People

Dream Job

“It’s important to remind ourselves that we have the most glorious jobs in the world. We are all paid to figure out how the universe began and how it evolves. We’re paid to try to figure out how the night sky, full of galaxies and stars and planets, came to be. And we’re paid to try to find life elsewhere in the universe. What could be better than that?” 

–Paul Hertz, Director of Astrophysics Division

Leslie Bebout

Microbial Ecologist

Richard Elphic

Project Scientist

Morgan Cable

Scientist

Javier Cerna

Communications System Engineer

Ashwin Vasavada

Project Scientist

Melina Thévenot

Citizen Scientist

Ali Omar

Head, Lidar Science Branch

Carl Sagan (1934-1996)

Planetary Scientist

Nadine Barlow

Professor of Physics and Astronomy

Gerald Eichstädt

Citizen Scientist / Freelance Mathematician and Software Developer

Farah Alibay

Systems Engineer

Ashley Stroupe

Robotics Software Engineer

Elizabeth Córdoba

Systems Engineer

Adriana Ocampo

Scientist

Roland Vanderspek

Research Scientist

Paul Mahaffy

Planetary Scientist

Michael Staab

Mission Operations Engineer

Ann Devereaux

Flight System Engineer

Andrew "Andy" Shaner

Public Engagement Lead

Sarah Noble

Planetary Geologist

Serina Diniega

Scientist

Jason Dworkin

Project Scientist

Hal Levison

Scientist

Philip Y. Twu

Robotics System Engineer