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About the Mission:
The scientific objective of the MMS mission is to:
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Understand the microphysics of magnetic reconnection by determining the kinetic processes occurring in the electron diffusion region that are responsible for collisionless magnetic reconnection, especially how reconnection is initiated. |
Specifically, and in priority order, MMS addresses three main objectives:
- Determine the role played by electron inertia and turbulent dissipation in driving magnetic reconnection in the electron diffusion region
- Determine the rate of magnetic reconnection and the parameters that control it.
- Determine the role played by ion inertial effects and turbulence in the physics of magnetic reconnection.
Our Senior Review 2020, extended these objectives to include:
- Investigate magnetic reconnection in all near-Earth environments,
- Determine the processes which heat plasma populations and accelerate particles to large energies,
- Study the way turbulent processes interact on kinetic scales, and
- Investigate the microphysics of collisionless shocks.
Our Senior Review 2023, refines these further for FY24-FY26:
- Understand how reconnection works in the boundary regions of Geospace for a wide range of plasma conditions
- Understand the processes that heat plasma populations and accelerate particles to large energies, especially their relationship to magnetic reconnection.
- Determine the nature of kinetic-scale turbulence and its role in reconnection and particle acceleration
- Investigate the kinetic physics of collisionless shocks for a wide range of Mach number
MMS Leadership
Role | Name | Institution |
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MMS Science Principal Investigator | Dr. James Burch | SWRI |
MMS Science Deputy Principal Investigator | Dr. Kevin Genestreti | UNH, SWRI |
MMS Program Scientist | Dr. Galen Fowler | NASA HQ |
MMS Project Scientist | Dr. Barbara Giles | NASA GSFC |
MMS Project Scientist, Emeritus | Dr. Thomas Moore | NASA GSFC, retired |
MMS Deputy Project Scientist | Dr. Guan Le | NASA GSFC |
MMS Instrument Lead Co-Is:
FIELDS Lead Co-I: Prof. R. B. Torbert, U New Hampshire
Fluxgate Magnetometers (FGM) Lead Co-I: Prof. C. T. Russell, UCLA
Axial Double Probes (ADP) and Burst Data System Lead Co-I: Prof. R. E. Ergun, LASP/U. Colorado
Spin-plane Double Probes (SDP) Lead Co-I: Dr. P.-A. Lindqvist, KTH Stockholm
Search Coil Magnetometer (SCM) Lead Co-I: Dr. O. Le Contel, LPP, France
Electron Drift Instrument (EDI) Lead Co-I: Dr. R. B. Torbert, U. New Hampshire
Fast Plasma Investigation (FPI) Lead Co-I, Phase E: Dr. Daniel Gershman, NASA GSFC, (2020)
- (Fast Plasma Investigation Lead Co-I, Phase E: Dr. B. L. Giles, NASA GSFC, 2015-2020)
- (Fast Plasma Investigation Lead Co-I, Phase C-D: Dr. C. J. Pollock, NASA GSFC, retired)
- (Fast Plasma Investigation Lead Co-I, Phase A-B: Dr. T. E. Moore, NASA GSFC, retired)
Hot Plasma Composition Analyzer (HPCA) and Orbit Design Lead Co-I, Phase D-E: Dr. S. A. Fuselier, SwRI
- (Hot Plasma Composition Lead Co-I, Phase A-C: Dr. D. T. Young, SwRI, retired)
Energetic Particles Detector (EPD) Lead Co-I: Dr. Ian Cohen, JHU/APL (2019)
- (Energetic Particles Detector Lead Co-I, Phase A-E: Dr. Barry Mauk, JHU/APL, retired)
Active Spacecraft Potential Control Devices (ASPOC) Lead Co-I, Phase E: Dr. R. Nakamura, IWF (2009)
- (ASPOC Lead Co-I, Phase A-D: Dr. K. Torkar, IWF, retired)
Science Operations Center (SOC) Lead Co-I: Dr. D. N. Baker / LASP, CU Boulder
Theory and Modeling Team (TMT) Lead Co-I: Dr. M. Hesse / NASA GSFC
MMS Mission Operations Team
Jim Clapsadle, GSFC/NASA – Mission Director
Chris Riley, KBR – Mission Operations Supervisor
Carl Phillips, KBR – Mission Operations Lead
Nick Padgett, KBR – Real-Time Operations Engineer
Alex Peljovich, KBR – Real-Time Operations Engineer
Calvin Dobrin, KBR – Real-Time Operations Engineer
Grace Jackson, KBR – Real-Time Operations Engineer
Steve Payne, KBR – Mission Planner
Lauren Hancox, KBR – Mission Planner
MMS Flight Dynamics Operations Team
Trevor Williams, GSFC/NASA – FDOA Lead
Neil Ottenstein, a.i. solutions, inc. – Mission Operations Lead
Babak Vint, a.i. solutions, inc. – Attitude Ground System Lead
Eric Palmer, GSFC/NASA – FDGSS Lead
Abram Aguilar, a.i. solutions, inc. – FDOA support Engineer
Benjamin Stringer, a.i. solutions, inc. – FDOA support Engineer
Anthony Wolosik, a.i. solutions, inc. – FDOA support Engineer
Aalok Patel, a.i. solutions, inc. – FDOA support Engineer
Vishnu Santhosh , a.i. solutions inc. – FDOA support Engineer
MMS Science Co-Is
Dr. N. Ahmadi, LASP, (Fields) (2018)
Dr. B. Anderson, JHU/APL (Magnetic Cleanliness)
Dr. M. André, IRFU (SDP)
Dr. U. Auster, TUBS (DFG)
Dr. L. Avanov, NASA GSFC (FPI) (2018)
Dr. W. Baumjohann, IWF Graz (EDI)
Dr. J. Birn, LANL (TMT)
Dr. B. Blake, Aerospace (EPD/FEEPS)
Dr. Li-Jen Chen, GSFC (FPI, TMT) (2018)
Dr. J. Clemmons, Aerospace (EPD/FEEPS)
Dr. A. J. Coates, MSSL (FPI/DES)
Dr. I. Cohen, JHU/APL (EPD) (2018)
Dr. R. Denton, Dartmouth (TMT)
Dr. J. Drake, U. MD (TMT)
Dr. A. Ericksson, IRFU (SDP)
Dr. S. Ericksson, LASP (SDP) (2018)
Dr. J. Fennell, Aerospace (EPD/FEEPS) (2018)
Dr. H. Funsten, LANL (HPCA)
Dr. K. Genestreti, UNH/SwRI (Fields) (2018)
Dr. D. Gershman, NASA GSFC (FPI) (2018)
Dr. K.-H. Glassmeier, TUBS (DFG)
Prof. M. V. Goldman, U. Colorado (IDS)
Dr. T. Gombosi, U. Mich. (TMT)
Dr. R. Gomez, SwRI (HPCA) (2018)
Dr. M. Grande, RAL/TBD (EPD/FEEPS)
Dr. G. Haerendel, MPI Garching (TMT) (ret.)
Dr. M. Hoshino, U. Tokyo (TMT)
Dr. C. Kletzing, U Iowa (EDI)
Dr. B. Lavraud, IRAP (FPI) (2018)
Dr. S. Livi, SwRI (EPD/EIS)
Dr. W. Magnes, IWF, Graz (FGM) - (DFG) (2009)
Dr. G. Marklund, KTH Stockholm (SDP)
Dr. W. Matthaeus, Bartol, U. Del. (TMT)
Dr. D. J. McComas, SwRI (Calibration)
Dr. T. Mukai, ISAS, Tokyo (FPI/DIS, retired)
Dr. G. Paschmann, ISSI (EDI) (ret.)
Dr. W. Paterson, NASA GSFC (FPI) - (2010)
Dr. S. Petrinec, LMATC (HPCA and Orbit Design) (2018)
Dr. T. Phan, U. Calif. Berkeley (SITL) (2018)
Dr. F. Plaschke, IWF Graz (FGM) (2016)
Dr. G. Reeves, LANL (EPD)
Dr. P. Reiff, Rice U. (EPO)
Dr. A. Roux, CETP (SCM, deceased)
Dr. J. Quinn (EDI, retired)
Dr. Y. Saito, ISAS (FPI/DIS)
Dr. J-A. Sauvaud, IRAP, Toulouse (FPI) (2009)
Dr. D. Sibeck, GSFC (TMT)
Dr. J. Slavin, GSFC, UMich (AFG)
Dr. H Spence, UNH (EPD)
Dr. M. Steller, IWF, Graz (EDI) - (2009)
Dr. K.-H. Trattner, U. Colorado (HPCA)
Dr. D. Turner, JHU/APL (EDP/FEEPS) (2018)
Dr. P. Valek, SWRI (Calibration) (2010)
Dr. F. Wilder, LASP (Fields) (2018)
Dr. S. Yokota, ISAS, Tokyo (FPI) (2010)
*all are original to proposal team except as noted with nomination year
Science
Working Team Members
Dr. Maria Andriopoulou, IWF Graz (ASPOC)
Dr. M. Argall, UNH (EDI)
Dr. D. Kaker (EPD)
Dr. M. Berthomier, LPP France (SCM)
Dr. S. Bounds, U. Iowa (EDI)
Dr. J. Buechner, MPE Lindau
Dr. M. O. Chandler, NSSTC, MSFC (FPI)
Dr. J. Dorelli, NASA GSFC (FPI)
Dr. I. Dors, UNH (EDI)
Dr. P. Escoubet, ESA ESTEC (ASPOC)
Dr. A. Fazakerley, MSSL
Dr. C. Gabrielse, Aerospace (EPD/FEEPS)
Dr. D. Graham, IRF Uppsala (SDP)
Dr. A. Jaynes, U Iowa (EPD/FEEPS)
Dr. H. Jeszenszky, IWF Graz (ASPOC)
Dr. T. Karlsson, KTH Stockholm (SDP)
Dr. Y. Khotyaintsev, IRF, Uppsala (SDP)
Dr. H. Matsui, UNH (EDI)
Dr. A. Retino, LPP France (SCM)
Dr. F. Sahraoui, LPP France (SCM)
Dr. C. Schiff, NASA GSFC (FPI)
Dr. J. Shuster, NASA GSFC (FPI)
Dr. S. Schwartz, Q.M. College, LANL
Dr. R. Strangeway, UCLA (FGM)
Dr. M. Thomsen, LANL (ret.)
Dr. H. Vaith, UNH (EDI)
Dr. A. Vaivads, IRF Uppsala (SDP)
Dr. J. Vogt, U. Bremen
Dr. J. Westlake, JHU/APL (EPD/EIS)
Interdisciplinary Science Team Leads
(These teams, selected by NASA HQ separately from the mission team, were not continued into extended mission and are listed here for reference. Several continue their work on the mission and are now associated with the instrument teams above.)
Prof. M. V. Goldman, U. Colorado
Dr. T. Phan, U. Calif. Berkeley
Dr. Melvyn L. Goldstein, NASA GSFC (retired)
Prof. M. Ashour-Abdalla, Univ. Calif. in Los Angeles (deceased)
Martin Goldman, Univ. of Colorado
Theory and Simulation of Basic Kinetic Physics of Magnetic Reconnection in Support of MMS
- Lapenta, Giovanni ; Co-I; glapenta@msn.com; United States Department of Energy; 505-667-4394
- Parker, Scott E; Co-I; sparker@colorado.edu; University of Colorado at Boulder; 303-492-3292
- Eriksson, Stefan ; Co-I; eriksson@lasp.colorado.edu; University of Colorado; 303-492-8573
- Andersson, Laila ; Co-I; laila.andersson@lasp.colorado.edu; University of Colorado; 303-492-1689
- Newman, David L.; Co-I; David.Newman@colorado.edu; University of Colorado; 303-492-6967
- Gosling, John T.; Co-I; jack.gosling@lasp.colorado.edu; University of Colorado; 303-735-5536
Tai Phan, Univ. of California, Berkeley
Coupled Observational-Theoretical Investigations of Magnetic Reconnection in Support of the MMS Mission Design, Operation, and Data Analysis
- Angelopoulos, Vassilis ; Co-I; vassilis@ssl.berkeley.edu; University of California, Berkeley; 510-643-1871
- Peticolas, Laura ; Co-I; laura@ssl.berkeley.edu; University of California at Berkeley; 510-643-6295
- Eastwood, Jonathan P; Co-I; eastwood@ssl.berkeley.edu; UC Berkeley; 510-642-1350
- Oieroset, Marit ; Co-I; oieroset@ssl.berkeley.edu; University of California; 510-642-2290
- Fujimoto, Masaki ; Co-I; fujimoto@geo.titech.ac.jp; Tokyo Institute of Technology; 81-3-5734-3535
- Chaston, Christopher C; Co-I; ccc@ssl.berkeley.edu; University of California; 510-643-1077
- Bonnell, John W; Co-I; jbonnell@ssl.berkeley.edu; University of California; 510-301-0005
- Mozer, Forrest ; Co-I; fmozer@ssl.berkeley.edu; Space Sciences Laboratory; 510-642-0549
- Shay, Michael A; Co-I; shay@physics.udel.edu; University of Delaware; 302-831-2677
- Bale, Stuart D.; Co-I; bale@ssl.berkeley.edu; University of California; 510-643-3324
Melvyn Goldstein, GSFC (with Lead Institutional Co-I, M. Ashour-Abdalla, UCLA)
Mission Oriented Support and Theory (MOST) for MMS
- Walker, Raymond J.; Co-I; rwalker@igpp.ucla.edu; University of California, Los Angeles; 310-825-7685
- Leboeuf, Jean-Noel G.; Co-I; leboeuf@physics.ucla.edu; University of California at Los Angeles; 310-206-1896
- Coroniti, Ferdinand V; Co-I; coroniti@astro.ucla.edu; University of California Los Angeles; 310-825-3923
- Collier, Michael R; Co-I; michael.r.collier@nasa.gov; NASA/GSFC Code 612.2; 301-286-5256
- Kuznetsova, Maria M; Co-I; masha@elbrus.gsfc.nasa.gov; NASA Goddard Space Flight Center; 301-286-9571
- Klimas, Alex ; Co-I; alex.klimas@nasa.gov; NASA Goddard Space Flight Center; 301-286-3682
- Berchem, Jean P.; Co-I; jberchem@igpp.ucla.edu; UCLA; 310-206-2849
- Vinas, Adolfo F; Co-I; adolfo.vinas@gsfc.nasa.gov; NASA Goddard Space Flight Center; 301-286-6221
- Richard, Robert L; Co-I; rrichard@igpp.ucla.edu; University of California at Los Angeles; 310-825-6663
- Schriver, David ; Co-I; dave@igpp.ucla.edu; UCLA; 310-825-6843
- Farrell, william m; Co-I; william.farrell@gsfc.nasa.gov; NASA/GSFC; 301-286-4446
- Ashour-Abdalla, Maha ; Co-I; mabdalla@igpp.ucla.edu; UCLA; 310-825-8881
- El Alaoui, Mostafa ; Co-I; mostafa@igpp.ucla.edu; University of California, Los Angeles; 310-206-4175
- Peroomian, Vahe ; Co-I; vahe@igpp.ucla.edu; University of California Los Angeles; 310-825-4114
MMS Science Working Group:
Chair, PI - Jim Burch
Vice-Chair, PS - Barbara Giles
HPCA Team Lead - Stephen Fuselier
ASPOC Team Lead - Rumi Nakamura
Fields Team Lead - Roy Torbert
FPI Team Lead - Dan Gershman
EPD Team Lead - Ian Cohen
Theory and Modeling Lead - Michael Hesse
Science Operation Center Lead - Daniel Baker
Science Operations Team Lead - Tai Phan
Burst Mode Lead - Robert Ergun
see charter at http://lasp.colorado.edu/galaxy/display/mms/SWG_Charter
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