Project Scientists and Principal Investigators

Project Scientists and Principal Investigators

Project/Mission Scientists:

  • ACE: Tycho von Rosenvinge
  • Balloon Program: Jack Tueller
      Deputy: John Mitchell
  • Cosmic Origins Program: Dominic Benford
  • Explorer Program: Neil Gehrels
  • Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope (formerly GLAST): Julie McEnery
      Deputy Project Scientists: Liz Hays, Neil Gehrels
  • GALEX: Susan Neff
  • HEASARC: Director: Alan Smale
      Project Scientist: Lorella Angelini
  • HST: Senior Project Scientist: Jennifer Wiseman
      Observatory Project Scientist: Jeff Kruk
      Operations Project Scientist: Ken Carpenter
      Deputy Operations Project Scientist: Padi Boyd
  • INTEGRAL: Neil Gehrels
      Deputy: Jack Tueller
  • International X-ray Observatory (IXO): Nicholas White
      Deputy: Ann Hornschemeier
      Deputy for Observatory: Rob Petre
  • JDEM: Neil Gehrels
      JDEM Instrument Scientist: Jeff Kruk
  • JWST: Senior Project Scientist: John Mather
      Deputy Senior Project Scientist: Jonathan Gardner
      ISIM Project Scientist: Matt Greenhouse
      Deputy ISIM Project Scientist: Bernie Rauscher
      Observatory Project Scientist: Mark Clampin
      Deputy Observatory Project Scientist: Chuck Bowers
      Operations Project Scientist: George Sonneborn
      Integration and Test Project Scientist: Randy Kimble
  • LISA: Robin Stebbins
      Deputies: Jordan Camp, Jeff Livas, Stephen Merkowitz
  • Physics of the Cosmos Program: Jean Allen
  • RXTE: Tod Strohmayer
  • Sounding Rocket Program: Rob Pfaff
      Deputy: Scott Porter
  • Suzaku: Rob Petre
      Deputy: Lorella Angelini
  • Swift: Neil Gehrels
      Deputy: Scott Barthelmy
  • WISE: Dave Leisawitz
      Deputy Mission Scientist: Dominic Benford
  • WMAP: Project Scientist: Ed Wollack
  • XMM-Newton: Project Scientist: Steve Snowden

Mission Principal Investigators

  • GEMS: PI: Jean Swank
      Deputy PI: Keith Jahoda
      Project Scientist: Tim Kallman
  • PIPER: Al Kogut
  • Swift: Neil Gehrels
  • WMAP: Charles Bennett

Instrument PI/Lead

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