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Name Institution Contribution Contact Information
Dr. Victoria Meadows University of Washington PI: radiative transfer/astronomical observing vsm@astro.washington.edu (206)543-0206
Dr. Mark Allen JPL/Caltech chemical models mark.allen@jpl.nasa.gov x4-3665
Prof. John Armstrong Weber State University Climate models/model integration jcarmstrong@weber.edu (801) 626-6215
Dr. Jeremy Bailey MacQuarie University terrestrial planet observations jbailey@els.mq.edu.au 61 2 98506288
Dr. Ed Bolton Yale University geology/reactive transport models edward.bolton@yale.edu (203) 432-3149
Dr. Linda Brown JPL laboratory spectroscopy linda.brown@jpl.nasa.gov x4-2940
Sarah Chamberlain MacQuarie University terrestrial planet observations schamber@els.mq.edu.au 61 2 9850 6289
Dr. Martin Cohen UC, Berkeley stellar spectra mcohen@astron.berkeley.edu (510) 642-2833
Dr. David Crisp JPL radiative transfer modeling David.Crisp@jpl.nasa.gov x4-7969
Dr. David Des Marais NASA Ames microbiology ddesmarais@mail.arc.nasa.gov
Diane L. Engler JPL Spectral Database website and VPL project assistant dengler@jpl.nasa.gov (818) 354-8919
Shawn Goldman Penn State astrophysics sgoldman@essc.psu.edu (814) 865-1215
W. Michael Greene JPL Education & Public Outreach William.M.Greene@jpl.nasa.gov (818) 354-1277
Linda Hermans IPAC/SSC/Caltech Education & Public Outreach / Web Design outreach@ipac.caltech.edu (626) 395-8801
Dr. Wesley Huntress, Jr CIW geophysical laboratory data huntress@gl.ciw.edu (202)686-2410
Orion Johnson USC biology laboratory and field work orion.johnson@usc.edu 510-882-2006
Prof. James Kasting Penn. State climate modeling, escape processes kasting@geosc.psu.edu (814) 865-3207
Jim Keller IPAC/SSC/Caltech Education & Public Outreach keller@ipac.caltech.edu (626) 395-8801
Pushker Kharecha NASA-GISS Archean atmosphere pushker@essc.psu.edu
Dr. Nancy Kiang GISS ecology, plant biophysics nkiang@giss.nasa.gov (212) 678-5587
Kara Krelove Penn. State->Arizona climate modeling kara.krelove@asu.edu (480) 727-8928
Prof. Monika Kress San Jose State University Solar nebula chemistry; planet formation; meteorites; E/PO monika@ipac.caltech.edu (206) 371-0182
Mao-Chang (Danie) Liang Caltech chemical models mcl@gps.caltech.edu(626) 395-3992
Avi Mandell Penn State astrophysics mandell@astro.psu.edu (814) 863-9552
Dr. Javier Martin-Torres AS&M Non-LTE radiative transfer; line mixing; airglow fn.f.martin-torres@larc.nasa.gov (757) 827-4868
Prof. Francis Nimmo The Royal Society plate tectonics, geochemical cycles nimmo@ess.ucla.edu
Dr. Sean Raymond University of Colorado planet formation raymond@lasp.colorado.edu (720) 234-3943
Prof. Robert Rye USC microbiology, parameterization of life rye@usc.edu (213) 821-2267
Prof. John Scalo University of Texas at Austin Astrophysics/Space Weather parrot@astro.as.utexas.edu (512) 478-2748
Susana Irene Schneider Penn State simulation of planetary radiation environments sschneid@geosc.psu.edu (814)865-6716 (814)863-7689
Dr. Antigona Segura SSC/Caltech astrophysics, climate modeling antigona@ipac.caltech.edu (626) 395-2069
Prof. Janet Siefert Rice University Molecular evolution/prokaryotic metabolic evolution siefert@stat.rice.edu 713-348-3891
Andrew Simpson MacQuarie University terrestrial planet observations ajs@els.mq.edu.au
Prof. Norm Sleep Stanford geology, geochemical cycles norm@pangea.stanford.edu (650)723-4746
Prof. Paul Tackley UCLA geological planetary models ptackley@ess.ucla.edu (310) 206-9180
Dr. Feng Tian University of Colorado planet evolution tian@colorado.edu
Dr. Giovanna Tinetti Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris planetary & climate models tinetti@iap.fr +33 144328079
Dr. Maggie Turnbull Carnegie Institute in Washington D.C. stellar astronomy/Earthshine observations turnbull@dtm.ciw.edu (520) 270-8986
Dr. Thangasamy Velusamy JPL astronomical instrumentation models velusamy@jpl.nasa.gov x4-6112
Dr. Jason Weibel JPL/Caltech atmospheric chemical models weibelj@mail.belmont.edu (626) 395-6870
Prof. Yuk Yung Caltech chemical models yly@mercu1.gps.caltech.edu (626) 395-6940
Dr. Kevin Zahnle NASA Ames impact processes, chemical models kzahnle@mail.arc.nasa.gov (650) 604-0840

All extensions listed are JPL extensions. Team members outside JPL should call 818-35X-XXXX for extensions starting with "4," or 818-39X-XXXX for extensions starting with "3."

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