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

Nadine Barlow

Professor of Physics and Astronomy

Peter Jenniskens

Research Scientist

Tracy Drain

Flight Systems Engineer

Morgan Cable

Scientist

Lauren Farmer

Citizen Scientist / Polar Guide

Brandon Rodriguez

Education Specialist

Mona Kessel

Program Scientist

Molly Wasser

Outreach Coordinator

Tricia Talbert

Senior Multimedia Designer

Bradley Doorn

Program Manager

David Bydlowski

Principal Investigator, AREN Project

Phillip Chamberlin

Research Astrophysicist

Michelle Gierach

Scientist

Michael Staab

Mission Operations Engineer

Chris Ratzlaff

Product Manager

Peter Xaypraseuth

Mission Planner - Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Project

Lindsay Hays

Program Officer and Deputy Program Scientist

Christina Richey

Scientist

John Bresina

Computer Scientist

Jeffrey Cuzzi

Research Scientist

Samantha Walters

Engineer

Bob Anderson

Geologist

Alan Stern

Scientist