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People of GRIP
Genesis and Rapid Intensification Processes (GRIP) Participants
NASA's GRIP hurricane field campaign and research project were managed by Dr. Ramesh Kakar, Weather Focus Area Leader in NASA's Earth Science Division. Dr. Kakar was primarily responsible for assembling the science team and the instrument payload for the NASA aircraft participating in this field experiment.
GRIP Management
Ramesh Kakar-NASA Headquarters, Program Manager
Scott Braun- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Mission Scientist
Gerry Heymsfield- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Mission Scientist
Ed Zipser- University of Utah, Mission Scientist
Marilyn Vasques- NASA Ames Research Center, Project Manager
Michael Craig- NASA Ames Research Center, Deputy Project Manager
DC-8 Instruments
APR-2
Stephen Durden- Jet Propulsion Laboratory- Principal Investigator
Robert Jesse Chen - Jet Propulsion Laboratory
William Chun- Jet Propulsion Laboratory
William Fiechter-Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Ziad Haddad- Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Kwo-Sen Kuo- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Kyung Pak- Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Simone Tanelli- Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Samuel Tauch- Jet Propulsion Laboratory
CAPS/CVI/PIP
Andy Heymsfield- National Center for Atmospheric Research, Principal Investigator
Armin Afchine- Forschungszentrum Juelich
Aaron Bansemer- National Center for Atmospheric Research
Darrel Baumgardner- Droplet Measurement
Bill Dawson- Droplet Measurement
Greg Kok
Martina Kraemer- Forschungszentrum Juelich
Yaitza Luna-Cruz-Howard University
Jessica Meyer- Forschungszentrum Juelich
Roy Newton- Droplet Measurement
Curtis Paxton- Droplet Measurement
Aaron Pratt- NASA Goddard
Paul Thomas Willis- CIMAS/UMiami
DAWN
Michael Kavaya- NASA Langley Research Center- Principal Investigator
Robert Atlas- NOAA Atmospheric and Oceanic Meteorological Laboratory
Jeffrey Y. Beyon- NASA Langley Research Center
Garfield Anthony Creary- NASA Langley Research Center
G. David Emmitt- Simpson Weather Associates
Mark Jones- UCF
Grady J. Koch- NASA Langley Research Center
Mulugeta Petros- STC
Larry Petway- NASA Langley
Paul Joseph Petzar- NIA
Upendra N. Singh- NASA Langley Research Center
Bo C. Trieu- NASA Langley Research Center
Jirong Yu- NASA Langley Research Center
Dropsondes
Jeff Halverson- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Principal Investigator
Michael Lee Black- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Mike Jason Folmer- Saint Louis University
Henry Fuelberg - Florida State University
Ashley Halbert
Michelle Anne Hogenmiller
Evan Kerivan- Saint Louis University
Errol Korn- NCAR
Robert William Pasken- Saint Louis University
Janel Rae Thomas- UMBC
LARGE
Bruce Anderson- NASA Langley Research Center, Principal Investigator
Andreas Beyersdorf- NASA Langley Research Center
Robert Black- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration HRD
Gao Chen- NASA Langley Research Center
Chelsea Corr- UNH
Lucas William Craig- CU Potsdam, NY
Jack Dibb- University of New Hampshire
Jason Dunion- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration HRD
Charles Hudgins- SSAI
Terry Lathem- Georgia Tech
Thanos Nenes- Georgia Tech
Lee Thornhill- SSAI
Edward Lewis Winstead- SSAI
Luke Ziemba- NASA Langley Research Center
LASE
Syed Ismail- NASA Langley Research Center, Principal Investigator
Carolyn Frances Butler- SSAI
James Evans Collins- SSAI
Richard Ferrare- NASA Langley Research Center
Johnathan Hair- NASA Langley Research Center
Susan Kooi- SSAI
Paul McClung- NASA Langley Research Center
Amin Nehrir- Montana State University
Stephen Charles Nevins- NASA Langley Research Center
Anthony Notari- SSAI
Kathy Powell- NASA Langley Research Center
MMS
Paul Bui- NASA Ames Research Center, Principal Investigator
Cecilia Chang- Bay Area Environmental Research Institute
Jonathan Dean-Day- Bay Area Environmental Research Institute
Global Hawk Instruments
Dropsondes- Global Hawk
Jeff Halverson- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Principal Investigator
Joseph Cione- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Kathryn Sellwood- CIMAS/UMiami
Gary Wick- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
HAMSR
Bjorn Lambrigsten, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Principal Investigator
Shannon Brown- Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Richard Denning- Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Boon Lim
Jordan Tanabe- Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Alan Tanner-Jet Propulsion Laboratory
HIWRAP
Gerry Heymsfield- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Principal Investigator
James Carswell- Remote Sensing Systems
Steve Guimond- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Liua Li- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Rick Mason
Matt Mclinden- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Martin Perrine- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Amber Reynolds- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Lin Tian- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
LIP
Rich Blakeslee- NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Principal Investigator
Jeff Bailey-University of Alabama in Huntsville
Monte Bateman- NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
Dennis Buechler- University of Alabama in Huntsville
Jeffrey Burchfield- University of Alabama in Huntsville
John Hall- University of Alabama in Huntsville
Kenneth David Leppert II-University of Alabama in Huntsville
Douglas Michael Mach- University of Alabama in Huntsville
Christopher Joseph Schultz- University of Alabama in Huntsville
Elise Victoria Schultz- University of Alabama in Huntsville
WB-57 Instruments
AMPR
Walt Peterson- NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Principal Investigator
HIRAD
Timothy Miller- NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Principal Investigator
David Fenigstein- University of Michigan
Mark James- NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Lead Engineer
Jim Johnson- UCF
Linwood Jones- University of Central Florida
Frank Lafontaine
Chris Ruf- University of Michigan
Lori Schultz- University of Alabama in Huntsville
Gopi Shah- UCF
David Simmons- University of Alabama in Huntsville
Karthik Srinivasan- USRA
Eric Uhlhorn- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration HRD
DC-8 Team
Manny Antimisiaris- NASA Dryden Flight Research Center
Paul Aristo- NASA Dryden Flight Research Center
Troy Asher-NASA Dryden Flight Research Center
Donald Bailes- NASA Dryden Flight Research Center
Doug Baker- NASA Dryden Flight Research Center
Frank Batteas- NASA Dryden Flight Research Center
Michael Bereda- NASA Dryden Flight Research Center
Bill Brockett- NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, Pilot
Randy Button- NASA Dryden Flight Research Center
Eric Buzay- National Suborbital Education and Research Center,
Monte Cook- NASA Dryden Flight Research Center
Ken Cowan- NASA Dryden Flight Research Center
Bob Curry-NASA Dryden Flight Research Center
Frank Cutler- NASA Dryden Flight Research Center
Shane Dover- NASA Dryden Flight Research Center
Richard Ewers- NASA Dryden Flight Research Center
Bill Fleming- NASA Dryden Flight Research Center
Bradly Grantham- NASA Dryden Flight Research Center
Michelle Haupt- NASA Dryden Flight Research Center
Dennis Hines- NASA Dryden Flight Research Center
Chris Jennison- NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, Mission Manager
Larry Larose- NASA Dryden Flight Research Center
Patrick Lloyd- NASA Dryden Flight Research Center
Carl Magnusson- NASA Dryden Flight Research Center
Chris Miller- NASA Dryden Flight Research Center
Charles Thomas Miller- NASA Dryden Flight Research Center
Timothy Moes- NASA Dryden Flight Research Center
Vincent Moreno- NASA Dryden Flight Research Center
Joesph Niquette- NASA Dryden Flight Research Center
Russ Padula- NASA Dryden Flight Research Center
Jane Peterson- National Suborbital Education and Research Center
Larry Phillips- NASA Dryden Flight Research Center
Herman Kenneth Rijfkogel- NASA Dryden Flight Research Center
Paul Ristrim- NASA Dryden Flight Research Center
Rosalio Salazar- NASA Dryden Flight Research Center
Rick Shetter - National Suborbital Education and Research Center, Science Manager
Scott Silver- NASA Dryden Flight Research Center
Joel Sitz- NASA Dryden Flight Research Center
Denis Steele- NASA Dryden Flight Research Center
Martin Trout- NASA Dryden Flight Research Center
Dave VanGilst- National Suborbital Education and Research Center, Programmer
Adam Webster- National Suborbital Education and Research Center
Ronald Wilcox- NASA Dryden Flight Research Center
David Wright- NASA Dryden Flight Research Center
Global Hawk Team
Chris Naftel- NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, Global Hawk Project Manager
Dave Fratello- Payload Systems Engineer
Phil Hall- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration – Pilot
Dee Porter- NASA Dryden Flight Research Center - Pilot
Courtney Bessent- System Engineer
Chris Burrows - Northrop Grumman Corp - NGC GH Mechanic
Steve Crowell- Northrop Grumman Corp - NGC GH Mechanic
Tom Cronauer- GHOC Operator
Ralph Doull- Northrop Grumman Corp - NGC GH Mechanic
William Fredrickson - NASA Dryden Flight Research Center - Lead Avionics Tech
Kent Fuller- Pilot
Rich Gilman- Northrop Grumman Corp - NGC GH Maintenance Lead
Matt Graham- NASA Dryden Flight Research Center - Lead Ops Engineer / Mission Director
Vance Greenway- Pilot
Tony Kawano – NASA Dryden Flight Research Center
Chris Laven- Northrop Grumman Corp - NGC GH Electrical Tech
Sammy Mckeehon- Northrop Grumman Corp - NGC GH Engineer
Tom Miller- Pilot
Eric Munoz- Pilot
Anne Odenthal - Project Coordinator
Gina Patrick- Computer Sciences Corporation - Avionics Tech
Bill Pingry- Computer Sciences Corporation - GH GH Mechanic
Dennis Pitts- Computer Sciences Corporation - Avionics Tech / GHOC Operator
Herman Posada- Pilot
Robert Rivera- NASA Dryden Flight Research Center - Ops Engineer / Mission Director
Mark Shanks- Computer Sciences Corporation - GH Mechanic
Carl Sorenson- University of California Santa Cruz - Programmer
Don Sullivan- NASA Ames Research Center - Programmer
Dave Van Gilst- National Suborbital Education and Research Center - Programmer
Tim Willams- Pilot
Kenny Wilson - NASA Dryden Flight Research Center - GH Crew Chief
WB-57 Team
Shelley Baccus- NASA Johnson Space Center
Ken Cockrell- NASA Johnson Space Center
Joe Gerky- NASA Johnson Space Center, Pilot
ESPO
Quincy Allison- Bay Area Environmental Research Institute, Logistics Manager
Dan Chirca- Bay Area Environmental Research Institute, Webmaster
Katja Drdla- NASA Ames Research Center, Data Archive Curator
Dave Jordan- NASA Ames Research Center, Project Manager
Erin Justice-
Bernie Luna-
Emmett Quigley-
Kent Shiffer- NASA Ames Research Center, Project Manager
Stacy Stuart- Bay Area Environmental Research Institute, Project Coordinator
Sue Tolley- Bay Area Environmental Research Institute, Logistics Coordinator
Hurricane Research Team
Shu-Hua Chen- University of California, Davis
Helen Conover- University of Alabama in Huntsville, GRIP IT
Joshua Cossuth- Florida State
William Cotton- Colorado State University
Anthony Carl Didlake Jr. – University of Washington
Marilyn Drewry- University of Alabama in Huntsville, GRIP Data Management
Michele Garrett- University of Alabama in Huntsville, GRIP IT
Michael Goodman- NASA Marshall Science Flight Center, GRIP IT
Daniel Jack Halperin- Florida State University
Daniel Sen Harnos- University of Illinois
Robert Hart- Florida State University
Matt He- University of Alabama in Huntsville, GRIP IT
Robert Houze- University of Washington
Svetla Hristova-Veleva- Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Cerese Inglish- Florida State
Matt Janiga- University at Albany- SUNY
Brian Jewett- University of Illinois, Department of Atmospheric Sciences
Haiyan Jiang- University of Utah
Steve Jones, University of Alabama in Huntsville, GRIP Data Management
David Kofron- University of Arizona
Brian Knosp- Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Tiruvalam Krishnamurti- Florida State University
Ajinkya Kulkarni- University of Alabama in Huntsville, GRIP Collaboration Portal
Lesley Anne Leary- University of Arizona
Peggy Li- Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Chuntao Liu- University of Utah
Yi-Chin Liu- University of California, Davis
Richard James Maliawco- University of Illinois
Andrew Martin- Florida State
Greg McFarquhar- University of Illinois
Paul Meyer- NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
John Molinari- University at Albany, SUNY
Michael Montgomery- Naval Postgraduate School
Sunil Movva- University of Alabama in Huntsville, GRIP Collaboration Portal
Stephen William Nesbitt- University of Illinois
Leon Nguyen- University at Albany, SUNY
Ellen Michelle Ramirez- University of Utah
Brad James Reinhart- Florida State
Liz Ritchie- University of Arizona
Robert Rogers- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Diana Rose Stovern- University of Arizona
Nick Shay- University of Miami, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science
Jason Sippel- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Eric Smith- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Tammy Smith- University of Alabama in Huntsville, GRIP IT
Cheng Tao- Florida International University
Diana Elizabeth Thomas- University at Albany, SUNY
Christopher Thorncroft- University at Albany, SUNY
Ryan Eugene Truchelut- Florida State University
Joe Turk- Jet Propulsion Laboratory
David Vollaro- University at Albany, SUNY
Quoc Vu- Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Bin Wang- University of Hawaii
Kimberly Wood- University of Arizona
Joseph Paul Zagrodnik- Florida International University
Jonathan Zawislak- University of Utah
David Arthur Zelinsky- Florida State