The Team
The INCUS team is comprised of scientists and engineers from 11 universities, 3 NASA laboratories, 2 industry partners, and 7 other meteorological centers, institutes and organizations.

Leadership

Susan van den Heever
Principal Investigator
University Distinguished Professor
Colorado State University
University Distinguished Professor
Colorado State University

Simone Tanelli
Project Scientist
Principal Engineer
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA
Principal Engineer
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA

Yunjin Kim
Project Manager
Directorate Engineer
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA
Directorate Engineer
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA

Derek Posselt
Deputy Project Scientist
Discipline Program Manager
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA
Discipline Program Manager
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA

Pavlos Kollias
Algorithm Lead
SUNY Empire Innovation Professor
Stony Brook University
SUNY Empire Innovation Professor
Stony Brook University
Science Team

Scott Braun
Research Meteorologist
Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA
Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA

Shannon Brown
Senior Technologist
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA

Jennie Bukowski
Postdoctoral Fellow
Colorado State University
Colorado State University

Brenda Dolan
Research Scientist
Colorado State University
Colorado State University

Sean Freeman
Assistant Professor
The University of Alabama in Huntsville
The University of Alabama in Huntsville

Patrick Gatlin
Research Meteorologist
Marshall Space Flight Center, NASA
Marshall Space Flight Center, NASA

Leah Grant
Research Scientist
Colorado State University
Colorado State University

George Huffman
Research Physical Scientist
Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA
Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA

Mark Kulie
Research Scientist
NOAA
NOAA

Gabrielle Bee Leung
PhD Candidate
Colorado State University
Colorado State University

Z. “Johnny” Luo
Professor
CCNY
CCNY

Gerald Mace
Professor
University of Utah
University of Utah

Peter Marinescu
Research Scientist
Colorado State University
Colorado State University

Mary Morris
Technologist
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA

Walter Petersen
Chief, Science Research and Projects Division
Marshall Space Flight Center, NASA
Marshall Space Flight Center, NASA

Derek Posselt
Research Scientist
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA

Sai Prasanth
NASA Postdoctoral Program Fellow
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA

Kristen Rasmussen
Associate Professor
Colorado State University
Colorado State University

Steve Reising
Professor
Colorado State University
Colorado State University

Rick Schulte
Postdoctoral Fellow
Colorado State University
Colorado State University

Courtney Schumacher
Professor
Texas A&M University
Texas A&M University

Itinderjot Singh
Postdoctoral Fellow
Colorado State University
Colorado State University

Graeme Stephens
Director of the Center for Climate Sciences
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA

Rachel Storer
Associate Project Scientist
UCLA/JIFRESSE
UCLA/JIFRESSE

Ousmane Sy
Engineer
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA

Hanii Takahashi
Scientist
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA
Data Center

Phil Partain
Science Data Processing Center Lead
Cooporative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere
Cooporative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere

Amy Burzynski
Science Data Processing Center Co-Lead
Cooporative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere
Cooporative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere
Industry Partners

Tendeg
Deployable Antenna

Blue Canyon Technologies
Spacecraft and Mission Operations

CU Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics
Mission Operations
International Collaborators

Alessandro Battaglia
Associate Professor
University of Leicester
University of Leicester

Richard Forbes
Senior Scientist
ECMWF
ECMWF

Christopher Holloway
Associate Professor
University of Reading
University of Reading

Alain Protat
Senior Principal Research Scientist
Australian Bureau of Meterology
Australian Bureau of Meterology

Thota Narayana Rao
Head, Clouds and Convective Systems Group
NARL
NARL

Rémy Roca
Senior Researcher
CNRS
CNRS

Philip Stier
Professor
University of Oxford
University of Oxford

Francisco J. Tapiador
Professor
University of Castilla-La Mancha
University of Castilla-La Mancha

Daniel Vila
Research Associate
INPE
INPE
Advisory Board

John Knaff
Physical Scientist
NOAA
NOAA

Mitchell Moncrieff
Senior Scientist
NCAR
NCAR