{"id":1286,"date":"2025-05-28T01:50:51","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T01:50:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/?page_id=1286"},"modified":"2026-01-02T14:08:40","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T14:08:40","slug":"meet-the-team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/about\/meet-the-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the Team"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1286\" class=\"elementor elementor-1286\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1d201e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b1d201e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1174b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f1174b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The STELLA Team<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb1cbb1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cb1cbb1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c54095 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1c54095\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9424bb3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9424bb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_3016-scaled.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Mike Taylor\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTI4OSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3NjaWVuY2UuZ3NmYy5uYXNhLmdvdlwvc3RlbGxhXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDI1XC8wNVwvSU1HXzMwMTYtc2NhbGVkLmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_3016-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1289\" alt=\"Mike Taylor holding a STELLA-1.2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_3016-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_3016-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_3016-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_3016-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_3016-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-132bd63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"132bd63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mike Taylor<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e15571 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e15571\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Team Lead<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8bad6f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a8bad6f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8247c1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8247c1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_0538-scaled-1.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Paul Mirel\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTI5MCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3NjaWVuY2UuZ3NmYy5uYXNhLmdvdlwvc3RlbGxhXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDI1XC8wNVwvSU1HXzA1Mzgtc2NhbGVkLTEuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_0538-scaled-1-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1290\" alt=\"Paul Mirel\" srcset=\"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_0538-scaled-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_0538-scaled-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_0538-scaled-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_0538-scaled-1-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_0538-scaled-1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4923c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a4923c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Paul Mirel<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ada823 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ada823\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Creator and Lead Engineer<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-170d774 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"170d774\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2531c86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2531c86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Petya_crop.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Petya_crop\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTI5MSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3NjaWVuY2UuZ3NmYy5uYXNhLmdvdlwvc3RlbGxhXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDI1XC8wNVwvUGV0eWFfY3JvcC5wbmcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"284\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Petya_crop-284x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1291\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Petya_crop-284x300.png 284w, https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Petya_crop-970x1024.png 970w, https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Petya_crop-768x810.png 768w, https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Petya_crop.png 1195w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 284px) 100vw, 284px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8366562 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8366562\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dr. Petya Campbell<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a464902 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a464902\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Lead Scientist<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef88b4a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ef88b4a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf8aaed elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bf8aaed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/JesseBarber.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"JesseBarber\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTI5MiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3NjaWVuY2UuZ3NmYy5uYXNhLmdvdlwvc3RlbGxhXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDI1XC8wNVwvSmVzc2VCYXJiZXIucG5nIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"297\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/JesseBarber-297x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1292\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/JesseBarber-297x300.png 297w, https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/JesseBarber-1012x1024.png 1012w, https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/JesseBarber-768x777.png 768w, https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/JesseBarber-1519x1536.png 1519w, https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/JesseBarber.png 2012w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 297px) 100vw, 297px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5503d32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5503d32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Jesse Barber<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08d1b54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"08d1b54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Calibration<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9721b6d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9721b6d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d7b4d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3d7b4d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ross_crop.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Ross_crop\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTI5MywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3NjaWVuY2UuZ3NmYy5uYXNhLmdvdlwvc3RlbGxhXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDI1XC8wNVwvUm9zc19jcm9wLmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"293\" src=\"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ross_crop-300x293.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1293\" alt=\"Ross Walter\" srcset=\"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ross_crop-300x293.jpg 300w, https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ross_crop-1024x999.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ross_crop-768x749.jpg 768w, https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ross_crop-1536x1498.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ross_crop.jpg 1623w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-024ff79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"024ff79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ross Walter<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d58d513 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d58d513\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Programmer<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d8608c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1d8608c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e404c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8e404c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_5702-1-2048x2006-1.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Dr. Nyssa Rayne\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTI5NCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3NjaWVuY2UuZ3NmYy5uYXNhLmdvdlwvc3RlbGxhXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDI1XC8wNVwvSU1HXzU3MDItMS0yMDQ4eDIwMDYtMS5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"294\" src=\"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_5702-1-2048x2006-1-300x294.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1294\" alt=\"Dr. Nyssa Rayne\" srcset=\"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_5702-1-2048x2006-1-300x294.jpg 300w, https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_5702-1-2048x2006-1-1024x1003.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_5702-1-2048x2006-1-768x752.jpg 768w, https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_5702-1-2048x2006-1-1536x1505.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/stella\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_5702-1-2048x2006-1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f752cf0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" 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