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Imaging Node Personnel

Name Contact Info Description
Rafael Alanis,
JPL Co-Node

M/S: 168-414
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
California Institute of Technology
4800 Oak Grove Dr.
Pasadena, CA 91109-8099

Phone: 818-354-8959
Fax: 818-354-8982
Email: Rafael.Alanis@jpl.nasa.gov

Rafael is a member of the Science Archive Systems Group at JPL. He is currently working for the Imaging Node-JPL as the mission interface contact, to assist in producing PDS-compliant data archives, for several of the imaging instruments onboard upcoming planetary missions. These missions include the Mars Exploration Rovers (MER), Cassini-Huygens Mission, and the DLR's Mars Express.
Janet Barrett,
USGS Co-Node

United States Geological Survey
2255 North Gemini Drive
Flagstaff, AZ 86001

Software Engineer Janet Barrett, along with Tracie Sucharski, performs software development for the Node. Currently Ms. Barrett is adapting PDS image display tools to support the Clementine data products.
Annie Bennett,
USGS Co-Node

United States Geological Survey
2255 North Gemini Drive
Flagstaff, AZ 86001

Phone: 928-556-7210
Fax: 928-556-7090
Email: abennett@sirius.wr.usgs.gov

Computer Technician Annie Bennett, along with Adrienne Wasserman, provides general processing support for the Node. Both share the responsibilities for the production, validation, and distribution of the CD-ROM data products produced by the Node.
Dr. Philip Christensen,
Principle Investigator,
THEMIS Data-Node

Arizona State University
Dept. of Geological Sciences
PO Box 876305
Tempe, AZ 85287-6305

Phone: 480-965-7105
Email: phil.christensen@asu.edu

Dr. Lisa R. Gaddis,
Co-Investigator and Node Manager,
USGS Co-Node

United States Geological Survey
2255 North Gemini Drive
Flagstaff, AZ 86001

Phone: 928-556-7053
Email: lgaddis@usgs.gov

Dr. Lisa Gaddis became manager of the USGS Co-Node of the Imaging Node in 2003. She has considerable research experience in the areas of planetary surface processes, remote sensing, and planetary cartography, and has participated in numerous NASA space exploration and terrestrial remote sensing missions. The latter include Mars Exploration Rover (for which she is serving as a member of the Long-Term Planning Science Theme Group), Mars Pathfinder, Clementine, Galileo, Magellan, SIR-C, SIR-B, AIRSAR, and AVIRIS. She is also the Science Lead for an Astrogeology planetary cartography project to digitize, process, and create a long-lasting and valuable digital archive of the Lunar Orbiter photographic data collected in the late 1960's.
Patricia Garcia,
USGS Co-Node

United States Geological Survey
2255 North Gemini Drive
Flagstaff, AZ 86001

Phone: 928-556-7246
Fax: 928-556-7090
Email: pgarcia@iflag2.wr.usgs.gov

Noel S. Gorelick,
THEMIS Data-Node

Arizona State University
Dept. of Geological Sciences
PO Box 876305
Tempe, AZ 85287-6305

Phone: 480-965-7829
Fax: 480-965-1787
Email: gorelick@asu.edu

Chris Isbell,
USGS Co-Node

United States Geological Survey
2255 North Gemini Drive
Flagstaff, AZ 86001

Phone: 928-556-7210
Fax: 928-556-7090
Email: cisbell@sirius.wr.usgs.gov

Chris Isbell, a cartographer for the Branch of Astrogeology, provides the node with software and catalog development, data processing, and data archive design. He led the design and production of the Galileo / NIMS EDR data products produced on CD-ROM media. In addition, Mr. Isbell installed the International Astronomical Union's gazetteer of planetary nomenclature on the Node's search and retrieval catalog. Currently, Chris is developing the Viking Orbiter Ancillary CD-ROM in support of the Node's restoration activities.
Susan K. LaVoie,
Co-Investigator and Sub-Node Manager,
JPL Co-Node

M/S: 168-527
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
California Institute of Technology
4800 Oak Grove Dr.
Pasadena, CA 91109

Phone: 818-354-5677
Fax: 818-393-6962
Email: Susan.K.LaVoie@jpl.nasa.gov

Susan K. LaVoie, manager of the JPL Imaging Sub-Node, is the Section Manager of the Space Science Data Systems Section at JPL. Susan has extensive experience in planetary flight project image processing, imaging analysis, and information management. Ms. LaVoie began her involvement with the PDS as the Test-Bed Imaging Node operations manager of the Pilot Planetary Data System.
Myche McAuley,
JPL Co-Node

M/S: 168-414
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
California Institute of Technology
4800 Oak Grove Dr.
Pasadena, CA 91109-8099

Phone: 818-354-7974
Fax: 818-393-6962
Email: Myche.McAuley@jpl.nasa.gov

Myche McAuley is a member of the Planetary Applications Group and the Solar System Visualization project at JPL. His work with the Imaging Node primarily involves programming and HTML development work for the Planetary Photojournal and the Planetary Image Atlas.
Greg L. Mehall,
THEMIS Data-Node

Arizona State University
Dept. of Geological Sciences
PO Box 876305
Tempe, AZ 85287-6305

Phone: 480-965-3063
Fax: 480-965-1787
Email: mehall@asu.edu

Kimberly C. Murray,
THEMIS Data-Node

Arizona State University
Dept. of Geological Sciences
PO Box 876305
Tempe, AZ 85287-6305

Phone: 480-965-8056
Fax: 480-965-1787
Email: kim.murray@asu.edu

Kim is responsible for data validation and archiving for the 2001 Mars Odyssey THEMIS data at the THEMIS Data Node.
Elizabeth D. Rye,
JPL Co-Node

M/S: 168-414
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
California Institute of Technology
4800 Oak Grove Dr.
Pasadena, CA 91109

Phone: 818-354-6135
Fax: 818-393-6962
Email: Elizabeth.D.Rye@jpl.nasa.gov

Elizabeth is a member of the Science Archive Systems Group at JPL. Her current responsibilities with the Node include the maintenance of the Imaging Node-JPL web site, and writing CGI programs and HTML to provide online access to available data sets through the World Wide Web.
Dr. Stephen Saunders,
Co-Investigator and Deputy Director,
JPL Co-Node

M/S: 183-501
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
California Institute of Technology
4800 Oak Grove Dr.
Pasadena, CA 91109

Phone: 202-554-6499
Fax: 202-554-6499
Email: Ronald.S.Saunders@jpl.nasa.gov

Dr. Stephen Saunders is the current Imaging Node Deputy Director and has an extensive background in planetary geological analysis of both conventional image data as well as imaging radar as Magellan Project Scientist.
Dr. Laurence A. Soderblom,
Principal Investigator and Director,
USGS Co-Node

United States Geological Survey
2255 North Gemini Drive
Flagstaff, AZ 86001

Phone: 928-556-7018
Fax: 928-556-7014
Email: lsoderblom@astrog.dnet.nasa.gov

Dr. Laurence A. Soderblom is the current Director and Principal Investigator for the PDS Imaging Node. Dr. Soderblom has extensive experience in planetary imaging experiments in flight programs and is engaged in a variety of data salvage projects, image processing software development, and CD-ROM activities.
Alice Stanboli,
JPL Co-Node

M/S: 168-514
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
California Institute of Technology
4800 Oak Grove Dr.
Pasadena, CA 91109

Phone: 818-354-5169
Fax: 818-393-6962
Email: Alice.Stanboli@jpl.nasa.gov

Tracie Sucharski,
USGS Co-Node

United States Geological Survey
2255 North Gemini Drive
Flagstaff, AZ 86001

Phone: 928-556-7213
Fax: 928-556-7090
Email: tsuchars@sirius.wr.usgs.gov

Software Engineer Tracie Sucharski, along with Janet Barrett, performs software development for the Node. Currently, Ms. Sucharski is developing software for the archiving of Clementine data products. She has been developing decompression software that runs on multiple platforms.
Adrienne Wasserman,
USGS Co-Node

United States Geological Survey
2255 North Gemini Drive
Flagstaff, AZ 86001

Phone: 928-556-7264
Fax: 928-556-7090
Email: awasserman@iflag2.wr.usgs.gov

Computer Technician Adrienne Wasserman, along with Annie Bennett, provides general processing support for the Node. Both share the responsibilities for the production, validation, and distribution of the CD-ROM data products produced by the Node.
Pamela J. Woncik,
JPL Co-Node

M/S: 168-514
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
California Institute of Technology
4800 Oak Grove Dr.
Pasadena, CA 91109

Phone: 818-354-4714
Fax: 818-393-6962
Email: Pamela.J.Woncik@jpl.nasa.gov

Pam Woncik is a System Engineer responsible for Information System design and development. She has been a member of the Voyager, Magellan, Galileo, Mars Pathfinder, Cassini, Mars Polar Lander, and Mars Exploration Rover Teams during the development and operation phases of the mission. Her activities at the Node include development of Image Node databases and applications which interfaces to these data.

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