Dr. Darlene Lim is a Senior Research Scientist at the NASA Ames Research Center. Darlene’s research is focused on how to integrate rapid science input and decisioning into high-intensity, high-tempo operational environments. She has conducted field research around the world, on land and underwater, and has served as the Principal Investigator of NASA’s SUBSEA, BASALT and Pavilion Lake research programs, the Deputy PI for the FINESSE program, and as a Co-I on numerous other NASA research and analog programs such as NEEMO, MVP, Desert RATS, and HMP. Darlene was the MEPAG Goal IV (Prepare for Human Exploration) Co- Chair from 2009-2016 and a member of the NOAA Ocean Exploration Advisory Board from 2014-2021. She is currently the Co-Lead of the Real-Time Systems Group at NASA Ames, an inter-agency consultant to the Canadian Space Agency Lunar Rover Mission, and the Deputy Project Scientist and Science Operations & Integration Lead for NASA’s VIPER (Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover) Lunar Mission.