CYGNSS Mission Teams

 Teams

Project Team

  • Chris Ruf, UM (Principal Investigator)
  • Darren McKague, UM (Cal/Val Scientist)
  • Juan Crespo, JPL (Atmospheric Science Lead, Co-I)
  • Mahta Moghaddam, USC (Terrestrial Science Lead, Co-I)
  • Scott Gleason, UCAR (Instrument Scientist)
  • Linda Solarek, UM (Business Manager)
  • Anthony Russel, UM (Science Operations Center Lead)
  • Jillian Redfern, SwRI (Mission Operations Center Lead)
  • William Wells, SwRI (Systems Engineer)

Science Team Leads

  • Weather Systems: J. Crespo (JPL)
  • Tropical Cyclones/Data Assimilation: Z. Pu (U. Utah)
  • Soil Moisture/Land Modeling: M. Moghaddam (USC)
  • Inland Waterbodies/Inundation: C. Chew (Muon Space)
  • Applications: B. Roberts (NASA/MSFC)
  • Instrument Scientist: S. Gleason (Daaxa LLC)

Administrative Contact

CYGNSS Team Photos

Science Team Meeting Miami, FL, Feb 2025 group photo
CYGNSS team, Miami, FL, Feb 2025
Science Team Meeting Ann Arbor, MI, Aug 2023 group photo
CYGNSS team, Ann Arbor, MI, Aug 2023
CYGNSS team, Ann Arbor, MI, July 2021
CYGNSS team, Ann Arbor, MI, July 2021
CYGNSS team, Pasadena, CA, Jan. 2020
CYGNSS team, Pasadena, CA, Jan. 2020
CYGNSS team, Ann Arbor, MI Jun. 2019
CYGNSS team, Ann Arbor, MI Jun. 2019
CYGNSS team, Pasadena, CA, Jan. 2019
CYGNSS team, Pasadena, CA, Jan. 2019
CYGNSS team, Ann Arbor, MI, Jun. 2018
CYGNSS team, Ann Arbor, MI, Jun. 2018
CYGNSS team, Miami, FL, Dec. 2017
CYGNSS team, Miami, FL, Dec. 2017
CYGNSS team, Ann Arbor, MI, Oct. 2015
CYGNSS team, Ann Arbor, MI, Oct. 2015
CYGNSS team, San Antonio, TX, Jan. 2014
CYGNSS team, San Antonio, TX, Jan. 2014
CYGNSS team, Miami, FL, Feb. 2013
CYGNSS team, Miami, FL, Feb. 2013
CYGNSS team, Ann Arbor, MI, Sep. 2012
CYGNSS team, Ann Arbor, MI, Sep. 2012