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Clockwise from upper left: Lead, Statistical Engineering Team with the NASA Engineering and Safety Center (NESC) Ken Johnson, Managing Director at KNP Communications Matthew Kohut, Langley Research Center (LaRC) cognitive scientist John Holbrook, moderator Ramien Pierre, and Principal Engineer at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) Steven Larson discussed issues and solutions for addressing the role of cognitive bias in engineering decision-making.
Mitigating Cognitive Bias in Engineering Decision-Making

A recent Virtual PM Challenge explored the importance of raising awareness of cognitive bias in engineering decision-making and limiting its impact on NASA projects. 

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This visual indicates the number of APPEL Knowledge Services courses offered at each NASA center for the third-quarter of FY18. Credit: NASA
Explore Third-Quarter Courses from APPEL Knowledge Services

From April through June, 2018, APPEL Knowledge Services will deliver 40 courses designed to support professional development at NASA. 

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Introducing APPEL Knowledge Services

In 2018, the Academy of Program/Project and Engineering Leadership (APPEL) joined forces with NASA’s Chief Knowledge Office (CKO) to create APPEL Knowledge Services. 

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December 2017 APPEL News Digest Now Available

A new edition of the APPEL News Digest has been released. We invite you to read it today on our website.

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There are only two known eight-planet systems: Kepler-90 and our solar system. The TRAPPIST-1 system is currently the only confirmed seven-planet system, while there are many more six-, five-, four-, three- and two-planet systems, and over 2,000 stars orbited by a single planet. Credit: NASA/Ames Research Center/Wendy Stenzel and The University of Texas at Austin/Andrew Vanderburg
Engineering a New Approach to Exoplanet Discovery

Using artificial intelligence (AI), researchers trained a computer to uncover new exoplanets in existing Kepler data. 

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For the second quarter of FY 2018, APPEL is offering a range of courses designed to support the development goals of agency practitioners. The visual above indicates the number of APPEL courses offered at each NASA center.
At APPEL, Second-Quarter Courses Support Career Development

For the second quarter of fiscal year (FY) 2018, APPEL will deliver a broad range of courses that support the development goals of NASA practitioners. 

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From left: NASA Chief Engineer Ralph Roe, SELDP graduates David Rutishauser, Lisa Smith, and Sean Laughter, plus SELDP Leadership Facilitator and Coach Cindy Zook and Program Manager Kevin Magee discussed the value of the program to the agency and to NASA engineers.
Aspire Higher: SE Development at NASA

How can engineers hone their leadership and technical skills to enhance mission success? A recent NASA Virtual Project Management (PM) Challenge offered answers. 

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JPSS-1 undergoes testing in the thermal vacuum chamber at Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corporation’s Fisher Integration Center in Boulder, Colorado. Credit: Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp.
JPSS-1 Advances Crucial Forecasting Capabilities

Following the 2017 hurricane season, NASA and NOAA continue their efforts to improve extended weather forecasting abilities with the launch of a next-generation remote-sensing satellite. 

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The single-rotating advanced turboprop undergoes testing at Lewis Research Center (now Glenn Research Center) in the 1980s. Credit: NASA
This Month in NASA History: The ATP Team Earned the Collier

Thirty years ago, NASA received the Robert J. Collier Trophy for a joint agency-industry project that revolutionized aeronautical propulsion—yet never flew commercially. 

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