The New Commandment

James E. Klemaszewski enjoys a successful career as a creative and approachable leader, educator, writer, 
and research scientist. During NASA’s Galileo Mission to Jupiter, Jim was part of the team that 
discovered oceans on Jupiter’s moons—the first oceans to be discovered in nearly 500 years. Jim, also 
known as "Klem," has presented scientific results at dozens of conferences in the U.S. and abroad, 
including as an invited speaker at the Russian Academy of Sciences in Moscow, Cornell University, 
California Institute of Technology, and other institutions. Klem has been quoted by CNN, NASA HQ, 
ABC News, and other news outlets worldwide.  

As a writer, Klem has been a productive member of the SMS Marketing and Communications team for 
the past several years, having published over 100 articles since 2020. He is a member of The College 
Development Success Network, working with Lisa Roubal-Brown and the Development team to build 
strategic relationships with donors. This includes recent donations to SMS with which he has been 
involved, such as the $1.3M Dow in-kind donation, and Paul Liddell's estate gift. For many years he has 
organized Open Door and Homecoming activities for SMS, helped organize Sun Devil Giving Day (the 
SMS team was recognized for its accomplishments during Sun Devil Giving Day), created Wikipedia 
pages for SMS and several faculty, edited the SMS newsletter, and participated in a variety of outreach 
events. Additionally, he has authored and co-authored many news articles, scientific papers, abstracts, 
encyclopedia articles, books, book chapters, grant proposals, and educational materials. He was 
responsible for writing and editing daily mission press releases for NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory’s 
Galileo Mission to Jupiter and writing a variety of education and outreach materials for NASA, Arizona 
State University, and Grand Canyon University.  

Klem has also been successful in communicating through the visual arts, having press-release images and 
artwork published on the front page of USA Today, the New York Times, Der Spiegel, and in newspapers 
around the world. He has provided image products for NASA, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the 
European Space Agency, and numerous professional journals and popular magazines. He has produced 
work at the request of Sky & Telescope, National Geographic for their Millennium Edition, and by special 
request for the United States Congress. Other scientific artwork Jim has produced has received attention 
worldwide, being published by Encyclopedia Britannica, major newspapers, television shows (e.g., the 
“CBS Evening News,” “Farscape,” and “Southpark”), internet sites, and was reported on by the BBC. 
Scientific images Jim created and research to which he contributed are found in many textbooks used in 
high schools, colleges, and universities globally. 

With respect to leadership and management, Klem organized and spoke at educator conferences at NASA 
Ames and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory on a variety of topics, including volcanoes in the solar system, 
water in the solar system, and life in the solar system. He received a commendation for his leadership of 
the Solid-State Imaging team in the project science group for NASA’s Galileo Europa Mission. 
Subsequently, Klem was offered a management position at JPL’s Multi-mission Image Processing 
Laboratory. He served for a time as the Director of Educational Services at the Arizona Science Center 
and was Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Science and Mathematics at Grand Canyon 
University. Currently, Klem is the director of ASU Science is Fun outreach program, and manager of the 
SMS demonstration facility. He is working with SMS Director Rajh and The College Development Office 
to create an SMS Advisory Board to develop relationships between the School and local and regional 
businesses. He is a member of Dr. Crow’s President’s Club, and a member of The College of Liberal Arts 
and Sciences Dean’s Council to provide input to Kenro Kusumi, serve as an ambassador to The College, 
and engage in high-value networking, such as meeting with potential donors and community stakeholders. 
Klem has also worked with the ASU College Dean’s Office and Development Office to help develop the 
Futures Center and provide input on College initiatives that create opportunities to connect the College, 
students and business professionals. He has served on several College committees focusing on student 
success and faculty development. He is active in local communities, supporting education in local 
schools.