Mariel Borowitz
Associate Professor
- School of International Affairs
- Center for International Strategy, Technology, and Policy
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 commercail 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 and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Dr. Borowitz 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.
- 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
Distinctions:
- 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
- Emerging Technology and Security
- Information Security and Critical Infrastructure Protection
- Science and Technology
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
Recent Publications
Journal Articles
- Examining the Growth of the Global Space Situational Awareness Sector: A Network Analysis Approach
In: Space Policy
Date: 2022
All Publications
Books
- Open Space: The Global Effort for Open Environmental Satellite Data
Date: December 2017
Journal Articles
- Examining the Growth of the Global Space Situational Awareness Sector: A Network Analysis Approach
In: Space Policy
Date: 2022
- An Interoperable Information Umbrella: Sharing Space Information Technology
In: Strategic Studies Quarterly [Peer Reviewed]
Date: 2021
- National Security Implications of Emerging Satellite Technologies
In: Orbis
Date: October 2020
- Government Engagement with Commercial Remote Sensing Companies: A Framework for Evaluating Public Data Buys
In: New Space [Peer Reviewed]
Date: August 2019
- Government data, commercial cloud: Will public access suffer?
In: Science [Peer Reviewed]
Date: February 2019
- Strategic Implications of the Proliferation of Space Situational Awareness Technology and Information: Lessons Learned from the Remote Sensing Sector
In: Space Policy [Peer Reviewed]
Date: February 2019
- Is it Time for Commercial Weather Satellites? Analyzing the Case of Global Navigation Satellite System Radio Occultation
In: New Space [Peer Reviewed]
Date: 2016
- Multidisciplinary Evaluation of Next Steps for Human Space Exploration: Technical and Strategic Analysis of Option
In: Space Policy [Peer Reviewed]
Date: 2016
- Challenges to Developing a Global Satellite Climate Monitoring System
In: Astropolitics [Peer Reviewed]
Date: 2015
- NASA: Making Space for Women
In: MIT Undergraduate Research Journal [Peer Reviewed]
Date: 2004
Other Publications
- Weather Satellites: Critical Technology in an Uncertain Environment,
In: Space Foundation
Date: 2013
- James Webb Space Telescope: A Worthy Investment in Space Science,
In: Space Foundation
Date: 2011
- Remote Sensing for Disease Early Warning
In: Space Foundation
Date: 2010
- U.S. National Space Policy Historical Comparison
In: Space Foundation
Date: 2010
- Space Applications for International Development
In: Space Foundation
Date: 2009
- The International Space Station: Decision 2015
In: Space Foudation
Date: 2009