Current NPP Fellows

Center NPP Fellow NPP Advisor Research Proposal Title
JPL Acevedo Barroso, Javier Daniel Stern Launching the era of population studies for galaxy-scale strong gravitational lensing
JPL Adams, Andrea Suzanne Smrekar Modeling 3D Lithospheric Delamination at Artemis Corona and Derceto Plateau on Venus
Goddard Alei, Eleonora Avi Mandell A Multitude of Marbles: How to best distinguish uninhabitable, habitable and inhabited terrestrial planets with the Next Generation of Space Observatories
Goddard Anderson, Seamus Lon Erika Kohler Watch Our Future Burn: Experimental Characterization of the Volatilization Behavior of Meteorites for In Situ Resource Utilization and Secondary Exoplanet Atmospheres
Goddard Asche, Silke Heather Graham Investigation of organic patterns in planetary analogs using assembly theory
Goddard Boccelli, Stefano Orenthal Tucker Rarefied gas-dynamic modeling of water vapor plumes on Europa: genesis, fallout, background atmosphere interaction and gravitational escape
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
JPL Braga Nogueira Branco, Ricardo Matthew Kenyon Development of a next-generation thermopile detector to enable a first-of-a-kind far-infrared hyperspectral imager for space applications
Marshall Bretzfelder, Jordan Melisande Michael Zanetti Applications of Novel LiDAR Technology to Martian Analog Investigations
Astrobiology Brousos, Panagiotis-Ilias Marc Neveu Biosignature Preservation of Psychrophilic Organisms under Simulated Cryovolcanic Conditions on Icy Ocean Worlds
Goddard Buckner, Denise Jose Aponte PREBIOTICC: Primordial Reconnaissance of Early Bennu’s Inventory of Organics Through Investigation of Carbonaceous Chondrites
JPL Callejas, Illena Christine Lee Swapping National Debt for Marine Conservation: Impacts of Land Use and Land Cover Changes on Water Quality and Riverine Plumes in Belize
Ames Caussi Piriz, Martina Jeffrey Moore Constraining the Thermal History of Ganymede and Callisto by Modeling the Topographic Relaxation of Large Impact Craters
Astrobiology Champagne-Ruel, Alexandre Kirtland Robinson Mapping Molecular Complexity for Agnostic Life Detection
JPL Chao, Wen Carl Percival Laboratory Studies of Polysulfur Formation for the Planetary Chemistry
JPL Choi, Jinkyul Kazuyuki Miyazaki Advancing air pollutant emission inventory for Asia using inverse modeling of multi-constituent retrievals from multiple satellites
Goddard Choi, Wonei Nickolay Krotkov Quantifying the Impact of SO2 and Aerosols Emitted from Volcanic Eruptions on TOMS Ozone Retrievals: A Long-Term Analysis since 1978
Goddard Chua, Chin Wei Susanne Bauer Past, Present and Future El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) impacts on methane and its drivers in the GISS global chemistry-climate model
Astrobiology Citron, Robert Simone Marchi Examining Early Mars Habitability Through Load-Corrected Paleo-Ocean Levels
Goddard Coleman, Brandon William Kimberly Weaver The Importance of AGN Growth to Galaxy Evolution
Goddard Colosimo, Joseph Kristen Madsen Characterization of Next-Generation X-ray Optics
Marshall Crabtree, Ellis Reed Jeffrey Sowards Computational and Data-Driven Modeling of Welding in Extraterrestrial Environments
JPL Craigie, Matthew Eric Huff Directly Measuring and Characterizing Galaxy Intrinsic Alignments in Data with Deep Learning
Ames da Rocha Bragança Rodrigues, Jocelino Alexandre Megan MacDonald Harnessing the potential of the miniature arc-jet research chamber (mARC II) for the innovation and advancement of NASA’s entry testing capabilities
Astrobiology Decker, Tara Fetherolf Stephen Kane Star-Planet Connections: Effects of Stellar Activity on Exoplanet Demographics and Atmospheres
Goddard de la Hoz Lopez-Collado, Elena Alan Kogut From Origins to Models: MHD Simulations for Understanding the Radio Synchrotron Background and Creating a Comprehensive Synchrotron Model
JPL Demchev, Denis Dimitris Menemenlis Synergetic use of multi-frequency SAR data for generating multiyear sea ice motion products: new insights into climate processes and practical applications
Astrobiology Denton, Camille Alyssa Rhoden Probing the Presence and Lifespan of Oceans on Saturn’s Mid-Sized Moons Using Large Impact Basins
JPL Desai, Niyati K Bertrand Mennesson Advancing Coronagraphy to Image Exo-Earths at 1e-10 Contrasts
Goddard Dimopoulos, Georgios Javier Garcia Martinez Shedding light onto the supermassive black holes and their close environment in the XRISM era
Marshall Dixit, Kirtankumar Pravin Jessica Gaskin Advancing X-ray Astronomy: Novel Multilayer Coatings for Broadband Imaging in the 2-200 keV Spectrum
Glenn Dominguez Medina, Sergio Kathleen Tacina Characterizing Aerosol Aviation Emissions from Alternative Fuels under Simulated Supersonic Conditions in Flame Tube Experiments
Goddard Dutra Vasconcelos dos Santos, Maíra Tonia Venters Multi-messenger search for dark matter
Goddard Eagle, Jordan Lynn Elizabeth Hays Pulsar Wind Nebula Studies in the Gamma-Ray Era
Ames Fagnani, Andrea Brett Cruden Development of Measurement Techniques and Study of Shock-Layer Radiation with Reduced Uncertainties
Glenn Figueroa-Ibrahim, Kelvin Manuel Daniel Sutliff Development of Test Bed for Open Rotor Evaluation
Goddard Foote, Trevor Knicole Colon Silencing the Static: Novel Approaches to Noise Reduction in Transiting Exoplanet Observations
Goddard Fordin, Samuel Jaye Verniero Using Convolutional Neural Networks to Study Waves in the Solar Wind
Kennedy Fountain, Luke Leslie Gioia Massa Understanding plant nitrogen preference responses to elevated atmospheric CO2 to optimize nutrient provision for candidate crops
Goddard Freedman, Gabriel Jacob Slutsky Efficient Parameter Estimation of Extreme Mass Ratio Inspiral Sources for the LISA Data Analysis Pipeline
Goddard Fritze, Hannah Ann Cardiff Leveraging NuSTAR, Chandra, and XMM-Newton to Probe the Population, Evolution, and High-z Impacts of Compact Objects in Accreting Binaries
Ames Geistfeld, Eric Christian Justin Haskins Ab initio calculations of electronic excitation in the Cyanogen (CN) radical for Titan
Astrobiology Gianchandani, Kaushal Michael Way Ocean circulation and transport of biosignatures of icy moons
Marshall Gnarini, Andrea Steven Ehlert Constraining the Geometry of Accreting Weakly Magnetized Neutron Stars with X-ray Polarimetry
JPL Greenberg, Evan Bennett David Thompson Imaging Spectroscopy Measurements of Inland Water Quality across High Mountain Asia: Insights from NASA’s EMIT mission
Goddard Grell, Gabriel Frederick Porter Enabling Measurements of Gas Dynamics in Giant Elliptical Galaxies With High Accuracy Laboratory Measurements of Fe XVII
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 Probing the origin of gamma-ray bursts using multiwavelength observations and modeling
JPL Han, Kyeore Surendra Adhikari Reconciling geological, historical, and geodetic data in Greenland using a coupled system of ice sheet and Glacial Isostatic Adjustment models
Astrobiology Hantsoo, Kalev Griffin Kimberly Lau Sulfur, calcium, and climate: Evaporite deposition as a carbon cycle driver
NASA HQ Harris, Rachel David Grinspoon NASA-DARES: NASA Astrobiology StrAtegy for Decadal Advancements in Research, Exploration, and Synthesis
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
Ames He, Matthias Stephen Bryson Towards a Unified Model of Multi-planetary Systems: Constraints from Planet Sizes and Dynamics, and Predictions for Microlensing Yields
Langley Hetlage, Madison Elizabeth Johnathan Hair Enabling PBLH Measurements through Temperature High Spectral Resolution Lidar
JPL Ho, Allison Benjamin Hamlington SWOT wave retrieval for applications to wave-current interactions
Goddard Holcomb, Rae Joshua Schlieder Community Tools for Stellar Rotation with the Roman Space Telescope
Goddard Holland-Ashford, Tyler Brian Williams Investigating The Extreme Physics of Supernova Remnants Using X-Ray Data
Goddard Hord, Benjamin James Elisa Quintana Using the Pandora SmallSat to Study the Architecture and Destruction of Hot Jupiter Systems
JPL Hyder, Ali Glenn Orton Dynamical and Compositional Trends in the Atmosphere of Jupiter: Implications for
Energetics and Formation
GISS Ivanovich, Catherine Benjamin Cook Exploring the Influence of Land Surface Processes on Dry versus Humid Heat Extremes
Goddard Iyer, Aishwarya Ravishankar Elisa Quintana Understanding Atmospheric Heterogeneity of M-dwarfs— a robust model pipeline for Pandora SmallSat Mission
JPL Jabbari, Tahereh Daniel Cunnane MgB2 Kinetic Inductance Bolometer Detectors
GISS Jacobson, Tess Benjamin Cook Understanding changes in the dynamical drivers of North American drought in a warming world
Goddard James, Tre'Shunda Letrece Alex Glocer Validation of M-I Coupling in Global Models in Preparation for the Geospace Dynamics Constellation (GDC)
Ames Jeong, Sungchan Ian Brosnan Harmonization of geostationary and polar-orbiting satellite observations using machine learning and deep learning models
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 Using Methane Isotopologues to Illuminate Earth’s O2-CH4 History: Implications for Remote Biosignatures on Habitable Worlds
JPL Juang, Caroline Madeleine Pascolini-Campbell Disentangling Hydroclimate Drivers on Wildfire and Post-Fire Debris Flow Potential in Southern California under Climate Change
Goddard Kakkenpara, Suresh Stefanie Milam Deuterium Enrichment of Nitrogen-Bearing Species in Interstellar Ices via D/H Exchange
Goddard Kelly, Evan Shahid Aslam The monolithic Spatial Heterodyne Raman Spectrometer: Leading the Next Wave of Planetary Science Exploration
Goddard Kim, Daewon Tonia Venters Multi-waveband studies of gamma-ray flaring regions in blazar jets with LAT + VLBI facilities
Ames Kim, Soo-Hyun Rei Ueyama Observational and Numerical Study of Atmospheric Turbulence in the Upper Atmosphere Detected from In Situ Aircraft Observations and Its Relevance for Atmospheric Composition
JPL König, Lorenzo Gene Serabyn Metasurface-based Scalar Vortex Coronagraph
JPL Kuhn, Emily Rita Michael Seiffert Title not available
Goddard Kundu, Anu Konstantinos Kalapotharakos Constraining the multipolar magnetic field, mass, and radius of NICER Millisecond Pulsars
Ames Kunitskaya, Alina Lynn Rothschild On-demand pharmaceutical production using synthetic biology tools to enable human exploration of deep space
Ames Kutch, Ian Jessica Lee Development of luciferase luminescence assays for LEIA applications
Ames Lacy, Brianna Natasha Batalha Next-Generation Models for Characterizing Giant Exoplanets with JWST and Beyond
JPL Lange, Lucas  Sylvain Piqueux Detectability and Characterization of Endogenic Heat Sources on Complex Surface Topography on Europa
Goddard Latouf, Natasha Christopher Stark Exploring Habitable Planet Yields with BARBIE and KEN
Goddard Laviron, Adrien Regina Caputo MeV pulsars and polarimetry with AMEGO-X
Goddard Lawson, Kellen Dunn Michael McElwan Optimized Direct Imaging Techniques for Planet Studies in the Era of JWST & Beyond
Langley Lee, Tabitha Katherine Travis Using the Integrated Observing System for Air Quality to Improve Our Understanding of Urban Pollution in Average and Extreme Conditions
Lehnigk, Karin Sujay Kumar Employing SWOT measurements for sediment storage estimation in mountain lakes
University of California, Riverside Li, Siqi Timothy Lyons Extraterrestrial delivery of bio-essential metals as a possible driver of Archean biotic evolution and ecological expansion
Ames Lin, Jonathan Ruslan Belikov Wavefront sensing with photonic circuits for exoplanet science
Goddard López-Oquendo, Andy Hannah Kaplan Thermal Infrared Characterization of (99942) Apophis in Support for the OSIRIS-Apophis Explorer (APEX) Mission
JPL Luhn, Jacob Samuel Halverson DISSECT: Diagnosing Isolated Stellar Signals for EPRV with Curated Timeseries
Langley Maerkl, Raphael Richard Moore The Impact of Aerosol Emission Properties on Contrail Prediction and Avoidance Strategies
JPL Mallick, Rishav Eric Fielding Estimating lithospheric rheology by applying physics-informed inverse methods to geodetic observations throughout the earthquake cycle
Goddard Mallinson, Holly Mary Scott Braun An Improved Understanding of Coupled Convective Processes and Implications for the NASA Atmosphere Observing System
JPL Malsky, Isaac Tiffany Kataria Ultra-fast 3D Exoplanet Cloudy Atmosphere Simulations with Neural Networks
JPL Markus, Charles Richmond Carl Percival Laboratory Studies for the Next Age of Ice Giant Exploration
Ames Marshall, Nathan Mary Parenteau A Microbial Time Capsule: Developing A Robust Lipid Biomarker Proxy for Ancient Microbial Methane Cycling
Goddard Mate, Sujay Carolyn Kierans Gamma-ray Burst and high-energy transient polarimetry with COSI
Langley Mathai, Susan Luke Ziemba Developing a Comprehensive and Open Table of Aerosol Optics Database
Goddard McKaig, Jeffrey Kimberly Weaver Unveiling Black Hole Accretion Throughout Cosmic Time
Goddard McQueen, Zachary Connor Nixen Elucidating PAH Structure of Titan Haze Particles Through High-Resolution Aerosol Emission Spectra
Ames Meusburger, Johannes Michael Thomas Bristow Detectability of magnesium sulfate hydrates by Curiosity and Perseverance
KSC Meyers, Alexander Ye Zhang GRAVRAD: Ground-based RNA Analysis under Variable Radiation and Differential Gravity
Goddard Michotte de Welle, Bayane Aicha Radija Hyunju Connor Understanding the location of magnetic reconnection on the dayside magnetopause under steady and unsteady-state conditions
Goddard Midzak, Natalie John Yorks Impacts of Non-Spherical Smoke Identified from Space-Based Lidar Retrievals
Langley Miech, Jason Andrew Joshua DiGangi Using Airborne In-Situ Greenhouse Gas Enhancement Ratios to Characterize Regional Combustion Source Signatures during ASIA-AQ
Goddard Mirzagholi, Leila Nancy Kiang Data-Driven Vegetation Modeling: Rethinking Phenology and Albedo Models in the NASA GISS Ent Terrestrial Biosphere Model
Goddard Moss, Michael James Brad Cenko Revealing the Nature of Gamma-Ray Bursts Using Physical Models
Goddard Mpetha, Charlie Ami Choi Probing Fundamental Physics with Galaxy Clusters
Astrobiology Mueller, Elliott Boswell Wing Exploring fermentation as a biogeochemical lever on the Great Oxidation Event
Goddard Nathan, Edward Javier Garcia Martinez Studying the innermost regions of black hole accretion discs with intricate X-ray reflection modeling
JPL Nathan, Gabriel Amy Hoffmann Modeling Oxygen Isotopic Evolution in the Mantle and Atmosphere
Goddard Nisson, Devan Marie Lynn Rothschild High Maintenance Habitability: Thermodynamic Constraints on Microbial Metabolic Distribution and Evolution in Extreme Environments
Goddard Pal, Tathagata Gregory Mosby Investigating Stellar Initial Mass Function Variation with the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
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 Developing Protocols to Characterize Organic Matter Using Laser Desorption Mass Spectrometry (LDMS) on Titan and Beyond
JPL Patel, Priyaben Leslie Tamppari Impact of a Global Dust Storm on Water Vapor Circulation and Regolith Interactions
Goddard Petrus, Simon Michael McElwan Characterization of exoplanetary atmospheres with medium-resolution spectroscopy
JPL Pierrat, Zoe Amie Kerry Cawse-Nicholson Understanding water use efficiency across spatiotemporal scales with remote sensing
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
Langley Rawat, Prajjwal James Crawford Inferring near-surface air quality from remote sensing observations
Ames Ray, Angelique Richard Everroad Informing life-detection missions by exploring the limits of trace gas metabolism in Mars-analogue soils of the Atacama Desert
JPL Reddy, Sachin Corey Cochrane AI Modeling of Europa’s Atmosphere and Plasma Environment
Astrobiology Reed, Nathan William Karyn Rogers Coupling Early Earth Organic Haze Chemistry to Prebiotic Aqueous Environments
Goddard Roots, Maurice John Sullivan Investigating the Impacts of Boundary Layer Dynamics on Coastal Air Quality
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 Comprehensive assessment of aerosol properties and spatial distribution over Seoul, South Korea
JPL Ruzicka, Vit David Thompson Improved Methane Detection in Imaging Spectroscopy Data Using Machine Learning
Goddard Sahade, Abril Judith Karpen Understanding the Factors Determining how much Coronal Free energy is Released in a Solar Eruption
Ames Sánchez Alarcón, Pablo Pamela Marcum ENHANCING LOW SURFACE BRIGHTNESS SCIENCE: GALACTIC CIRRUS SUBTRACTION IN ROMAN IMAGING
JPL Seaton, Kenneth Bryana Henderson Informing Hypervelocity Impact Sampling at Europa Using the JPL Hypervelocity Ice Grain System
JSC Seifert, Laura Brittany Lindsay Keller Investigating the Origins and Preservation of Ancient Stardust in Primitive Planetary Materials: Insight from the Coordinated Analyses of Silicate Circumstellar Grains
Ames Sharp, Samantha Liane Guild Improved detection of harmful cyanobacteria blooms in inland waters with hyperspectral radiometric datasets
JSC Shober, Patrick Paul Abell Next-Generation Meteorite Tracking: Leveraging Weather Radar for Global Detection and Recovery
Goddard Sienkiewicz, Noah Reed Espinosa An Exploration of Multianglar Polarimeter Uncertainties and How They Influence Aerosol Retrievals: Exploring Instrument Capabilities in a Post-PACE World
Goddard Silver, Ross Michael Francesca Civano A Multiwavelength Approach to Probe the Connection Between Supermassive Black Holes and the Host Galaxy
Goddard Spohn, Corey Andrew Christopher Stark Scheduling Direct Imaging Observations for Maximum Information Gain
JSC Stadermann, Amanda Claire Francis McCubbin Investigating parental Mg-suite magmas using melt inclusions in Apollo troctolite 76535
Ames Sundararajan, Pavithraa Farid Salama Raman Micro Spectroscopy of carbon grains and residues formed from PAH under Astrophysical conditions – their implication to the OSIRIS-Rex mission
JPL Sunday, Cecily Christine Hartzell Gas-dust interactions on the Moon and small Solar System bodies
JPL Sypkens, Sasha Tosca Matt Shaw Frequency Multiplexed Readout of Long Wavelength SNSPDs using Kinetic Inductance Parametric Up-Converter (KPUP) Resonators
Goddard Terragni, Jacopo Erika Kohler Experimental study of the temperature dependance on optical properties of atmospheric particles to improve exoplanet modeling and their spectral analysis
Langley Thompson, Seth Richard Moore Assessing Seasonal Impacts of Pollen on Regional Climate and Air Quality in Southeast Virginia
Marshall Trigg, Aaron Joshua Wood Magnetar Flare Astrophysics with Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor
Goddard Trindade Falcao, Anna Andy Ptak Probing the Role of X-ray Gas in Effective AGN-Galaxy Feedback in the Local Universe
Astrobiology Tu, Chenyi Michael Kipp Precambrian Phosphorites: Evidence of nutrient-rich oceans or local water mass chemistry?
Astrobiology Upadhyay, Meenu Partha Bera Accurate Quantum Chemical Exploration of Adsorption, Diffusion, Desorption, and Reactivity of Radicals on Astrochemical Grains
Ames Vats, Akant Andrew Mattioda A Comprehensive Study of PAHs in Interstellar and Planetary Environments
Glenn Waddell, Kendyl Askia Coffey David Urban Microgravity Spherical Gaseous Cool Diffusion Flames at Elevated Pressures
JPL Walwer, Damian Winston Paul Lundgren Understanding the dynamics of volcanoes: comparing the decadal evolutions of volcanoes using geodetic time series
Goddard Whalen, Kelly Elizabeth Kimberly Weaver Spatially-Resolved Outflow Kinematics in Nearby Spitzer/GALEX-Observed Seyfert Galaxies to Probe Stellar Feedback
Marshall Woo, Han Byul Paul Bremner Assessment of coastal processes from the implementation of environmental seismology
Goddard Woodrum, Charity Amber Straughn Understanding the Stellar Mass Growth and Quenching of Galaxies with JWST
JPL Worden, Sarah Rose Sasan Saatchi Carbon and Water Coupling and Ecosystem Resilience Across Tropical Rainforests
Goddard Yabra, Melina Joseph Santanello, Jr. Enhancing the thermodynamic structure and height estimation of the Planetary Boundary Layer to assess Low-Level Jet intensity over the US Great Plains
JPL Yadlapalli, Nitika Ken Cooper 380 GHz Differential Absorption Radar for Water Vapor Profile Retrieval
JPL Zaiss-Bowman, Jessica Michelle Gierach Characterizing the Interannual Variability of the northern Gulf of Mexico Hypoxic Zone
JPL Zomerdijk-Russell, Sophia Jamie Jasinski Solar Wind Driving at Uranus’ Magnetosphere

Total number of Fellows: 157