What role will NASA Ames play?
Singularity University will be based on the NASA Ames Campus on a permanent basis and will be offering a 10-week graduate studies program as well shorter executive programs. Singularity University has entered into a lease agreement with NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif., to house its facilities in the NASA Research Park. NASA Ames Center Director S. Pete Worden hosted SU’s Founders Conference on Sept. 20, 2008 at NASA Ames. On NASA’s behalf he and other Ames personnel provided input to SU’s founders and encouraged scientific and technical discussions. “The NASA Ames campus has a proud history of supporting ground-breaking innovation, and Singularity University fits into that tradition,” said Worden. “We’re proud to help launch this unique graduate university program and are looking forward to the new ideas, technologies and social applications that result.” Note: Neither Worden nor any other NASA employee is otherwise engaged in the University’s operation nor do any NASA
