NASA Science Explorer
Team
The Science Explorer (SciX) personnel are:
- Dr. Alberto Accomazzi - PI & Program Manager
- Dr. Michael J. Kurtz - Project Scientist Emeritus
- Dr. Pavlos Protopapas - Interim Project Scientist for Data Science
- Carolyn Stern Grant - Data Ingestion Lead
- Edwin Henneken - Content, Curation & Collaborations Lead
- Dr. Kelly Lockhart - Technical Lead
- Donna Thompson - Data Curation Librarian
- Tim Hostetler - User Interface and Front-End Development
- Golnaz Shapurian - Senior Developer, Applications & Services
- Dr. Matthew Templeton - Senior Data Specialist
- Shinyi (Jennifer) Chen - User Experience and Front-End Development
- Dr. Felix Grezes - Machine Learning and Natural Language Processing
- Jennifer Koch - Digital Technologies Development Librarian
- Dr. Tom Allen - Astrophysics Data Support
- Dr. Taylor Jacovich - Back-End Development & Data Analysis
- Dr. Harry Blom - Senior Publishing Liaison
- Daniel Chivvis - Digital Technologies Development Librarian
- Fernanda de Macedo Alves - Back-End Development
- Jean-Claude Paquin - Back-End Development (search)
- Dr. Jennifer Bartlett - Astrophysics Project Scientist
- Dr. Mugdha Polimera - Back-End Development
- Dr. Stephanie Jarmak - Planetary Science Project Scientist
SciX research associates are:
The late Stephen S. Murray served as the Principal Investigator of the NASA Astrophysics Data Service (ADS) from its inception in 1993 until his passing in August 2015. SciX is the expansion of that digital library to heliophysics, earth science, and planetary science that began in 2021.
If you have comments or questions about the SciX, you are welcome to contact any of us directly, although the preferred way to get in touch with SciX staff is through our support email (help [at] scixplorer.org), which guarantees a timely reply to your inquiry.
Team photo from March 2024 Retreat