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NAMMA Management

Name Institution Role Email
Ramesh Kakar NASA-HQ NAMMA Program Manager ramesh.k.kakar@nasa.gov
Hal Maring NASA-HQ Program Manager hal.maring@nasa.gov
Cheryl Yuhas NASA-HQ Sub-orbital Science Program Manager Cheryl.l.yuhas@nasa.gov
Mike Gaunce NASA-ARC Project Manager

mgaunce@arc.nasa.gov

Edward Zipser Univ-Utah Lead Mission scientist

ezipser@met.utah.edu

Jeff Halverson UMBC Mission scientist jeffhalv@umbc.edu
Gerry Heymsfield NASA-GSFC Mission Scientist heymsfield@agnes.gsfc.nasa.gov
Robbie Hood NASA-MSFC Mission Scientist robbie.hood@nasa.gov
Greg Jenkins Howard Univ. NAMMA-AMMA Liaison gjenkins@howard.edu


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NOAA Partners

Name Institution Instrument/Proposal Email
Jason Dunion, PI NOAA/U.Miami SAL/TC genesis/modeling studies jason.dunion@noaa.gov
Sharon Majumdar, Co-I University Miami SAL/TC genesis/modeling studies smajumdar@rsmas.miami.edu
Chidong Zhang, Co-I University Miami SAL/TC genesis czhang@rsmas.miami.edu
Sim Aberson, Co-PI NOAA/AOML/HRD SAL/TC genesis/modeling studies sim.aberson@noaa.gov
Robert Rogers, Co-PI NOAA/AOML/HRD SAL/TC genesis/modeling studies robert.rogers@noaa.gov
Mike Douglas, PI NOAA/NSSL tropical cyclogenesis, using dropsonde and flight-level data, and pilot balloons michael.douglas@noaa.gov
Javier Murillo CIMMS/
University of
Oklahoma
tropical cyclogenesis, using dropsonde and flight-level data, and pilot balloons javier.murillo@noaa.gov
John Mejia CIMMS/
University of
Oklahoma
tropical cyclogenesis, using dropsonde and flight-level data, and pilot balloons john.mejia@noaa.gov
Jose Galvez CIMMS/
University of
Oklahoma
tropical cyclogenesis, using dropsonde and flight-level data, and pilot balloons jose.galvez@noaa.gov

SAL = Saharan Air Layer, TC= tropical cyclone

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International Partners

Name Institution Email
Jose Pimenta Lima INMG Cape Verde, Presidente presimet@cvtelecom.cv
Jean Blaise Ngamini ASECNA Senegal ngaminijea@asecna.org
Mactar Ndiaye Direction De La Meteorologie Nationale (DMN) of Senegal, Director  
Amadou Gaye ESP Cheikh Anta Diop University, Director
Laboratory for Atmos. Physics
 
Ellie Highwood University of Reading, UK e.j.highwood@reading.ac.uk
Dominique Bouniol Centre d'Etude des Environnements Terrestre et Planétaires (CETP) dominique.bouniol@cetp.ipsl.fr
Vasso Kotroni  National Observatory of Athens kotroni@meteo.noa.gr
Kostas Lagouvardos National Observatory of Athens lagouvar@meteo.noa.gr

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DC8 Research Aircraft Management

Name Institution Role Email
Brenda Mulac NASA WFF/LJT and Associates Lead Mission Manager brenda.mulac@gsfc.nasa.gov
David Easmunt NASA WFF Deputy Mission Manager david.p.easmunt@nasa.gov
John Valliant NASA WFF/CSC Deputy Mission Manager jvallian@pop800.gsfc.nasa.gov
Bill Brockett NASA Dryden Chief Pilot bill.brockett@nasa.gov
George Seielstad UND CP+E PI gseielst@aero.und.edu
Rick Shetter UND NSERC NSERC Director r.shetter@nserc.und.edu
Steven Davis UND NSERC Aircraft Manager s.davis@nserc.und.edu
Adam Webster UND NSERC Integration Engineer a.webster@nserc.und.edu
Donald Bailes UND NSERC Crew Chief d.bailes@nserc.und.edu
Rudolfo Mendiola UND NSERC Avionics r.mendiola@nserc.und.edu
Steven Riddle UND NSERC Inspector s.riddle@nserc.und.edu
Ryan McLean UND NSERC A/C Mechanic r.mclean@nserc.und.edu
Ed Wojcicki UND NSERC A/C Mechanic e.wojcicki@nserc.und.edu
Dawn Isaak UND NSERC Logistics d.isaak@nserc.und.edu
George Kinsey UND-NSERC Flight Engineer shaggygk@earthlink.net
Mike Fuller NSERC Pilot fullermsc@yahoo.com
Manny Puerta NSERC Pilot mannypuerta@earthlink.net
Doug Baker NSERC Flight Engineer dc8baker@prodigy.net

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Instrument Team

Name Institution Research Area Instrument Email
Eastwood Im, PI JPL Precipitation/cloud microphysics and dynamics APR-2 eastwood.im@jpl.nasa.gov
Jiundar Chern, Co-I GSFC Precipitation/cloud microphysics and dynamics APR-2 jchern@agnes.gsfc.nasa.gov
William Chun, RF Engineer JPL Precipitation/cloud microphysics and dynamics APR-2 wwchun@Radar-sci.jpl.nasa.gov
Steve Durden, Co-PI JPL Precipitation/cloud microphysics and dynamics APR-2 Stephen.L.Durden@jpl.nasa.gov
Ziad Haddad, Co-PI JPL Precipitation/cloud microphysics and dynamics APR-2 Ziad.S.Haddad@jpl.nasa.gov
Jonathan Meagher, 
Support Scientist
CIRES, Univ. of Colorado Precipitation/cloud microphysics and dynamics APR-2 jmeagher@alumni.caltech.edu
Tom Raney,
Grad Student
Cal Tech Precipitation/cloud microphysics and dynamics APR-2 traney@its.caltech.edu
Simone Tanelli, Co-PI JPL Precipitation/cloud microphysics and dynamics APR-2 Simone.Tanelli@jpl.nasa.gov
Wei-Kuo Tao, Co-PI GSFC Precipitation/cloud microphysics and dynamics APR-2 tao@agnes.gsfc.nasa.gov
Sam Tauch,
I&T Engineer
JPL Precipitation/cloud microphysics and dynamics APR-2 Samuel.S.Tauch@jpl.nasa.gov
Andy Heymsfield
PI
NCAR cloud microphysics CAPS/PIP/CVI heyms1@ucar.edu
Aaron Bansemer NCAR cloud microphysics
Data analysis
CAPS/PIP/CVI bansemer@ucar.edu
Cynthia Twohy
Co-I
Oregon St. U. cloud microphysics CVI twohy@coas.oregonstate.edu
Curtis Paxton DMT cloud microphysics
Technician
CAPS/PIP mengineer@ dropletmeasurement.com
Paul Lawson, PI SPEC Inc Cloud Particle Sizing CPI and 2D-S plawson@specinc.com
Brandt Irion SPEC Inc Cloud Particle Sizing, Technician CPI and 2D-S birion1@juno.com
Pat Zmarzly SPEC Inc Cloud Particle Sizing, Mech. Eng. CPI and 2D-S pzmarzly@specinc.com
Bryan Pilson SPEC Inc Cloud Particle Sizing, Technician CPI and 2D-S bryan@specinc.com
Darren O'Connor SPEC Inc Cloud Particle Sizing, Electrical Eng. CPI and 2D-S darren@specinc.com
Gerry Heymsfield,
PI
NASA-GSFC Tropical Cyclone Genesis Dropsondes heymsfield@agnes.gsfc.nasa.gov
Larry Belcher SSAI Tropical Cyclone Genesis Dropsondes belcher@agnes.gsfc.nasa.gov
Jeff Halverson NASA-GSFC Tropical Cyclone Genesis Dropsondes halverson@agnes.gsfc.nasa.gov
Bjorn Lambrigtsen,
PI
JPL Microwave Remote Sensing & Retrieval Algorithm Development HAMSR bjorn.h.lambrigtsen@jpl.nasa.gov
John Oswald Co-I JPL Microwave Radiometry HAMSR john.e.oswald@jpl.nasa.gov
Alan Tanner
(Co-I, Lead Eng.)
JPL Microwave Radiometer & Scatterometer Design and Calibration HAMSR Alan.B.Tanner@jpl.nasa.gov
Shannon Brown
(Co-I, Retrieval Processing
JPL Radiometer Calibration & Geophysical Algorithm Development HAMSR Shannon.T.Brown@jpl.nasa.gov
Eric Fetzer
(Co-I, Retrievals & Data Analysis)
JPL Weather & Climate Processes HAMSR Eric.J.Fetzer@jpl.nasa.gov
Richard Denning
(Digital Electronics, Remote Support)
JPL Microwave Remote Sensing Instrumentation HAMSR Richard.F.Denning@jpl.nasa.gov
Douglas Dawson
(Instrument Operations)
JPL Microwvave Radiometry HAMSR Douglas.E.Dawson@jpl.nasa.gov
Bruce Anderson, PI NASA LaRC Saharan dust microphyical and optical properties, spatial distributions, and radiative impacts LARGE b.e.anderson@larc.nasa.gov
Gao Chen NASA LaRC Investigator LARGE gao.chen1@nasa.gov
Edward Winstead GATS, Inc Investigator LARGE e.l.winstead@larc.nasa.gov
Lee Thornhill SAIC Investigator LARGE l.k.thornhill@larc.nasa.gov
John Barrick NASA LaRC Engineer LARGE j.d.barrick@larc.nasa.gov
Charles Hudgins NASA LaRC Technician LARGE c.h.hudgins@larc.nasa.gov
Glenn Diskin, Co-I NASA LaRC Water vapor distributions, transport and vertical fluxes DLH g.s.diskin@larc.nasa.gov
Jim Podolske NASA ARC Water vapor DLH and COBALT james.r.podolske@nasa.gov
Tom Slate NASA LaRC Engineer DLH t.s.slate@larc.nasa.gov
Edward V. Browell, PI NASA Langley water vapor and dust LASE Edward.V.Browell@nasa.gov
Syed Ismail, Co-PI NASA Langley water vapor LASE Syed.Ismail@larc.nasa.gov
Richard A. Ferrare, Co-I NASA Langley aerosols LASE Richard.A.Ferrare@nasa.gov
T. N. Krishnamurti, Co-I FSU AEW/TC/Hurricane modeling LASE tnk@io.met.fsu.edu
Jason Dunion, Co-I NOAA/
Univ. Miami
SAL interactions with hurricanes LASE Jason.Dunion@noaa.gov
Susan A. Kooi, SAIC System Operator and Data Analyst LASE S.A.Kooi@larc.nasa.gov
Anthony Notari SAIC Laser Operator and Physicist LASE A.Notari@larc.nasa.gov
Carolyn A. Butler SAIC System Operator LASE C.F.Butler@larc.nasa.gov
T. Paul Bui
PI/engineer
NASA Ames Research Center Dynamics and Microphysics MMS pbui@mail.arc.nasa.gov
J. DeanDay
Meteorologist
Bay Area Environment Research Institute Dynamics MMS jdeanday@mail.arc.nasa.gov
Cecilia Chang
Programmer
Bay Area Environment Research Institute n/a MMS cchang@mail.arc.nasa.gov
Rene Castaneda 
Technician 
NASA ARC   MMS rcastaneda@mail.arc.nasa.gov
Francis (Frank) J. Schmidlin 
PI
GSFC
Wallops Island
Atmospheric structure
Precip Water and time series analyses
Radiosondes Francis.J.Schmidlin@nasa.gov
Brian Morrison 
Team Lead
GSFC
Wallops Island
Atmospheric structure
Precip Water and time series analyses
Radiosondes Brian.Morrison@ osb.wff.nasa.gov
Rich Blakeslee, PI NASA-MSFC Situational awareness through integration of real time vehicle, instrument, model and weather state information RTMM rich.blakeslee@nasa.gov
John Hall, Lead Developer and Sys. Admin. NASA-MSFC SAIC Situational awareness through integration of real time vehicle, instrument, model and weather state information RTMM john.hall@nasa.gov
Michael Goodman, Co-I NASA-MSFC Situational awareness through integration of real time vehicle, instrument, model and weather state information RTMM michael.goodman@nasa.gov
Phil Parker, Asst. Sys. Admin. NASA-MSFC UAH Situational awareness through an integrated sensor web of real time vehicle, instrument, model and weather state information. RTMM pparker@itsc.uah.edu
Lawrence C. Freudinger, Co-PI NASA-DRFC Sensor Web Operations REVEALIridium Comm l.freudinger@dfrc.nasa.gov
Carl E. Sorenson,
Co-PI
NASA-DRFC Sensor Web Operations REVEAL
Iridium Comm 
carl.sorenson@.dfrc.nasa.gov
Sky Yarbrough
(Engineering specialist)
NASA-DRFC Sensor Web Operations REVEAL
Iridium Comm
Sky.yarbrough@dfrc.nasa.gov
Brent Bieber 
(Technician)
NASA-DRFC Sensor Web Operations REVEAL
Iridium Comm
Brent.bieber@dfrc.nasa.gov
Gloria Fields
( Information Systems Support)
NASA-DRFC Sensor Web Operations REVEAL
Iridium Comm
Gloria.fields@dfrc.nasa.gov
Matt Miller
( Engineering Support) 
Creare, Inc Sensor Web Operations REVEAL

mjm@creare.com

John Wilson 
( Engineering Support)
Creare, Inc Sensor Web Operations REVEAL

jpw@creare.com

Jack Ji, PI ESSIC, Univ. of Maryland Ground-based observations SMART-COMMIT ji@climate.gsfc.nasa.gov
Si-Chee Tsay, Co-I NASA/GSFC Ground-based observations SMART-COMMIT Si-Chee.Tsay@nasa.gov
MJ Jeong, Co-I Univ. of Maryland Ground-based observations SMART-COMMIT mjeong@climate.gsfc.nasa.gov
Dave Augustine
(Technical support)
George Mason Univ Ground-based observations SMART-COMMIT augie@radar.gsfc.nasa.gov
Lackson Marufu Univ. of Maryland Ground-based observations COMMIT marufu@atmos.umd.edu
Can Li
(Collaborator)
Univ. of Maryland Ground-based observations COMMIT canli@atmos.umd.edu
Christina Hsu
(Collaborator)
Univ. of Maryland Near-real-time broadcast Satellites Christina.Hsu@nasa.gov
Steve Rutledge, Co-PI CSU-CHILL Radar Facility Radar instrument scientist TOGA rutledge@ radarmet.atmos.colostate.edu
Robert Cifelli, Co-PI Colorado State Univ C-band radar Precipitation, MCSs TOGA rob@atmos.colostate.edu
Bradley Smull, Co-PI Univ of Washington C-band radar Precipitation, MCSs, tropical cyclogenesis TOGA smull@atmos.washington.edu
Timothy Lang, Co-I Colorado State Univ C-band radar Precipitation, MCSs TOGA tlang@atmos.colostate.edu
Gustavo Pereira, radar scientist Colorado State Univ C-band radar Precipitation, MCSs TOGA gustavo@radarmet. atmos.colostate.edu
Kristen George, radar scientist Colorado State Univ C-band radar Precipitation, MCSs TOGA

kdgeorge@radarmet.atmos.colostate.edu

Earle Williams Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Lightning observations Starnet network earlew@ll.mit.edu
Manos Anagnostou Univ of Connecticut Lightning observations Starnet network manos@engr.uconn.edu
Vassiliki Kotroni National Observatory of Athens Lightning observations Zeus
network
kotroni@meteo.noa.gr

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Research Investigators

Name Institution Research Area Email
Ed Zipser Univ. of Utah comparison of convective cloud properties in east Pacific and east Atlantic, and relationship to tropical waves ezipser@met.utah.edu
Zhaoxia Pu Univ. of Utah comparison of convective cloud properties in east Pacific and east Atlantic, and relationship to tropical waves pu@met.utah.edu
D. Allen Chu U of Maryland, Baltimore County Dust radiative and microphysical processes achu@climate.gsfc.nasa.gov
Sergio DeSouza-Machado U of Maryland, Baltimore County Dust radiative and microphysical processes sergio@umbc.edu
Chung-Lin Shie U of Maryland, Baltimore County Dust radiative and microphysical processes shie@agnes.gsfc.nasa.gov
Xiaowen Li U of Maryland, Baltimore County Dust radiative and microphysical processes xli@agnes.gsfc.nasa.gov
Ruei-Fong Lin U of Maryland, Baltimore County Dust radiative and microphysical processes lin@agnes.gsfc.nasa.gov
T.N. Krishnamurti FSU Data Assimilation and High Res. Mesoscale Modeling tnk@io.met.fsu.edu
Kerry Cook Cornell University Modeling cyclogenesis khc6@cornell.edu
Edward Vizy Cornell University Modeling cyclogenesis ekv3@cornell.edu
Leonard M. Druyan Columbia University/GISS  Regional model simulations of WAM LD12@columbia.edu
Matthew Fulakeza Columbia University/GISS  Regional model simulations of WAM MFulakeza@giss.nasa.gov

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NASA Ames Earth Science Project Office Management

Name Institution Role Email
Mike Craig NASA-ARC ESPO Mgr mcraig@arc.nasa.gov
Mike Gaunce NASA-ARC Project Mgr mgaunce@arc.nasa.gov
Quincy Allison NASA-ARC/BAERI Logistics Mgr qallison@mail.arc.nasa.gov
Dan Chirica NASA-ARC/BAERI Network Mgr chirica@cloud1.arc.nasa.gov
Sue Tolley NASA-ARC/BAERI Project Coordinator stolley@mail.arc.nasa.gov
Marliyn Vasques NASA-ARC Deputy Project Mgr mvasques@arc.nasa.gov

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Forecasters

Name Institution Role Email
Robbie Hood NASA MSFC Forecast Manager  robbie.hood@nasa.gov
T.N. Krishnamurti FSU Senior Forecaster  tnk@io.met.fsu.edu
Bill Lapenta NASA MSFC Senior Forecaster william.lapenta@nasa.gov
Cerese Albers FSU Forecaster calbers@met.fsu.edu
Courtney Radley UAH Forecaster courtney.radley@nsstc.nasa.gov
David Ryglicki FSU Forecaster dryglick@met.fsu.edu
John Zawislak University of Utah Forecaster zawislak@met.utah.edu
Henian Zhang Univ. of Illinois Forecaster henian@atmos.uiuc.edu
Vanessa Rohwedder Miami-Dade Community College Interpreter vanessa.rohwedder@nsstc.nasa.gov

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Web/Data Information Team

Name Institution Role Email
Michael Goodman NASA-MSFC Data Center Principal Investigator michael.goodman@nasa.gov
Danny Hardin UAH Web Development Team Leader danny.hardin@msfc.nasa.gov
Marilyn Drewry UAH Database/Archive Manager marilyn.drewry@msfc.nasa.gov
Philip Parker UAH NAMMA Sys. Admin.  
Sherry Harrison UAH Archive sharrison@itsc.uah.edu
Steve Jones UAH Archive sjones@itsc.uah.edu
Mary Nair UAH Database Developer mnair@itsc.uah.edu
Matt He UAH Web Developer mhe@itsc.uah.edu
Kira Gee UAH Web Developer  
Lynne Carver UAH Web Developer  
Tammy Smith UAH Web Developer tsmith@itsc.uah.edu

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