MMS Leadership
Title/Role | Name | Institution |
|---|
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
MMS 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
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)
