Current NPP Fellows
| Center | NPP Fellow | NPP Advisor | Research Proposal Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goddard | Arrabal Haro, Pablo | Amber Straughn | The role of bright ultradistant galaxies in early galaxy evolution |
| Goddard | Asche, Silke | Heather Graham | Organic Complexity Patterns for Life Detection |
| JPL | Al Qaraghuli, Ali Jamal | Jose Siles | Subsystems development for the Astrophysics Stratospheric Telescope for High Spectral Resolution Observations at Submillimeter-wavelengths |
| Goddard | Alei, Eleonora | Avi Mandell | The Large UV-Optical-Infrared (LUVOIR) Science Support and Analysis Team |
| Astrobiology | Alvarez Carreño, Claudia | Loren Dean Williams | On the origins and evolution of the first folded protein domains |
| Marshall | Amiot, Corey | Timothy Lang | Applications of Airborne Passive Microwave Geophysical Retrievals in Cloud, Precipitation, and Wind Studies |
| JPL | Anderson, Marin Mallory | Joseph Lazio | Diagnosing habitability: Radio signatures from stars and extrasolar planets |
| Goddard | Anderson, Seamus Lon | Erika Kohler | Exoplanet Experimental Studies |
| Goddard | Asche, Silke | Heather Graham | Organic Complexity Patterns for Life Detection |
| Goddard | Bagheri, Fatemeh | Alex Glocer | Comparative Planetary and Exoplanetary Magnetospheres |
| Goddard | Barani, Mohammad | David Sibeck | Heliophysics Science: Heliophysics: Solar Wind Connections with Magnetized Plasmas and Gases |
| Ames | Bernier, Claudia Marie | Matthew Johnson | Data-constrained Air Quality Modeling |
| Goddard | Boccelli, Stefano | Orenthal Tucker | Modeling of Planetary Thermospheres and Exospheres |
| Ames | Boekholt, Tjarda Coenraad Nico | Jack Lissauer | Space Science: Planetary System Dynamics |
| GISS | Bong, Hayoung | Allegra LeGrande | Exploring the Link Between Polar Jet and Changes in Mid-High-Latitude Water Cycle: Insights from Stable Water Isotope Analysis |
| Ames | Borlaff, Alejandro Serrano | Pamela M. Marcum | The ultra-low surface brightness Universe with HST/JWST |
| JPL | Braga Nogueira Branco, Ricardo | Matthew Kenyon | Development of Next-Generation Thermopile Arrays for Space Applications |
| Langley | Braun, Amanda Marie | Paul Danehy | Development and Application of Advanced Laser-based Measurement Techniques to Transonic, Supersonic, and Hypersonic Flows |
| Marshall | Bretzfelder, Jordan Melisande | Michael Zanetti | Comparative Planetology Investigations using Novel Velocity-Sensing Mobile Kinematic- and Rover-Based 3D LiDAR Systems |
| Goddard | Briesemeister, Zack Wyatt | Neil Zimmerman | Studies in Support of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Mission |
| Goddard | Buckner, Denise | Jose Aponte | PREBIOTIC: Primordial Reconnaissance of Early Bennu’s Inventory of Organics Through Investigation of Carbonaceous Chondrites |
| Goddard | Burtt, David | Stern, Jennifer | An Analog for Martian Return Samples: Carbon and Oxygen Isotopes of Synthetic Mg[1]Fe Carbonates |
| JPL | Callejas, Illena | Christine Lee | Land use controls on inland and coastal aquatic habitat water quality and health in Belize |
| Goddard | Canas, Caleb I | Knicole Colon | Astrophysics: Discovery and Characterization of Transiting Exoplanets |
| Goddard | Carcaboso Morales, Fernando | Adam Szabo | Heliophysics: Studying Energetic Particles in the Heliosphere |
| Langley | Carroll, Brian James | Amin Nehrir | Investigating the Interplay between Water Vapor, Shallow Clouds, and Large Scale Circulations: Application of HALO Lidar Retrievals in Addressing a World Climate Research Program Grand Challenge |
| JPL | Cerini, Giulia | Jason Rhodes | Weak Gravitational Lensing and Galaxy Clustering as Probes of Dark Matter and Dark Energy |
| Ames | Chakrabarty, Aritra | Modernize the Kepler Planet Detection and Vetting Pipeline to Compute an Improved eta-Earth Estimate | |
| Ames | Chhabra, Aakash | Ian Brosnan | Remote sensing applications for mapping and monitoring global forest carbon stock and dynamics |
| Ames | Chamba, Roshan Nushkia | Pamela Marcum | Observational Extragalactic Astronomy |
| JPL | Chao, Wen | Carl Percival | Laboratory Kinetics and Photochemistry for Earth and Planetary Atmospheres |
| JPL | Choi, Jinkyul | Kazuyuki Miyazaki | Earth Science: Data assimilation of atmospheric composition |
| Goddard | Choi, Wonei | Nickolay Krotkov | Earth Science: Analysis and Interpretation of Satellite-Based Spectroscopic Measurements |
| Goddard | Chojnowski, Stephen Drew | Pamela Marcum | Coronal and Solar Wind Models and the Data Used to Drive and Validate Them |
| Astrobiology | Citron, Robert Ira | Simone Marchi | Habitable Worlds |
| Ames | Cohen, Zachary Reuben | Mark Ditzler | Coenzymes and the RNA World |
| Langley | Collister, Brian Leigh | Chris Hostetler | Remote Sensing of Marine Ecosystem Stocks and Characteristics Using Multi-Wavelength High Spectral Resolution Lidar |
| Goddard | Coleman, Brandon William | Kimberly Weaver | Astrophysics: Active Galactic Nuclei and Starburst Galaxies |
| JPL | Connor, Thomas | Daniel Stern | Exploring the Growth and Origins of the First Supermassive Black Holes |
| Marshall | Conrad, Jack William | Caleb Fassett | Crater Morphology on Mercury: Exploring Crustal Structure |
| Marshall | Crabtree, Ellis Reed | Jeffrey Sowards | Computational Materials Science for In-Space Welding, Joining, and Additive Manufacturing |
| Goddard | Currie, Miles | Aki Roberge | The Impact of Exozodi on Habitable Planet Characterization with HWO |
| Ames | da Rocha Bragança Rodrigues, Jocelino Alexandre | Megan MacDonald | Experimental Flow Characterization in the Miniature Arc Jet Research Chamber |
| Astrobiology | Decker, Tara Fetherolf | Stephen Kane | Habitable Worlds |
| JPL | DeColibus, David Richard | Bonnie Buratti | Analysis of Multispectral Data Sets of Planetary Surfaces |
| Goddard | Delfavero, Vera Eris | John Baker | Astrophysics: Gravitational Radiation as a Window on the Universe |
| Langley | Demetillo, Mary Angelique | Laura Judd | Tropospheric Chemistry |
| Astrobiology | Denton, Camille | Alyssa Rhoden | Probing the Presence and Lifespan of Oceans on Saturn’s Mid-Sized Moons Using Large Impact Basins |
| Goddard | Desai, Abhishek Amit | Regina Caputo | Astrophysics: Gamma-Ray Astronomy |
| JPL | Desai, Niyati K | Bertrand Mennesson | High Contrast Direct Observations of Exoplanetary Systems |
| Marshall | Dixit, Kirtankumar Pravin | Jessica Gaskin | Optics: Advanced X-Ray Optics |
| Ames | Doherty, Conor | Ian Brosnan | Data Science for Satellite Remote Sensing and Earth Science Research |
| Glenn | Dominguez Medina, Sergio | Kathleen Tacina | The Aviation Emissions Post Doc will contribute to Commercial Supersonic Transport Project High Altitude Emissions Combustor technology development. New combustor technology will be evaluated for both gaseous and particulate emissions, with special emphasis on particulate matter extraction techniques. |
| Goddard | Dutra Vasconcelos dos Santos, Maíra | Tonia Venters | Astrophysics: Theoretical Multi-messenger Astrophysics |
| Goddard | Eagle, Jordan Lynn | Elizabeth Hays | Astrophysics: Gamma-Ray Astronomy |
| JSC | Edmond, Jemila | Justin Filiberto | The proposed research will address weathering of minerals on the surface of Venus as a function of temperature, oxygen fugacity, and pressure. This work will result in constraints on weathering processes and products at the surface of Venus |
| Langley | Edwards, Eva-Lou | Luke Ziemba | Atmospheric Aerosol Characterization |
| Astrobiology | Ely, Tucker Drew | Brandy Marie Toner | Solving for all possible seawater compositions on ocean worlds to reveal candidate mission measurements. |
| JPL | Estrela, Raissa Freitas | Mark Swain | Probing the atmospheres of super-Earths with combined ground-space observations |
| Ames | Fagnani, Andrea | Brett Cruden | Shock layer kinetic and radiation experimentation in the Electric Arc Shock Tube Facility |
| JPL | Faramarzi, Farzad | Peter Day | Microwave Kinetic Inductance Detector Arrays |
| Goddard | Fedkin, Niko Markovich | Ryan Stauffer | In-Situ and Satellite Trace Gas Observations: Data Analysis and Modeling |
| Goddard | Feldman, Andrew F | Benjamin Poulter | Quantifying the terrestrial biosphere’s response to changing rainfall frequency and intensity using NASA’s MODIS, SMAP, and OCO-2 Vegetation Indices |
| Glenn | Figueroa-Ibrahim, Kelvin Manuel | Daniel Sutliff | Development of Test Bed for Open Rotor Evaluation |
| JPL | Fitch, Erin Piper | Rosaly M.C. Lopes | Modeling the Effects of Molten Fuel–Coolant Interaction on Planetary Volcanism: Implications for Eruptions on Mars, Io, and Titan |
| Kennedy | Fountain, Luke Leslie | Gioia Massa | Space Crop Production research to enable space exploration |
| JPL | Fraústo de Brito Costa, Miguel | Douglass Hofmann | Bulk Metallic Glasses for Spacecraft Applications |
| JPL | Fuentes Munoz, Oscar | Ryan Park | Planetary Orbits, Rotation and Gravity Fields |
| JPL | Gay, Bradley Alan | Charles Miller | Arctic Carbon Cycle Dynamics and the Permafrost Carbon Feedback: CARVE, ABoVE, and Arctic CO2 and CH4 Syntheses |
| Ames | Geistfeld, Eric Christian | David Schwenke | Ab initio calculations of electronic excitation in the Cyanogen (CN) radical for Titan |
| Ames | Gkouvelis, Leonardos | Amanda Brecht | CONSTRAINING THE MARTIAN CHEMISTRY IN THE MIDDLE ATMOSPHERE |
| GISS | Glaser, Donald | Michael Way | Arid Planets Are Likely Habitable and may be Fruitful Targets for Biosignature Investigation |
| Ames | Govinda Raj, Chinmayee | Sergio Santa Maria | Development of ground instrumentation in support of a biological mission to the lunar surface |
| Goddard | Grell, Gabriel | Frederick Porter | Enabling Measurements of Gas Dynamics in Giant Elliptical Galaxies With High Accuracy Laboratory Measurements of Fe XVII |
| JPL | Greenberg, Evan Bennett | David Thompson | Imaging Spectroscopy Data Analysis for the EMIT Mission |
| Goddard | Grubb, Austin | Antonio Mannino | Using high-resolution hyperspectral data to develop advanced algorithms for phytoplankton taxonomic composition and particulate inorganic carbon |
| Goddard | Gupta, Rahul | Judith Racusin | Astrophysics: Gamma-Ray Bursts |
| JPL | Han, Kyeore | Surendra Adhikari | Understanding solid Earth deformation beneath Greenland |
| Astrobiology | Hantsoo, Kalev Griffin | Kimberly Lau | Exobiology: Evolution of Advanced Life |
| NASA HQ | Harris, Rachel | Astrobiology Program Fellow | |
| Ames | Hartman, Zachary | Steve Howell | Using Speckle Imaging to Characterize Confirmed and Potential Exoplanet Host Stars for the Habitable Worlds Observatory, JWST, and Ariel Space Missions |
| JPL | Hatchfield, H Perry | Paul Goldsmith | Unraveling the Relationship between Dynamics, Turbulence, and Star Formation in the Milky Way’s Galactic Center |
| Ames | He, Matthias | Modernize the Kepler Planet Detection and Vetting Pipeline to Compute an Improved eta-Earth Estimate | |
| Langley | Hetlage, Madison Elizabeth | Johnathan Hair | Airborne High Spectral Resolution LIDAR |
| Glenn | Hill, Elyse | Joseph Connolly | Electrified Aircraft Propulsion Control with Model Predictive Control |
| Ames | Hinshaw, Robert | Egle Cekanaviciute | Automated Biotechnology Systems for Space Exploration |
| JPL | Ho, Allison | Jinbo Wang | Frontiers in submesoscale ocean physics through Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) mission |
| Goddard | Hoffmann, Alex | Eftyhia Zesta | Signal Processing Techniques for Spaceflight Magnetometry |
| Goddard | Holland-Ashford, Tyler | Brian Williams | Investigating The Extreme Physics of Supernova Remnants Using X-Ray Data |
| Goddard | Hord, Benjamin James | Elisa Quintana | The Pandora SmallSat: Multiwavelength Characterization of Exoplanets and their Host Stars |
| Ames | Howells, Alta Emily | Tori Hoehler | Assessment of Chemical and Energetic Boundaries of a Serpentinized Fluid Methanogen |
| Goddard | Hutchison, Taylor Alexandra | Jane Rigby | Astrophysics: James Webb Space Telescope Science and Instrumentation |
| JPL | Hyder, Ali | Glenn Orton | Structure and Energetics of Planetary Atmospheres |
| Goddard | Ishitani Silva, Stela | Richard Barry | Big Data Mining and Artificial Intelligence in the Era of Large Astronomical Surveys |
| GISS | Ivanovich, Catherine | Benjamin Cook | Exploring the Influence of Land Surface Processes on Dry versus Humid Heat Extremes |
| Goddard | Iyer, Aishwarya Ravishankar | Elisa Quintana | The Pandora SmallSat: Multiwavelength Characterization of Exoplanets and their Host Stars |
| JPL | Jabbari, Tahereh | Daniel Cunnane | MgB2 Kinetic Inductance Devices for NASA Space Science Applications |
| Goddard | James, Tre'Shunda Letrece | Alex Glocer | Heliophysics Science: Global Magnetospheric Simulation |
| Goddard | Jercic, Veronika | Therese Kucera | Observation-simulation comparison of solar prominences and what it can reveal |
| Goddard | Jersey, Kylan | Anthony Yu | Ground verification for a TRL 6 LISA laser frequency reference system |
| Astrobiology | Ji, Aoshuang | Eddie Schwieterman | ICAR - Alternative Earths – How to Build and Sustain a Detectable Biosphere |
| Goddard | Karmakar, Subhajeet | Allison Youngblood | Astrophysics: Stellar Activity |
| Goddard | Karwin, Christopher | Carolyn Kierans | Data Analysis Pipelines for the Compton Spectrometer and Imager |
| Ames | Kasapis, Spiridon | Irina Kitiashvili | Heliophysics Science: Advanced analysis of observational data to predict solar activity |
| Langley | Kim, Doyeon | Patrick Taylor | Evaluating Arctic warming mechanisms from observation, reanalysis, and model simulations: role of local and remote atmospheric processes |
| Ames | Kim, Soo-Hyun | Modeling and Analysis of Upper Atmospheric Composition and Related Processes | |
| JPL | König, Lorenzo | Gene Serabyn | High Contrast Astronomical Imaging and Interferometry |
| Goddard | Krier, Christopher Scott | Guiping Liu | Heliophysics Science: Dynamical and Coupling Processes in the Earth Upper Atmosphere |
| JPL | Kuhn, Emily Rita | Michael Seiffert | |
| Ames | Kunitskaya, Alina | Synthetic Biology in Support of NASA Science and Exploration | |
| Ames | Kutch, Ian | Jessica Lee | Development of luciferase luminescence assays for LEIA applications |
| Goddard | Lambrides, Erini | Andrew Ptak | Causation vs Correlation: Disentangling the Role of AGN Triggering and AGN Feedback on Global Galaxy Properties |
| Goddard | Laviron, Adrien | Regina Caputo | MeV pulsars and polarimetry with AMEGO-X |
| Goddard | Lawson, Kellen Dunn | Michael McElwan | Astrophysics: Direct Exoplanet and Disk Imaging with the JWST |
| Ames | Le Gouellec, Valentin | Thomas Greene | Characterizing the physical processes governing the evolution of young protostars via near[1]infrared spectroscopy |
| Langley | Lee, Tabitha | Katherine Travis | This project takes advantage of the integrated observing system for air quality available during the NOAA/NASA AEROMMA/STAQS field campaigns in summer 2023. Satellite, airborne, and surface observations will be interpreted using the Forecasting (WRF)-driven GEOS-Chem (WRF-GC) model, to evaluate how urban characteristics affect the diurnal and vertical profile of NO2 and HCHO, and implications for the quality of satellite observations and simulations of surface air quality. Analysis will also include evaluation of how extreme conditions affect the diurnal and vertical profile of NO2 and HCHO. |
| Goddard | Leite, Rodrigo | Christopher Neigh | Earth Science: Vegetation and Soil Sciences |
| Goddard | López-Oquendo, Andy | Hannah Kaplan | Thermal Infrared Characterization of (99942) Apophis in Support for the OSIRIS-Apophis Explorer (APEX) Mission |
| Ames | Luchsinger, Kristen | Jennifer Heldmann | Developing a physical model of lunar polar ice layering using a novel integrated collection of datasets with varying detection sensitivities |
| JPL | Luhn, Jacob | Samuel Halverson | Developing a physically-motivated picture of stellar activity at rotational timescales for EPRV studies |
| JPL | Mallick, Rishav | Eric Fielding | Geodetic Imaging of Earthquakes and Landslides |
| Goddard | Mallinson, Holly Mary | Scott Braun | 612 lab opportunity: Remote Sensing of Precipitation |
| JPL | Malsky, Isaac | Tiffany Kataria | Theoretical modeling of exoplanetary atmospheres |
| JPL | Mankovich, Christopher Ryan | Mark Hofstadter | Microwave Observations of Giant Planet Atmospheres |
| Ames | Maragkoudakis, Alexandros | Christiaan Boersma | PAH Emission Bands As Astrophysical Probes In The JWST Era |
| JPL | Markus, Charles Richmond | Carl Percival | Laboratory Kinetics of Relevance to the Earth's Atmosphere |
| Ames | Marshall, Nathan | Mary Parenteau | A Microbial Time Capsule: Developing A Robust Lipid Biomarker Proxy for Ancient Microbial Methane Cycling |
| Goddard | Masoom, Akriti | Pawan Gupta | Improving AERONET NO2 climatology for AOD measurements based on Satellite observations and validation with Pandora measurements |
| Langley | Mast, Jeffrey Clark | Yolanda Shea | CLARREO Pathfinder Science |
| Langley | Mathai, Susan | Linking Aerosol Measurements to Modeling Efforts | |
| Goddard | Mathews, Nathaniel Hodge | Barbara J Thompson | A Physics-Informed Neural Net Emulator for Magnetohydrostatic Systems |
| Ames | Mayer, Marisa Hayley | Mary Parenteau | ACID-TOLERANT ANOXYGENIC PHOTOTROPHS AND THEIR UNIQUE LIPID BIOMARKERS: IMPLICATIONS FOR RE-INTERPRETING ENVIRONMENTAL SETTINGS ON THE EARLY EARTH |
| GISS | Menzel, Molly | Clara Orbe | Tropical Stratospheric-Tropospheric Interaction in a Changing Climate |
| Ames | Mester, Marton | Robert Wilson | Space Science: Theoretical and Experimental Studies of Planetary Atmospheres |
| Ames | Meusburger, Johannes Michael | Thomas Bristow | Investigating Spectroscopic and X-ray Diffraction Properties of Mars Analog Sulfate Minerals |
| KSC | Meyers, Alexander | Ye Zhang | Responses of Crops to the Space Environment |
| Goddard | Michotte de Welle, Bayane Aicha Radija | Hyunju Connor | Heliophysics Science: Energy, Momentum, and Particle Entry into the Magnetosphere |
| Goddard | Midzak, Natalie | Aerosol and Cloud Remote Sensing using Lidar | |
| Langley | Miech, Jason Andrew | Joshua DiGangi | Airborne In Situ Trace Gas Analysis of Earth's Atmosphere |
| JPL | Mirocha, Jordan | Tzu-Ching Chang | Opportunity: Cosmic Dawn and Large-scale Structure with Intensity Mapping Proposal Title: Testing Feedback Models with Intensity Mapping at High Redshifts |
| Goddard | Mojarro, Angel | Jason Dworkin | Molecular Characterization of Organic Matter from Asteroid Bennu Amenable by Pyrolysis-Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry |
| Marshall | Mondal, Biswajit | Amy Winebarger | Heliophysics: Solar Physics Research |
| Goddard | Moss, Michael James | Brad Cenko | Astrophysics: Gamma-Ray Bursts |
| Astrobiology | Mueller, Elliott | Boswell Wing | Exploring fermentation as a biogeochemical lever on the Great Oxidation Event |
| Goddard | Myers, Ava | Judith Racusin | BurstCube:A CubeSat for Gravitational Wave Counterparts |
| Goddard | Nayak, Omnarayani | Erin Smith | Astrophysics: James Webb Space Telescope Science and Instrumentation |
| JPL | Nesser, Hannah Obermiller | Kevin Bowman | Observational Constraints on Processes Controlling Atmospheric Composition Using the Tropospheric Emission Spectrometer |
| Goddard | Nisson, Devan Marie | Lynn Rothschild | Space Science: The Effect of Environmental Factors on Microbial Evolution |
| Goddard | Pal, Sanchita | Lan Jian | Heliospheric Flux Rope |
| Marshall | Pankratz, Hannah Gayle | Andrew Molthan | Remote Sensing of Meteorological Hazards and Disaster Impacts |
| Goddard | Park, Jong-Uk | Thomas Hanisco | Improving the satellite validation strategy using the ground-based Pandora observations of atmospheric trace gases: Synergetic use of stereoscopic observations from ground, airborne, and satellite |
| Goddard | Pasterski, Michael Joseph | Xiang Li | Planetary Analog Samples Study for Instrument Development by Laser Mass Spectrometry |
| JPL | Patel, Priyaben | Leslie Tamppari | Mars Atmospheric Data Analysis and Modelling |
| Goddard | Petrus, Simon | Michael McElwan | Research project title: Characterization of exoplanetary atmospheres with medium-resolution spectroscopy |
| Goddard | Pfeifle, Ryan | Kimberly Weaver | Probing the Known Population of Dual AGNs |
| JPL | Pierrat, Zoe Amie | Kerry Cawse-Nicholson | Linking thermal infrared radiation & solar-induced chlorophyll fluorescence data to water efficiency |
| JPL | Plant, Kathryn Annette | Joseph Lazio | Science with Next Generation, Large Radio Arrays |
| Goddard | Powell, Elisabeth | Temilola Fatoyinbo Agueh | Fusion of Spaceborne Lidar and Landsat Data to Assess Sea Level Rise Impacts on Coastal Carbon Dynamics Along the U.S. East Coast |
| Astrobiology | Pulletikurti, Sunil | Ramanarayanan Krishnamurthy | Exobiology: Prebiotic Evolution |
| Ames | Puukila, Stephanie April | April Elizabeth Ronca | The effect of a complex dietary supplement on oxidative stress and neuroconsequences of spaceflight environment |
| Goddard | Rahin, Roi | Maurice Leutenegger | TBD |
| Marshall | Rani, Alka | Heidi Haviland | Lunar and Planetary Science: Geophysics and Interiors |
| Langley | Rawat, Prajjwal | James Crawford | Inferring near-surface air quality from remote sensing observations |
| JPL | Reddy, Sachin | Corey Cochrane | Artificial Intelligence Modelling of Europa’s Space Environment and Ionosphere |
| Astrobiology | Reed, Nathan William | Karyn Rogers | RCN - The Prebiotic Chemistry and Early Earth Environments Consortium (PCE3) |
| Marshall | Rosati, Robert James | Tyson B. Littenberg | Improving Primordial Stochastic Background Detection with LISA |
| Goddard | Rowell, Caroline | Andrej Grubisic | One and two-step laser desorption ionization with various separation methods for next generation spaceflight high-resolution mass spectrometry |
| Langley | Roy, Sayantee | Richard Moore | Atmospheric Aerosol Characterization |
| Goddard | Sahade, Abril | Judith Karpen | Heliophysics Science: Solar Theory and Computational Studies |
| Goddard | Samara, Evangelia | Charles Arge | Coronal and Solar Wind Models and the Data Used to Drive and Validate Them |
| Langley | Schlosser, Joseph | Snorre Stamnes | Validation and retrieval of aerosol microphysical properties and aerosol forcing from joint polarimeter and lidar observations in clear, broken cloud and cloudy sky conditions |
| JPL | Seaton, Kenneth | Bryana Henderson | Chemical and physical processes that impact habitability and life-detection investigations |
| Goddard | Seidel, Seth D | Nathan Arnold | Tropical meteorology, cloud and precipitation variability |
| JSC | Seifert, Laura Brittany | Lindsay Keller | The Nature of Early Solar System and Presolar materials |
| Ames | Sharp, Samantha | Liane Guild | Improved detection of harmful cyanobacteria blooms in inland waters with hyperspectral radiometric datasets |
| JSC | Shober, Patrick | Paul Abell | By integrating weather radar data with fireball network observations, the proposed work aims to develop an automated pipeline that would significantly reduce the uncertainty in meteorite fall locations. Utilizing machine learning algorithms for radar data analysis and Kalman filters for integrating various data sources, this approach is expected to improve the accuracy of meteorite recovery and also enable a more accurate estimation of the impact trajectories and masses. This would enable refinement of our understanding of meteorite origins, trajectories, and the distribution of small bodies in the solar system, contributing valuable insights to both planetary science and planetary defense initiatives. |
| Goddard | Shoemaker, Emileigh Suzanne | David Hollibaugh Baker | Geomorphic and Geophysical Studies of Planetary Processes and Landforms |
| JPL | Shreevastava, Anamika | Glynn Hulley | Investigating the role of urban land use land cover in the heatwave - urban heat island interactions |
| Goddard | Silver, Ross Michael | Francesca Civano | Astrophysics: Active Galactic Nuclei and Starburst Galaxies |
| JSC | Simpson, Sarah Lauren | Elizabeth B. Rampe | Characterization of impact glass alteration products in terrestrial craters and comparison to Martian clay minerals and X-ray amorphous materials |
| Marshall | Singam, Srikanth Panini | Kiranmayee Kilaru | Post-fabrication figure correction techniques for high-resolution X-ray optics |
| Goddard | Sinha, Shipra | Mei-Ching Fok | Inner Magnetosphere Response to Solar Wind Structures |
| Glenn | Sorini, Christopher William | Evan Pineda | Unified High-Fidelity Multi-Physics Multiscale Modeling Framework |
| Goddard | Spohn, Corey Andrew | Christopher Stark | Astrophysics: Extrasolar Planets and Planet Formation: Theory and Observations |
| JSC | Stadermann, Amanda Claire | Francis McCubbin | Planetary Mineralogy and Petrology |
| Ames | Sweet, Philip Joseph | Genetic improvement of in-space microbial bioproduction | |
| JPL | Sunday, Cecily | Christine Hartzell | This proposal used state of the art methods to combine gas and dust in calculations of the thruster plume as it impinges on the Moon. Previous estimates have made unrealistic assumptions that render the results wrong. This new work is critical to NASA's Artemis program to inform those preparing to return to the Moon of the effects of the thruster gas which will inevitably contain dust and rocks. This dust-entrained gas represents a hazard to instruments and humans on the Moon and must be evaluated. |
| JPL | Sypkens, Sasha Tosca | Matt Shaw | Superconducting Nanowire Single Photon Detectors |
| Goddard | Tarricone, John Michael | Carrie Vuyovich | Snow and Ice Research |
| Goddard | Taylor, Alexander David | Mahmooda Sultana | A compact ultraviolet spectrometer using a quantum dot filter array and visible light detector |
| Goddard | Terragni, Jacopo | Erika Kohler | Exoplanet Experimental Studies |
| JPL | Thippala Gamage, Sachindra Shehani | Peter Willis | Organic Capillary Electrophoresis Analysis System (OCEANS) Protocol Development and Validation on Astrobiology Analog Samples |
| Ames | Tomlin, Jay M | Laura Iraci | Airborne Trace Gas Measurements |
| Astrobiology | Tu, Chenyi | Michael Kipp | Precambrian Phosphorites: Evidence of nutrient-rich oceans or local water mass chemistry? |
| Goddard | Tuchow, Noah Wolfe | Christopher Stark | Astrophysics: Extrasolar Planets and Planet Formation: Theory and Observations |
| Ames | Vats, Akant | Andrew Mattioda | Space Science: Laboratory Studies of Cosmic Ices, Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Carbonaceous Molecules |
| Astrobiology | Vazquez-Salazar, Alberto | Irene Chen | ICAR- Emergence of a Complex Biochemical System: Evolutionary Paths to Coded Protein Synthesis |
| JPL | Vincent, Lena | Aaron Noell | Exobiology - Biosignatures and Life Elsewhere |
| JPL | Vitkova, Ariana Barbora | James Lambert | Quantitative Mineralogy and Life Detection using Raman and LIBS Spectroscopy |
| Goddard | Villanueva, Steven | Knicole D. Colon | Establishing TESS's Legacy of Long-Period Planets |
| Glenn | Waddell, Kendyl Askia Coffey | David Urban | Microgravity Science and Technology |
| JPL | Wallace, Matthew | James L Lambert | Isolation and Concentration of Biogenic Particles via Flow Cytometry for Icy Moons |
| Goddard | Wallace, Samantha | Nicholeen Viall-Kepko | Characterizing the In Situ Observed Solar Wind by its Solar Source Locations |
| JPL | Walwer, Damian Winston | Paul Lundgren | Volcano transient source processes constrained by InSAR and in situ observations |
| Goddard | Weiss, Andreas | Teresa Nieves-Chinchilla | Analytical modelling of deformable and distorted magnetic flux ropes |
| Goddard | Whalen, Kelly Elizabeth | Kimberly Weaver | Astrophysics: Active Galactic Nuclei and Starburst Galaxies |
| JPL | Wharton, Robert Stockton | Walid Majid | Novel Searches for Radio Pulsars in the Galactic Center |
| Ames | Wijesekara, Piyumi | Egle Cekanaviciute | Human Airway Responses to Simulated Spaceflight Stressors |
| JPL | Wilcoski, Andrew Xavier | Catherine Elder | Lunar Polar Volatiles |
| Ames | Wogan, Nicholas Franz | Natasha Batalha | Space Science: Exoplanet Science and Technology Development |
| Marshall | Woo, Han Byul | Paul Bremner | Planetary Science: Coastal Processes |
| Goddard | Woodrum, Charity | Amber Straughn | Understanding the Stellar Mass Growth and Quenching of Galaxies with JWST |
| JPL | Worden, Sarah Rose | Sasan Saatchi | Tropical Forest Carbon Cycle |
| JPL | Yadlapalli, Nitika | Ken Cooper | Millimeter- and Submillimeter-Wave Radar Technology Development for Atmospheric Remote Sensing |
| JPL | Yoo, Changyun | Boris Karasik | THz heterodyne detectors for space |
| JPL | Yurk, Nitika Yadlapalli | Ken Cooper | Millimeter- and Submillimeter-Wave Radar Technology Development for Atmospheric Remote Sensing |
| JPL | Zaiss-Bowman, Jessica | Michelle Gierach | Estimating and Studying the Global Ocean Ecology and Carbon Cycle Using Observations and Numerical Models |
| JPL | Zomerdijk-Russell, Sophia | Jamie Jasinski | Ice Giant Magnetospheres |
Total number of Fellows: 218