science and data center for infrared astronomy

 
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OUR ORGANIZATION

IPAC has a total staff of 257, serving in various scientific, technical, and administrative positions. IPAC is part of the Division of Physics, Mathematics and Astronomy at Caltech, and the Space and Earth Sciences Program Directorate at JPL. Key IPAC personnel are listed below. Job listings for open positions are available online.

IPAC Executive Director: George Helou
IPAC Deputy Director: Roc Cutri
IPAC Manager: Suzanne Dodd
IPAC Deputy Manager: Thomas H. Handley

SSC Director: B. Thomas Soifer
SSC Deputy Director: George Helou
SSC Assistant Director for Public Affairs: Gordon Squires
SSC Assistant Director for Community Affairs: Lisa Storrie-Lombardi
SSC Manager: Suzanne Dodd
SSC Deputy Manager: Lisa Storrie-Lombardi

NExScI Executive Director: Charles (Chas) Beichman
NExScI Director: Shrinivas Kulkarni
NExScI Deputy Director: Rachel Akeson
NExScI Project Manager: David Imel
NExScI Project Scientist: Rachel Akeson

Science Staff: John Stauffer (Head) / Andy Boden (Deputy)
Outreach: Michelle L. Thaller (Manager / Task Lead)

NED: Joseph Mazzarella (Project Scientist / Task Lead) / George Helou (Principal Investigator)
Herschel: William B. Latter (Project Scientist / Task Lead) / George Helou (Director)
Planck: Bill Reach (Project Scientist / Task Lead) / Tom Handley (Task Manager)
IRSA: G. Bruce Berriman (Task Lead) / Davy Kirkpatrick (Project Scientist)
GALEX: Tim Conrow (Task Lead) / Barry F. Madore (Co-Investigator)
SWIRE: Carol J. Lonsdale (Principal Investigator / Task Lead)
SINGS: George Helou (Task Lead)
WISE: Roc Cutri (Science and Task Lead)
NStED: John Stauffer (PI) / David Ciardi (Task Lead)

Staff Operations: Mary Ellen Barba (Supervisor)
Financial Supervisor: Eloise Kennedy (Supervisor)
Systems: Wendy Burt (Task Lead)
Facilities & Data Management Team: Rosanne Scholey (Task Lead)