served on five high-impact National Academy of Science committees.