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TCSP Management
Name Institution Role Email
Ramesh Kakar NASA-HQ TCSP Program Manager ramesh.k.kakar@nasa.gov
Jeff Halverson NASA-HQ Deputy Program Manager halverson@agnes.gsfc.nasa.gov
Cheryl Yuhas NASA-HQ Sub-orbital Science Program Manager Cheryl.l.yuhas@nasa.gov
Mike Gaunce NASA-ARC Project Manager

mgaunce@arc.nasa.gov
Robbie Hood NASA-HQ Mission Scientist robbie.hood@nasa.gov
Gerry Heymsfield NASA-GSFC Mission Scientist

heymsfield@agnes.gsfc.nasa.gov
Edward Zipser Univ-Utah Mission Scientist ezipser@met.utah.edu


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NOAA Partners
Name Institution Instrument/Proposal Email
Frank Marks
Director NOAA-HRD		 NOAA-AOML   frank.marks@noaa.gov
Robert Rogers
NOAA Field Campaign Manager		 NOAA-AOML Hurricane Research of Microphysical Parameterizations Robert.Rogers@noaa.gov
Mike Black
Deputy Field Campaign Manager		 NOAA NOAA-P3 Michael.Black@noaa.gov



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International Partners
Name Institution Email
Paul Manso
Director of IMN		 Instituto Meteorologico Nacionale (IMN)  
Luis Camacho
TCSP Project Coordinator for DGAC		 Dirección General de Aviación Civil LCamacho@dgac.go.cr
Oliver Gomez
TCSP Project Coordinator for CENAT		 Centro Nacional de Alta Tecnologia (CENAT) ogomez@conare.ac.cr
Werner Stoltz
Co-I		 Centro Nacional de Alta Tecnologia (CENAT) wstolz@meteoro.imn.ac.cr
Jorge Andrés Diaz
Co-I		 Centro Nacional de Alta Tecnologia (CENAT) diazchaverri@racsa.co.cr
Juan Valdés
Co-I		 Universidad Nacional Autonoma jvaldes@una.ac.cr
Jessica Valverde Rica
Co-I		 Universidad Nacional Autonoma jvalverde@web.de
Walter Fernández
Co-I		 Universidad Nacional Autonoma wfer@cosmos.ucr.ac.cr
Jorge Amador
Co-I		 Universidad de Costa Rica jamador@cariari.ucr.ac.cr
Eladio Zárate
Co-I		 Universidad de Costa Rica elzarate2003@yahoo.com
Porfirio Machado
Colloborator		 Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad  

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ER-2 Research Aircraft Management
Name Institution Role Email
Mike Kaptizke NASA-Dryden Mission Manager mike.s.kapitzke@nasa.gov
Jeannette Van Den Bosch WSTF-NS3 Mission Manager jeannette.vandenbosch-2@nasa.gov
Jan Nystrom ARC-BAERI ER-2 Aircraft Coordinator,
Mobile Pilot		 jan.nystrom@mail.dfrc.nasa.gov
Dee Porter NASA Dryden/
Lockheed-Martin		 Lead Pilot dee.porter@mail.dfrc.nasa.gov
Dave Wright   Pilot  
Ed Vadnais NASA Dryden/
Lockheed-Martin		 Aircraft Manager ed.vadnais@mail.dfrc.nasa.gov
Jim Barnes NASA Dryden/
Lockheed-Martin		 Crew Chief james.barnes@dfrc.nasa.gov

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Instrument Team
Name Institution Research Area Instrument Email

Robbie Hood,
PI

 NASA-MSFC Tropical Cyclone Rainfall,
Genesis and Intensity		 AMPR robbie.hood@nasa.gov
Dan Cecil,
Co-I		 UAH Tropical Cyclone Rainfall,
Genesis and Intensity		 AMPR daniel.cecil@msfc.nasa.gov
Frank LaFontaine,
Co-I		   Tropical Cyclone Rainfall,
Genesis and Intensity		 AMPR Frank.LaFontaine@msfc.nasa.gov
Mike Botts,
Co-I		 UAH Tropical Cyclone Rainfall,
Genesis and Intensity		 AMPR mike.botts@nsstc.uah.edu
Anthony Guillory, PI NASA-GSFC   Aerosonde anthony.r.guillory@nasa.gov
Dave Easmunt, Project Manager NASA-GSFC   Aerosonde David.P.Easmunt@nasa.gov
Greg Holland Aerosonde North America   Aerosonde gholland@ucar.edu
Nick Logan Aerosonde North America   Aerosonde n.logan@aerosonde.com
Brenda Mulac Aerosonde North America   Aerosonde b.mulac@aerosonde.com
Ryan Vu Aerosonde North America   Aerosonde r.vu@aerosonde.com
Gerry Heymsfield,
PI		 NASA-GSFC RE-2 Radars: Tropical Cyclone Genesis Cirrus EDOP; CRS heymsfield@agnes.gsfc.nasa.gov
Lihua Li
Co-I		 Univ. MD
Baltimore/
GEST		 RE-2 Radars: Tropical Cyclone Genesis Cirrus EDOP; CRS lihua@agnes.gsfc.nasa.gov
Lin Tian
(Co-I)		 Univ-MD
Baltimore/
GEST		 Radar Microphysical Retrievals EDOP; CRS tian@agnes.gsfc.nasa.gov
Larry Belcher SSAI Radar Microphysical Retrievals EDOP; CRS belcher@agnes.gsfc.nasa.gov
Shannon Rodriguez NASA-GSFC RE-2 Radars: Tropical Cyclone Genesis Cirrus EDOP; CRS shannon.rodriguez-1@nasa.gov
Edward Zenker SSAI RE-2 Radars: Tropical Cyclone Genesis Cirrus EDOP; CRS edz@agnes.gsfc.nasa.gov
Bjorn Lambrigtsen,
PI		 JPL Hurricane Research HAMSR bjorn.h.lambrigtsen@jpl.nasa.gov
Richard Blakeslee,
PI		 NASA-MSFC Lightning and Electric Field Measurements LIP rich.blakeslee@msfc.nasa.gov
Monte Bateman,
Co-I		 USRA Lightning and Electric
Field Measurements		 LIP monte.bateman@msfc.nasa.gov
Doug Mach,
Co-I		 UAH Lightning and Electric
Field Measurements		 LIP douglas.mach@msfc.nasa.gov
Jeffrey Myers,
PI		 NASA-ARC-UCSC   MAS jmyers@mail.arc.nasa.gov
Roseanne Dominquez,
Co-I		 NASA-ARC-UCSC   MAS rdominguez@mail.arc.nasa.gov
M.J. Mahoney,
PI		 JPL MTP support for TCSP MTP michael.j.mahoney@jpl.nasa.gov
Richard F. Denning JPL MTP support for TCSP MTP Richard.F.Denning@jpl.nasa.gov
Lawrence C. Freudinger, PI NASA-DRFC   REVEAL l.freudinger@dfrc.nasa.gov
Carl E. Sorenson,
Co-I		 Arcata Associates   REVEAL carl.sorenson@.dfrc.nasa.gov
Frank Cutler NASA-DRFC   REVEAL Frank.W.Cutler@nasa.gov
Gloria Fields Analytical Services & Materials   REVEAL gloria.fields@dfrc.nasa.gov
Sky Yarbrough Analytical Services & Materials   REVEAL sky.yarbrough@dfrc.nasa.gov
Kendall Mauldin NASA -DRFC   REVEAL Kendall.D.Mauldin@nasa.gov
Matthew J. Miller Network Computing   REVEAL mjm@creare.com
Eric Friets Network Computing   REVEAL emf@creare.com

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Research Investigators
Name Institution Research Area Email
Mark Bourassa, PI FSU-COAPS Tropical Cyclone Genesis bourassa@coaps.fsu.edu
Phil Cunningham
(Co-I)		 FSU-COAPS Tropical Cyclone Genesis cunningham@met.fsu.edu
Paul Reasor
(Co-I)		 FSU-COAPS Tropical Cyclone Genesis reasor@met.fsu.edu
Scott Braun, PI NASA-GSFC Hurricane Formation
and Evolution		 braun@agnes.gsfc.nasa.gov
Michael Montgomery
(Co-I)		 CSU Hurricane Formation and Evolution mtm@atmos.colostate.edu
Dan Cecil, PI UAH Tropical Cyclone Precipitation daniel.cecil@msfc.nasa.gov
William Frank, PI PSU Wave Effect on
Tropical Cyclogenesis		 frank@ems.psu.edu
Paul Ginoux, PI NOAA-GFDL Tropical Cyclone Ice Nucleation Paul.Ginoux@noaa.gov
Constantin Andronache
(Co-I)		 Boston College Tropical Cyclone Ice Nucleation andronac@bc.edu
Vaughan Phillips
(Co-I)		 Princeton Univ. & NOAA-GFDL Tropical Cyclone Ice Nucleation Vaughan.Phillips@noaa.gov
Michael Goodman, PI NASA-MSFC Tropical Cloud System Data Management michael.goodman@nasa.gov
Tiruvalam Krishnamurti, PI FSU Assimilation, Ensemble Forecasting and Adaptive Strategies tnk@io.met.fsu.edu
Guoshen Liu, PI FSU Tropical Cyclone Cloud Water and Precipitation liug@met.fsu.edu
Greg McFarquhar, PI Univ.-Illinois Urbana Champaign Microphysical Processes in Hurricane Genesis mcfarq@atmos.uiuc.edu
Matt Gilmore
(Co-I)		 Univ.-Illinois Urbana Champaign Microphysical Processes in Hurricane Genesis gilmore@atmos.uiuc.edu

Brian Jewett
(Co-I)

 Univ.-Illinois Urbana Champaign Microphysical Processes in Hurricane Genesis jewett@atmos.usuc.edu
Eric Schneider Univ. Illinois Urbana Champaign Student Assistant eschneid@atmos.uiuc.edu
Jerry Straka Univ. Oklahoma School of Meteorology Consultant jstraka@ou.edu
Robert Meneghini, PI NASA-GSFC Airborne Multi-Wavelength Radar Analysis Robert.Meneghini-1@nasa.gov
Liang Lao
(Co-I)		 NASA-GSFC Airborne Multi-Wavelength Radar Analysis lliao@neptune.gsfc.nasa.gov
John Molinari, PI SUNY/Albany Convection, Easterly Waves, Intraseasonal Oscillation and Hurricane Pre-cursors molinari@atmos.albany.edu
Eric Ray, PI NOAA-AL Ozone and Water Vapor in Tropical Storm Genesis Eric.Ray@noaa.gov
Robert Rogers, PI NOAA-AOML Hurricane Research of Microphysical Parameterizations Robert.Rogers@noaa.gov
Shyyi Chen
(Co-I)		 UM/RSMAS Hurricane Research of Microphysical Parameterizations schen@rsmas.miami.edu
Andrew Heymsfield
(Co-I)		 NCAR Hurricane Research of Microphysical Parameterizations heyms1@ucar.edu
Gerry Heymsfield
(Co-I)		 NASA-GSFC Hurricane Research of Microphysical Parameterizations heymsfield@agnes.gsfc.nasa.gov
Karen Rosenlof, PI NOAA-AL Ozone and Water Vapor in Tropical Storm Genesis Karen.H.Rosenlof@noaa.gov
Eric Ray
(Co-I)		 NOAA-AL Ozone and Water Vapor in Tropical Storm Genesis Eric.Ray@noaa.gov
Wayne Schubert, PI CSU Observational, Theoretical and Modeling Research waynes@atmos.colostate.edu
Paul Ciesielski, Research Assistant Colorado State Observational, Theoretical and Modeling Research paulc@atmos.colostate.ed
Brian McNoldy Colorado State Research Assistant Brian.McNoldy@ColoState.EDU
Henry Selkirk, PI ARC-BAERI Vertical Structure and Moisture, Winds, and Temperature hselkirk@mail.arc.nasa.gov
Randy May
(Co-I)		 MayComm Instruments,LL Vertical Structure and Moisture , Winds, and Temperature rmay@maycomm.com
Holger Vömel
(Co-I)		 Univ Colorado Vertical Structure and Moisture , Winds, and Temperature Holger.Voemel@colorado.edu
Chris Snyder, PI NCAR High-Resolution of Cloud-System Simulations in Tropical-Storm Genesis chriss@ucar.edu
Chris Davis
(Co-I)		 NCAR High-Resolution of Cloud-System Simulations in Tropical-Storm Genesis cdavis@ucar.edu
Joe Turk, PI NRL Aircraft Remote Sensing Data Fusion and Precipitation Analysis turk@nrlmry.navy.mil
Jeff Hawkins
(Co-I)		 NRL Aircraft Remote Sensing Data Fusion and Precipitation Analysis hawkins@nrlmry.navy.mil
Chris Velden, PI Univ-WI Madison Upper Troposphere Characterization during Tropical Cyclone Genesis chrisv@ssec.wisc.edu
Howard Berger
(Co-I)		 Univ-WI Madison Upper Troposphere Characterization during Tropical Cyclone Genesis howardb@ssec.wisc.edu
Dave Stettner
(Co-I)		 Univ-WI Madison Upper Troposphere Characterization during Tropical Cyclone Genesis stettner@ssec.wisc.edu
Da-Lin Zhang, PI Univ-MD College Park Tropical Cyclone Numerical Studies dalin@atmos.umd.edu
Edward Zipser, PI Univ-Utah Convective Cloud Properties and Effects on Tropical Cyclogeneis and Cirrus Production ezipser@met.utah.edu

Zhaoxia Pu
(Co-I)

 Univ-Utah Convective Cloud Properties and Effects on Tropical Cyclogeneis and Cirrus Production pu@met.utah.edu
Chuntao Liu
Graduate Associate		 Univ-Utah Convective Cloud Properties and Effects on Tropical Cyclogeneis and Cirrus Production iuct@met.utah.edu

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NASA Ames Earth Science Project Office Management
Name Institution Role Email
Kent Shiffer NASA-ARC Co- Project Manager kshiffer@arc.nasa.gov
Mike Craig NASA-ARC Co- Project Manager mcraig@mail.arc.nasa.gov
Sue Tolley NASA-ARC/BAERI Project Coordinator stolley@mail.arc.nasa.gov
Quincy Allison NASA-ARC/BAERI Logistics/Network Manager qallison@mail.arc.nasa.gov
Greg Klinedinst NASA-ARC/BAERI Network Support gklinedinst@mail.arc.nasa.gov

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Forecasters
Name Institution Email PI
Cerese Albers FSU calbers@met.fsu.edu Tiruvalam Krishnamurti
Luis Blacutt Univ-Utah blacutt@met.utah.edu Ed Zipser
Bill Cottrill FSU cottrill@met.fsu.edu Tiruvalam Krishnamurti
Paula Hennon Ohio State Univ hennon.7@osu.edu Jeff Halverson
Brandon Kerns Univ-Utah bkerns@met.uah.edu Ed Zipser
T.N. Krishnamurti FSU tnk@io.met.fsu.edu Tiruvalam Krishnamurti
Leela Ramaswamy FSU lramas@huey.met.fsu.edu Tiruvalam Krishnamurti

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Web/Data Information Team
Name Institution Role Email
Michael Goodman NASA-MSFC Data Center Principal Investigator michael.goodman@nasa.gov
Danny Hardin UAH Web Development Team Leader danny.hardin@msfc.nasa.gov
Marilyn Drewry UAH Database/Archive Manager marilyn.drewry@msfc.nasa.gov
Sherry Harrison UAH Archive sharrison@itsc.uah.edu
Steve Jones UAH Archive sjones@itsc.uah.edu
Mary Nair UAH Web Developer mnair@itsc.uah.edu
Philip Parker UAH Web Developer pparker@itsc.uah.edu
Matt He UAH Web Developer mhe@itsc.uah.edu
Kira Gee UAH Web Developer kgee@itsc.uah.edu
Lynne Carver UAH Web Developer lcarver@itsc.uah.edu

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