Current NPP Fellows
| Center | NPP Fellow | NPP Advisor | Research Proposal Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goddard | Ahrens, Caitlin Joannah | Noah Petro | Spatial and temporal thermal properties of water ice at Lunar PSRs and modeling accumulation |
| Goddard | Alemu, Woubet Gashaw | Christopher S. Rudasill-Neigh | Cropland Mapping, Yield Estimation, and Forecasting for Food Security Using Satellite Microwave and High Resolution Optical Datasets in the Amhara Region, Ethiopia |
| Astrobiology | Alvarez Carreño, Claudia | Loren Dean Williams | On the origins and evolution of the first folded protein domains |
| JPL | Anderson, Marin Mallory | Joseph Lazio | Diagnosing habitability: Radio signatures from stars and extrasolar planets |
| Langley | Aryana, Kiumars | Hyunjung Kim | Phase-change-metasurface-based tunable optical components for next-generation spaceborne applications |
| JPL | Auddy, Sayantan | Neal Turner | Star and Planet Formation |
| JPL | Ballew, Conner K | Goutam Chattopadhyay | Inverse-designed 3D metastructures for terahertz remote sensing |
| Astrobiology | Barlow, Erica V | Chris House | Exploring universal signs of life in the geological record on Earth |
| Astrobiology | Benites, Luiz Felipe de Almeida | Debashish Bhattacharya | Emergence of genomic novelty in early eukaryotes driven by horizontal gene transfer with viruses: tempo, mode and units of transfer |
| Goddard | Bolin, Bryce Theodore | Keith Noll | Prospecting for the Solar System's Original Planetesimals |
| Ames | Borlaff, Alejandro Serrano | Pamela M. Marcum | The ultra-low surface brightness Universe with HST/JWST |
| Goddard | Briesemeister, Zack Wyatt | Neil Zimmerman | Studies in Support of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Mission |
| Goddard | Brill, Aryeh Louis | Jeremy S. Perkins | Understanding the Origins and Implications of Variability in Gamma-ray-emitting Blazars with Machine Learning |
| Astrobiology | Buessecker, Steffen | Anne Dekas | Linking methanogen activity and biomarkers across diverse ocean habitats |
| NASA HQ | Burcar, Bradley | Mary Voytek | NPMP Proposal for Opportunity 18344 - Position with Mary Voytek |
| Goddard | Burtt, David | Stern, Jennifer | An Analog for Martian Return Samples: Carbon and Oxygen Isotopes of Synthetic Mg[1]Fe Carbonates |
| JPL | Cale, Bryson Lee | Charles Beichman | A Universal Package For Precise Radial Velocities |
| Glenn | Caltagirone, Peter Enoch | Cheryl L Bowman | Advancement of SMA research and development through implementation of improved visualization tools, visual guides, and machine learning techniques |
| Goddard | Canas, Caleb I | Knicole Colon | Astrophysics: Discovery and Characterization of Transiting Exoplanets |
| Goddard | Cann, Jenna Marie | Kimberly Ann Weaver | The Hunt for Intermediate Mass Black Holes |
| Ames | Caprace, Denis-Gabriel | Patricia Ventura Diaz | High-Fidelity Computations of Advanced Air Mobility Vehicle Concepts |
| 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 |
| Goddard | Case, Parker Alexander | Peter Colarco | Towards a more complete representation of stratospheric aerosols in the GEOS Earth System Model |
| JPL | Ciraci, Enrico | Eric Rignot | GLACIER DYNAMICS IN WEST ANTARCTICA FROM MULTIPLE SATELLITE TECHNIQUES |
| Langley | Collister, Brian Leigh | Chris Hostetler | Remote Sensing of Marine Ecosystem Stocks and Characteristics Using Multi-Wavelength High Spectral Resolution Lidar |
| Goddard | Colmenares, Nicholas Raymond | Stephen Merkowitz | Lunar Laser Ranging Improvements for Enhanced Tests of General Relativity and Studies of the Moon’s Interior Structure |
| 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 |
| Goddard | Cothard, Nicholas Flood | Jason Glenn | Multispectral Ultrasensitive KIDs for the Galaxy Evolution Probe |
| JPL | Czaplinski, Ellen Claire | Robert Hodyss | Laboratory Studies of Chemistry on Titan's Surface |
| Goddard | Dahal, Sumit | Alan J. Kogut | Finding Primordial Gravitational Waves with PIPER |
| JPL | Dahl, Emma Katherine | Glenn S. Orton | Color and Structure of Jupiter's Disturbed Equatorial Zone: Implications for Dynamical Mechanisms |
| Goddard | Delaria, Erin | Glenn Wolfe | Elucidating the atmosphere-biosphere exchange of Nox |
| Goddard | Delfavero, Vera Eris | John Baker | Astrophysics: Gravitational Radiation as a Window on the Universe |
| Langley | Demetillo, Mary Angelique | Laura Judd | Tropospheric Chemistry |
| Ames | Dias, Bruno | Jeremie Meurisse | UNIFIEd flow and material Response Solver (UNIFIERS) |
| Ames | Dubois, David | Ella M. Sciamma-O'Brien | Investigating Negative Ion Chemistry in Space: Application to Titan’s Upper Atmosphere Environment |
| Goddard | Duncan, Jessie McBrayer | Albert Shih | Heliophysics Science: High-Energy Aspects of Solar Flares |
| Goddard | Eagle, Jordan Lynn | Elizabeth Hays | Astrophysics: Gamma-Ray Astronomy |
| Astrobiology | Ely, Tucker Drew | Brandy Marie Toner | Solving for all possible seawater compositions on ocean worlds to reveal candidate mission measurements. |
| Goddard | Esman, Teresa | Alexa Halford | EXPLORING THE BOUNDARY BETWEEN THE SOLAR WIND AND THE MARTIAN IONOSPHERE |
| Ames | Esposito, Vincent John | Timothy Lee | Theoretical Astrochemisty |
| JPL | Estrela, Raissa Freitas | Mark Swain | Probing the atmospheres of super-Earths with combined ground-space observations |
| JPL | Fackrell, Laura Elizabeth | Kasthuri Venkateswaran | Microbial Diversity of Spacecraft and Associated Surfaces |
| Goddard | Fair, Zachary Hartgrove | Carrie Vuyovich | Toward the use of ICESat-2 elevation measurements for snow depth retrievals in support of the SnowEx mission |
| Glenn | Fallon, Adam | John D. Lekki | Development of a robust quantum memory architecture |
| JPL | Faramarzi, Farzad | Peter Day | Microwave Kinetic Inductance Detector Arrays |
| Goddard | Farnsworth, Kendra Kathleen | Melissa Trainer | An Experimental Investigation of the Prebiotic Chemistry in Titan Impact Craters |
| Goddard | Farrish, Alison O'Connor | Katherine Garcia-Sage | Investigating Solar and Stellar Drivers of Planetary Atmospheric Escape |
| 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 |
| Ames | Felton, Ryan Christopher | Sonny Harman | The Future is Hazy: Aerosol Photochemical-Climate Simulations for Temperate Exoplanets |
| 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 |
| Langley | Gallo, Francesca | Richard Moore | Synthesis of in situ and combined lidar-polarimeter airborne observations of aerosols and clouds from recent NASA and DOE North Atlantic field campaigns |
| Goddard | Garofali, Kristen Elise | Andy Ptak | Putting a Timestamp on X-ray Binary Evolution: Spatially Resolved Star Formation Histories as Probes of Binary Evolution |
| Langley | Gissinger, Jacob | Kristopher Wise | Dynamic Modeling of Carbon-Carbon Composite Production]{Dynamic Modeling of Carbon-Carbon Composite Production for Hypersonic Flight |
| 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 |
| KSC | Gott, Ryan Patrick | Elspeth Petersen | Plasma Technology Development for Trash-To-Gas Conversion, Plant Sterilization, and Plant Treatments |
| Ames | Gouasmi, Ayoub | Scott Murman | Development of a robust computational framework for the simulation of turbulent hypersonic flows |
| Goddard | Gwirtz, Kyle | Weijia Kuang | Innovative computational tools for the next generation of geomagnetic data assimilation systems |
| JPL | Harris, Camilla | Tom Andre Nordheim | Developing Modelling Framework For Europa's Space Environment |
| JPL | Hatchfield, H Perry | Paul Goldsmith | Unraveling the Relationship between Dynamics, Turbulence, and Star Formation in the Milky Way’s Galactic Center |
| JPL | Hibbard, Shannon Maria | Matt Golombek | Characterization of Icy Terrain at Future Human Mission Landing Sites on Mars |
| Glenn | Hill, Elyse | Joseph Connolly | Electrified Aircraft Propulsion Control with Model Predictive Control |
| Goddard | Himes, Michael David | Natalya Kramarova | Earth Science: Application of Machine Learning Methods for Analysis and Interpretation of Hyper-Spectral Spaceborne Measurements |
| Ames | Hinshaw, Robert | Egle Cekanaviciute | Automated Biotechnology Systems for Space Exploration |
| Ames | Howells, Alta Emily | Tori Hoehler | Assessment of Chemical and Energetic Boundaries of a Serpentinized Fluid Methanogen |
| Goddard | Huang, Stacey Amy | Jeanne Marie Sauber-Rosenberg | MISSiV: A Novel Approach to Remote Sensing of Surface Deformation in Highly Vegetated Terrain |
| Glenn | Huddleston, William | Vadim Lvovich | Advanced Solid State Lithium-Sulfur Battery Electrochemistry and Materials Development |
| Goddard | Hull, Samuel Vendrell | Stephen James Smith | Optimization of Transition-Edge Sensors Towards Future X-ray Microcalorimetry Instruments |
| Goddard | Hutchison, Taylor Alexandra | Jane Rigby | Astrophysics: James Webb Space Telescope Science and Instrumentation |
| JPL | Johnson, Samson Alexander | Geoff Bryden | Toward a Holistic Synthesis of Exoplanet Demographics |
| Glenn | Kaleel, Ibrahim | Evan Pineda | A unified progressive damage and failure analysis toolbox for composites |
| Ames | Kasapis, Spiridon | Irina Kitiashvili | Heliophysics Science: Advanced analysis of observational data to predict solar activity |
| Ames | Kegerreis, Jacob Alexander | Richard Elphic | Formation and Composition of Phobos and Deimos |
| Goddard | Khadim, Fahrad Khan | Sujay Kumar | Enhancing information extraction from terrestrial remote sensing observations |
| Langley | Kim, Doyeon | Patrick Taylor | Evaluating Arctic warming mechanisms from observation, reanalysis, and model simulations: role of local and remote atmospheric processes |
| JPL | Kim, Ji-Won | Baijun Tian | Climate studies through analyzing satellite observations and climate model simulations |
| Ames | Klier, Pavel | Richard Quinn | Development of Membrane Potential Measurements for Life Detection |
| Goddard | Knuth, Trevor | Albert Y. Shih | FAST TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS WITH SOLAR X-RAY INSTRUMENTS |
| JPL | Kuhn, Emily Rita | Michael Seiffert | |
| Goddard | Kumari, Anshu | Natchimuthuk Gopalswamy | New Techniques for Magnetic Field Measurements in the Inner Heliosphere |
| Goddard | Lambrides, Erini | Andrew Ptak | Causation vs Correlation: Disentangling the Role of AGN Triggering and AGN Feedback on Global Galaxy Properties |
| 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 |
| Goddard | Le Roch, Alexandre | Jean-Marie Lauenstein | Optoelectronic and Radiation Engineer - Ph.D. Candidate (Dec. 2019) |
| Goddard | Leite, Rodrigo | Christopher Neigh | Earth Science: Vegetation and Soil Sciences |
| Ames | Lester, Katie Victoria | Steve B. Howell | Fundamental Astrophysical Properties of Binary Exoplanet Host Stars |
| Goddard | Lewis, Tiffany Rose | Tonia Venters | Theory of Particle Acceleration and Polarization in Blazar Jets |
| JPL | Lopez, Amanda Mulcan | Christine Lee | Impacts of Wildfires on Columbia River Discharge and Coastal Water Quality |
| Goddard | Louie, Dana Renee | Knicole D. Colon | A New Catalog of TESS Multi-planetary Systems Suitable for JWST Atmospheric Characterization |
| 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 | Luis, Kelly | Michelle Gierach | Solar Radiation for Coral Reefs: The Generation and Evaluation of Shallow Water Photosynthetically Available Radiation (PAR) Products |
| Goddard | Macorps, Elodie | Batuhan Osmanoglu | RAID: RESOLUTION AND ACCURACY IMPROVED DIGITAL ELEVATION MODELS (DEMS) FOR IMPROVED HAZARD ASSESSMENTS OF FLOODS AND MASS FLOWS |
| Glenn | Malakooti, Sadeq | Stephanie L. Vivod | Novel Carbon Nanotube Sheet Wrapped Carbon Fiber-Polymer Aerogel Composites with High Impact Energy Absorption Capabilities |
| Ames | Maragkoudakis, Alexandros | Christiaan Boersma | PAH Emission Bands As Astrophysical Probes In The JWST Era |
| Goddard | Mathews, Nathaniel Hodge | Barbara J Thompson | A Physics-Informed Neural Net Emulator for Magnetohydrostatic Systems |
| Astrobiology | Mathis, Cole Nicholas | Chris Kempes | Agnostic Life Detection from Measurements to Theory |
| Goddard | Matus, Alexander Victor | John E. Yorks | Improving detection of wildfire smoke transport using spaceborne lidar and machine learning |
| 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 |
| JPL | McCarthy, Kevin Spencer | Daniel Stern | Simulating the Euclid Galaxy Redshift Survey to Model and Mitigate Observational Systematics for Probing Dark Energy |
| Goddard | McKibben, S. Morgaine | Stephanie Uz | Optical discrimination of phytoplankton taxa in estuarine waters: application of a hyperspectral, bio-optical algorithm to aid Chesapeake Bay resource managers |
| GISS | Menzel, Molly | Clara Orbe | Tropical Stratospheric-Tropospheric Interaction in a Changing Climate |
| KSC | Meyers, Alexander | Ye Zhang | Responses of Crops to the Space Environment |
| 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 | Mitchell, John | Georgia de Nolfo | A Multi-Pronged Approach to Understanding SEPs |
| 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 | Myers, Ava | Judith Racusin | BurstCube:A CubeSat for Gravitational Wave Counterparts |
| Goddard | Nasipak, Zachary | John G. Baker | Resonant Effects on the Signals of extreme-mass-ratio compact binaries |
| Goddard | Nayak, Omnarayani | Erin Smith | Astrophysics: James Webb Space Telescope Science and Instrumentation |
| JPL | Nelson, Kevin John | Chi Ao | Scientific Applications of Atmospheric Radio Occultations |
| NExSS | Noviello, Jessica | Shawn Domagal-Goldman | My Plan to Promote Interdisciplinary, Inclusive Exoplanet Science |
| Goddard | Noyes, Katherine Teresa | Ralph A. Kahn | Toward a Global Inventory of Wildfire Smoke Particle Properties, Their Evolution and Controlling Factors, Using Space-Based Observations |
| GISS | Obiso, Vincenzo | Ron Miller | Modeling of mineralogy-based dust-radiation interactions |
| Ames | Okorn, Kristen Elizabeth | Laura T. Iraci | Examining Wildfire Smoke Evolution Using Ground-Based, Airborne, and Satellite Measurements |
| JPL | Oropeza Gomez, Daniel | Douglas Hofmann | Leveraging Hyperspectral Imaging Spectroscopy Data to Detect Glacial Meltwater |
| JPL | Pan, Boyang | Michelle Gierach | Constraining the timescale of energy deposition in corona |
| Goddard | Paquette, John Anthony | Joseph Andrew Nuth | An Improved Model of Silicate Grain Nucleation and Growth in the Circumstellar Outflows of Oxygen-Rich Asymptotic Giant Branch Stars |
| Goddard | Peterson, Colten | Kerry Meyer | Earth Sciences: Remote Sensing of Clouds and Aerosols |
| Goddard | Pfeifle, Ryan | Kimberly Weaver | Probing the Known Population of Dual AGNs |
| JPL | Pou, Sophal Laurent | Mark Panning | Planetary Seismology |
| JPL | Prasanth, Sai | Ziad Haddad | Characterizing the structure and evolution of convective stormsusing Geostationary and Microwave Radiometer measurements |
| JSC | Prescott, Rebecca Danielle | Aaron Benjamin Regberg | The role of quorum sensing in bacterial-fungal interactions on the colonization and degradation of meteorite surfaces |
| JPL | Pucci, Fulvia | Neal Turner | NPP Transition Opportunity - JPL |
| Astrobiology | Pulletikurti, Sunil | Ramanarayanan Krishnamurthy | Exobiology: Prebiotic Evolution |
| Ames | Punnakayathil, Najeeb | Andrew Mattioda | Existence and evolution of PAHs and their derivatives in the ISM |
| Ames | Puukila, Stephanie April | April Elizabeth Ronca | The effect of a complex dietary supplement on oxidative stress and neuroconsequences of spaceflight environment |
| JPL | Racz, Gabor | Alina Kiessling | Compactified Cosmological Simulations of an Infinite Universe |
| Goddard | Rahin, Roi | Maurice Leutenegger | TBD |
| Goddard | Rahmani, Maryam | Eric Switzer | CHARACTERIZING ON-CHIP SPECTROMETERS FOR THE EXCLAIM MISSION |
| Langley | Rawat, Prajjwal | James Crawford | Inferring near-surface air quality from remote sensing observations |
| Marshall | Remington, Jackson Roe | Timothy Lang | Groundbreaking Lightning and Atmospheric Electricity Research |
| Ames | Roberts Kingman, Garrett A | Lynn Justine Rothschild | Expanding the known limits of life through adaptive laboratory evolution, functional metagenomics, and synthetic biology |
| Goddard | Robertson, Ellen Faith | Marilia Samara | Advancing our understanding of auroral particle pitch-angle measurements |
| Marshall | Rosati, Robert James | Tyson B. Littenberg | Improving Primordial Stochastic Background Detection with LISA |
| Goddard | Saberi, Atousa | Andrea Molod | EXPLORING SOURCES OF PREDICTABILITY IN THE OCEAN USING NASA GEOS-S2S VERSION 2 |
| Goddard | Safarzadeh, Mohammadtaher | Scott C. Noble | Nature of fast-merging binary neutron stars with gravitational wave observation by LISA |
| Goddard | Scanlon, Kathleen Elizabeth | W. Brent Garry | Testing Glaciovolcanic Hypotheses in the Tharsis Region |
| 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 | Schools, Joseph William | Sue Smrekar | Constraining the Structure and Dynamics of the Venusian Lithosphere through Numerical Modeling of Coronae Formation, with Applications for Global Resurfacing |
| JPL | Seaton, Kenneth | Bryana Henderson | Chemical and physical processes that impact habitability and life-detection investigations |
| JPL | Shreevastava, Anamika | Glynn Hulley | Investigating the role of urban land use land cover in the heatwave - urban heat island interactions |
| 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 |
| Astrobiology | Sobol, Morgan | Betul Kacar | RCN - What life wants: Exploring the Natural Selection of Elements |
| Glenn | Sorini, Christopher William | Evan Pineda | Unified High-Fidelity Multi-Physics Multiscale Modeling Framework |
| JPL | Spratt, Rachel Mary | Jorge Vazquez | Examining the relationships between precipitation, vapor transport, runoff, and nitrogen budget, primary productivity in the coastal surface ocean |
| Goddard | Steinhebel, Amanda L | Regina Caputo | Gamma-ray Astronomy for Dark Matter with AMEGO-X |
| JPL | Styczinski, Marshall John | Steven Vance | Improved magnetic sounding of icy moons through synthesis of electromagnetic theory and geophysical models |
| JBL | Talbot, Michael | Leonidas Moustakas | Mapping the Lens-Dynamic Mass Discrepancy |
| Goddard | Taylor, Alexander David | Mahmooda Sultana | A compact ultraviolet spectrometer using a quantum dot filter array and visible light detector |
| Ames | Tibere-Inglesse, Augustin Claude | Brett Alexander Cruden | Radiation of hypersonic expanding plasma flows |
| Ames | Torres, Hilario Cardenas | Scott Murman | Accelerators for Decelerators - Fluid Structure Interaction for Parachute Applications on Heterogeneous High Performance Computing Systems |
| Astrobiology | Trowbridge, Alexander | Simone Marchi | Habitable Worlds |
| Goddard | Tuchow, Noah Wolfe | Christopher Stark | Astrophysics: Extrasolar Planets and Planet Formation: Theory and Observations |
| Glenn | VanSant, Kaitlyn | Timothy J Peshek | Perovskites in Space |
| Goddard | Villanueva, Steven | Knicole D. Colon | Establishing TESS's Legacy of Long-Period Planets |
| JPL | Villenave, Marion | Karl R. Stapelfeldt | Characterising dust vertical settling in edge-on protoplanetary disks |
| Astrobiology | Vincent, Lena Nguyen | Aaron Noell | Exobiology - Biosignatures and Life Elsewhere |
| 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 |
| Langley | Wang, Ningchao | Marty Mlynczak | The behavior of Nitric Oxide Concentration in the Upper Atmosphere Derived from SABER Observations |
| Marshall | Watters, Daniel Christopher | Patrick Gatlin | Novel Validation of IMERG Precipitation |
| Goddard | Weiss, Andreas | Teresa Nieves-Chinchilla | Analytical modelling of deformable and distorted magnetic flux ropes |
| JPL | Wharton, Robert Stockton | Walid Majid | Novel Searches for Radio Pulsars in the Galactic Center |
| Marshall | Whitaker, Justin William | Gary J. Jedlovec | Investigating the Role of the Mid-Level Vortex in Tropical Cyclogenesis using Current and Upcoming NASA Datasets |
| Goddard | Whitney, Kristen | John Bolten | Earth Science: Remote Sensing and Modeling of the Global Water and Energy Cycle |
| Ames | Wijesekara, Piyumi | Egle Cekanaviciute | Human Airway Responses to Simulated Spaceflight Stressors |
| Goddard | Wilkins, Olivia Harper | Stefanie Milam | Constraining Interstellar Ice Chemistry Using Isotopologues |
| Goddard | Wilson, Robert Forrest | Patricia T. Boyd | A Full-Scale Search for Tra.S.H. in TESS -- Mapping the Demographics of Planets with Evolved Hosts |
| Astrobiology | Winnikoff, Jacob | Pete Girguis | Energetic Costs of Life in Extreme Environments |
| Goddard | Wong, Ian | Stefanie Milam | Detailed Spectroscopic Characterization of Trojans, Hildas, and KBOs – Uncovering the Traces of Solar System Evolution |
| Goddard | Yeo, Li Hsia | Rosemary Killen | Solar System Exploration: Support the SSERVI LEADER Lunar Science Institute |
| Goddard | Yocum, Katarina | Stefanie Milam | Submillimeter Flight Instrument Detection Capabilities and Physical Structure Analysis of Glycine Molecules Sublimated from Cosmic Ices |
| JPL | Yoo, Changyun | Boris Karasik | THz heterodyne detectors for space |
| Goddard | Younes, George | Tod E. Strohmayer | Unravelling Magnetar Variability with NICER |
| Goddard | Yung, Long Yan Aaron | Jonathan P. Gardner | Semi-analytic model for high-redshift multi-messenger surveys and multi-instrument synergy |
| Goddard | Zhang, Haocheng | Tonia Venters | Numerical Study of Blazar γ‑Ray and Multi‑Wavelength Signatures |
Total number of Fellows: 181