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GPHI Faculty

Levon Avanov

levon.a.avanov@nasa.gov
301-286-8825

Naoki Bessho

naoki.bessho@nasa.gov
N/A

Scott Boardsen

scott.a.boardsen@nasa.gov
301-286-0837

Natalia Buzulukova

natalia.y.buzulukova@nasa.gov
301-286-8961

Dennis Chornay

dennis.j.chornay@nasa.gov
301-286-2588

Denny De Oliveira

denny.m.deoliveira@nasa.gov
301-286-1206

Ariadna Farres

ariadna.farresbasiana@nasa.gov
301-286-0228

Melvyn L. Goldstein

melvyn.l.goldstein@nasa.gov
301-286-7828

Johnson, Philip

pjohnson@american.edu
202-885-2761
Associate Director – American University

Alexander J. Klimas

alexander.j.klimas@nasa.gov
301-286-3682

Andriy Koval

andriy.koval-1@nasa.gov
301-286-5227

Vratislav Krupar

vratislav.krupar@nasa.gov
301-286-9115

nand.lal-1@nasa.gov
301-286-7350

Robert Leamon

robert.j.leamon@nasa.gov
301-286-3011

Ronald P. Lepping

ronald.p.lepping@gmail.com
301-286-5413

jason.t.link@nasa.gov
301-286-9440

Alexander Lipatov

alexander.lipatov-1@nasa.gov
301-286-0906

jan.merka-1@nasa.gov
301-286-8751
Associate Director – UMBC

Jason McLain

jason.l.mclain@nasa.gov
301-614-5011

Robert Michell

robert.g.michell@nasa.gov
301-286-5959

Kyle Murphy

kyle.r.murphy@nasa.gov
301-286-5458

Jonathan Ng

jonngwx@gmail.com
617-820-3987

Jeewoo Park

jeewoo.park@nasa.gov
301.286.9517

Ian Giles Richardson

ian.g.richardson@nasa.gov
301.286.3079

xshaoup@yahoo.com
301-405-7936

Jason Shuster

jason.r.shuster@nasa.gov
301-286-5574

Surja Sharma

surjasharma@gmail.com
301-405-1528
Associate Director – UMCP

Steven J. Sturner

steven.j.sturner@nasa.gov
301-286-8447

Lun-Chang Tan

lunctan@gmail.com
301-405-9431

James R. Thieman

james.r.thieman-1@nasa.gov
301-286-3714

Parker Space Probe's First Pictures

NASA spacecraft on mission to ‘touch the sun’ sends back first images

Parker Probe Launched on Historic Journey to Touch Sun

Aug. 12, 2018 RELEASE 18-072

Solar Winds

Eugene Parker’s Journey to the Sun

Parker Solar Probe ready for the Sun

The Parker Solar Probe will explore the surface of the Sun like never before.

NASA Selects Proposals to Study Sun, Space Environment

NASA has selected nine proposals under its Explorers Program that will return transformational science about the Sun and space environment...

Solar Simulation At NASA

The scientists’ solar simulation; constructed using IMAX projectors to recreate the heat and light the probe will experience at the surface of the Sun.

5,200 Days in Space

An exploration of life aboard the International Space Station, and the surprising reasons the mission is still worthwhile

Scientists Discover a New Type of Magnetic Event

By Deborah Byrd in EARTH | SPACE | May 16, 2018

Solar System News

MAVEN Maps Electric Currents around Mars that are Fundamental to Atmospheric Loss May 25, 2020
NASA’s MAVEN mission has created a map of electric current systems in the Martian atmosphere. These currents play a fundamental role in the atmospheric loss that transformed Mars from a world that could have supported life into an inhospitable desert.
NASA Telescope Named For ‘Mother of Hubble’ Nancy Grace Roman May 20, 2020
NASA is naming its next-generation space telescope currently under development, the Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST), in honor of Nancy Grace Roman, NASA’s first chief astronomer, who paved the way for space telescopes focused on the broader universe.
NASA to Make Announcement About WFIRST Space Telescope Mission May 18, 2020
NASA will host a special edition of NASA Science Live at 11 a.m. EDT, Wednesday, May 20, to share an exciting announcement about the agency’s Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST) mission.