Mariel Borowitz

Associate Professor

Member Of:
  • Sam Nunn School of International Affairs
  • Center for International Strategy, Technology, and Policy
  • ADVANCE IAC
Office Location: Habersham 318
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Overview

Mariel Borowitz is an Associate Professor in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs at the Georgia Institute of Technology and head of the Nunn School Program on International Affairs, Science, and Technology. Her research deals with international space policy issues, focusing particularly on global developments related to remote sensing satellites and challenges to space security and sustainability. Her book, “Open Space: The Global Effort for Open Access to Environmental Satellite Data," published by MIT Press, examines trends in the development of data sharing policies governing Earth observing satellites, as well as interactions with the growing commercial remote sensing sector. Her work has been published in Science, Strategic Studies Quarterly, Space Policy, Astropolitics, and New Space. Her research has been supported by grants from the National Science Foundation, the U.S. Department of Defense, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Dr. Borowitz is also currently detailed to the U.S. Office of Space Commerce in a half-time capacity as the Director of International Space Situational Awareness (SSA) Engagement. In this role, she focuses on the development and implementation of an approach to international coordination on space situational awareness and space traffic coordination. She also works directly with the team developing the Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS), which will provide space safety services to civil and commercial users around the world. Dr. Borowitz previously completed a detail as a policy analyst for the Science Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters in Washington, DC from 2016 to 2018. In 2022, she testified to the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics in a hearing titled, "Space Situational Awareness: Guiding the Transition to a Civil Capability."

Dr. Borowitz earned a PhD in Public Policy at the University of Maryland and a Masters degree in International Science and Technology Policy from the George Washington University. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Education:
  • PhD, University of Maryland, School of Public Policy
  • MA, George Washington University, Elliott School of International Affairs, Space Policy Institute
  • SB, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Aeronautics and Astronautics, Minor in Applied International Studies
Awards and
Distinctions:
  • Georgia Tech Ivan Allen College Gold Star Faculty Research Award, 2024
  • Georgia Tech Ivan Allen College Faculty Excellence in Research Award, 2024
  • Georgia Tech Ivan Allen College Gold Star Faculty Research Award, 2021
  • MGMWERX Space Case Study Prize Challenge, Second Place Award, Air University (AU) at Maxwell Air Force Base, 2020
  • Georgia Tech Ivan Allen College Gold Star 1 Travel Award, 2017
  • Georgia Tech Teaching Fellowship Mentor Award, GTRC Strategic Grant, 2017
  • Research Honorarium, Program on Strategic Stability Evaluation (POSSE), 2016
  • European Commission Travel Grant to attend “The Climate Symposium 2014” in Darmstadt, Germany, 2014
  • Yamamoto Fund, University of Maryland Center for International Security Studies at Maryland (CISSM), 2013

Interests

Research Fields:
  • Emerging Technology and Security
  • International Diffusion and Innovation in IT
  • International Security Policy
  • Science, Technology, and International Policy
Issues:
  • Emerging Technologies - Innovation
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Policy Analysis
  • Science and Engineering Workforces
  • Science and Technology
  • Space
  • Strategy
  • Sustainability
  • Technology and Innovation
  • Technology Management and Policy

Courses

  • INTA-2010: Empirical Methods
  • INTA-2040: Sci,Tech & Int'l Affairs
  • INTA-3043: Space Policy
  • INTA-4050: Int'l Affair&Tech Policy
  • INTA-4742: Mod, Sim&Military Gaming
  • INTA-4803: Special Topics: Space Policy
  • INTA-4803: Special Topics: Space Security
  • INTA-6742: Mod, Sim&Military Gaming
  • INTA-8803: Special Topics: Space Policy
  • INTA-8803: Special Topics: Space Security

Publications

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Other Publications