Michael Roberts

Dr. Michael Roberts is the Chief Scientific Officer of the International Space Station National Laboratory and Vice President at the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS). Before joining CASIS in 2013, Michael worked as a microbial ecologist, principal investigator, and research group lead at the Kennedy Space Center. Prior to arriving at NASA-KSC in 1999, Michael completed an undergraduate degree in biology at Maryville College, a doctorate in microbiology at Wesleyan University and post-doctoral research at the Center for Microbial Ecology at Michigan State University.