VEXAG Committee

 

Co-chairs

Sanjay Limaye
University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin

Suzanne Smrekar
JPL, Pasadena, California

Focus Groups

Mark Allen
VEXAG Focus Group Lead for Laboratory Measurements
JPL, Pasadena, California

Kevin Baines
Focus Group Lead for Atmospheric Evolution
JPL, Pasadena, California

James Cutts
Focus Group Lead for Venus Exploration Technologies
JPL, Pasadena, California

David Grinspoon
VEXAG Focus Group Lead for Venus-Earth Climate Connections
Denver Museum of Nature and Science

Lori Glaze
Focus Group Lead for Planetary Formation and Evolution
Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland

Adriana Ocampo
Ex Officio, Venus Program Executive
NASA Headquarters, Washington D.C.

In addition to interested members of the scientific community, each focus group will include technology experts, NASA representatives, international partner representatives, EPO experts, and the chair. The current focus groups and their leads are listed above. Other focus groups may be added, as needed.

Supporting members of the VEXAG Executive Committee

Tibor Balint
JPL, Pasadena, California

Mark Bullock
Southwest Research Institute, Boulder, Colorado

Larry Esposito
Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado

Jim Garvin
Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland

Ronna Hurd
Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston, Texas

Natasha Johnson
Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland

David Senske
JPL, Pasadena, California

Tommy Thompson
JPL, Pasadena, California

Allan Treiman
Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston, Texas

Past VEXAG Co-Chairs (in chronological order)

Janet Luhmann
University of California, Berkeley, California

Sushil Atreya
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Ellen Stofan
Proxemy, Inc.

Steve Mackwell served as Focus Group Lead for Planetary Formation and Evolution since VEXAG was formed in 2005 until spring 2009. Janet Luhmann, and Sushil Atreya, served as VEXAG Co-Chairs since VEXAG was formed in 2005 until November 2009.  Ellen Stofan served as VEXAG Chair from November 2007 until spring 2009.

NASA and LPI contacts:

Dr. Adriana Ocampo, NASA Headquarters
Dr. Thomas W. Thompson, NASA/JPL
Dr. Steve Mackwell, LPI