R. Aileen Yingst
SC Chair 2019-present Planetary Science Institute
Dr. Yingst is a planetary geologist focused on the texture and morphology of rock outcrops and clasts. She is Deputy PI on the MAHLI camera on MSL and a Co-I on the SHERLOC/WATSON instrument on the Mars 2020 mission. She is also a Co-I on Dragonfly and PI of the Heimdall camera system launching to the Moon in 2023.
Dr. Johnson is a planetary geologist who works on visible/near-infrared, thermal and Raman spectroscopy. He is a Co-I on the Mastcam-Z and SuperCam instruments on Mars2020, a Participating Scientist on MSL, and a Co-I on Dragonfly.
Don Banfield
MEPAG Goals Committee Chair, Cornell University
Dr. Banfield is an atmospheric scientist working on in situ instrument development, including a Martian sonic anemometer/saltation sensor and a polarization nephelometer. He is a Co-I/LTP on the InSight and Perseverance Missions.
Dr. Beaty is the pre-project lead scientist for the MSR returned sample handing (MRSH) studies in the MEP Science Office at JPL. He also organizes topical conferences for input to various Mars activities.
Jacob Bleacher
Liaison with HEOMD - NASA HQ HEOMD
Dr. Bleacher works on the geologic development of planetary volcanic provinces. He develops technology for in situ, Rover and human exploration. He is the acting Chief Scientist for the Human Exploration & Operations Mission Directorate (HEOMD).
Wendy Calvin
University of Nevada, Reno
Dr. Calvin works on Imaging and Spectroscopy of Martian seasonal polar caps and composition of residual ice sheets. She is a science team member for MARCI/CTX and CRISM instruments on the MRO mssion.
Briony Horgan
Purdue University
Briony Horgan is a planetary geologist who uses remote sensing and Earth analogs to study mineralogy and surface processes on Mars and the Moon. She is a Mastcam-Z Co-I and an LTP on the Mars 2020 mission and a Participating Scientist on Mars Science Laboratory.
Dr. Justin Filiberto
MEPAG Diversity (IDEA) - Co-representative - Lunar and Planetary Institute
Dr. Filliberto is a planetary petrologist and geochemist. His work focuses on planetary volatile budgets with implications for habitability and on magma genesis conditions in planetary interiors.
Scott Hubbard
Stanford University
Dr. Hubbard works on both human and robotic exploration of space. He has served on several National Academy of Science review groups and is a frequent consultant to NASA projects. He is a former Director of the NASA Ames Research Center and was the first Director of the Mars Exploration Program.
Kennda Lynch
MEPAG Diversity (IDEA) - Co-representative - Lunar and Planetary Institute
Dr. Lynch is an astrobiologist and geomicrobiologist that studies life in extreme environments. She is currently focused on subsurface and hypersaline environments as analogs for ancient martian habitable zones as ideal locations to look for preserved biosignatures.
Michael Meyer
(MEP Lead Scientist - NASA HQ)
Michael Meyer is the lead scientist for the Mars Exploration Program (MEP) and the Mars Sample Return Program (MSRP) at NASA Headquarters. Formerly he was the lead scientist for NASA’s Astrobiology Program.
Paul Niles
NASA Johnson Space Center
Dr. Niles is a planetary geologist and analytical geochemist. He uses laboratory experiments to simulate the ancient aqueous environments in order to better understand the complex micro-scale relationships found in the rock record.
Sarah Stewart Johnson
Georgetown University
Dr. Johnson works on biosignature detection. She is currently investigating multiple Mars-relevant field sites, from silica sinters and acid salt lakes to ancient deposits in the Dry Valleys of Antarctica.
Richard Zurek
MEPO Chief Scientist (emeritus)
Dr. Zurek is an atmospheric scientist. He is the Chief Scientist for the Mars Exploration Program Office at JPL and Project Scientist for the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO).
Michael Mischna
MEPO Principal Scientist
Dr. Mischna is an atmospheric scientist. He is the Principal Scientist for the Mars Exploration Program Office at JPL and was formerly Associate Directorate Scientist of JPL’s Planetary Science Directorate. He studies the long-term climate evolution of the martian environment.
Colin Dundas
Research Geologist with the Astrogeology Science Center
Dr. Dundas is a planetary geomorphologist who studies surface features and changes on Mars, particularly those related to ices. He is a Co-I on HiRISE on the MRO mission.
Goal 1. Determine if Mars ever supported life Goal 2. Understand the processes and history of climate on Mars Goal 3. Understand the origin and evolution of Mars as a geological system Goal 4. Prepare for human exploration |
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Don Banfield (Chair)
Cornell University
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Jen Stern (Goal 1)
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
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Alfonso Davila (Goal 1 substitute for Sarah Stewart Johnson)
NASA Ames Research Center
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Robin Wordsworth (Goal 2)
Harvard University
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Dave Brain (Goal 2)
University of Colorado |
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Christina Viviano (Goal 3)
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
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Becky Williams (Goal 3)
Planetary Science Institute
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Michelle Rucker (Goal 4)
Johnson Space Center
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Jacob Bleacher (Goal 4)
NASA HQ HEOMD
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Jeffrey R. Johnson (Served 2016-2018)
Johns Hopkins University, Applied Physics Laboratory
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Lisa M. Pratt (Served 2013-2015)
was: Indiana University; from 2018: NASA
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David Des Marais (Served 2011-2013)
NASA Ames
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Jack Mustard (Served 2008-2010)
Brown University
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Ray Arvidson (Served 2006-2007)
Washington Univ. in St. Louis
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Bruce Jakosky (Served 2004-2005)
Univ. of Colorado at Boulder
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Jack Farmer (Served 2002-2003)
Arizona State Univ.
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Ron Greeley (Served 2000-2001)
Arizona State Univ. (Deceased 2012)
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