PO.DAAC Staff
NASA's Physical Oceanography Distributed Active Archive Center (PO.DAAC) is led by experts in the fields of physical oceanography and data science.
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Michael Gangl | DAAC Manager |
| Thomas Loubrieu | DAAC System Engineer |
| Ian Fenty | DAAC Scientist |
| Ed Armstrong | DAAC Data Engineer |
| Dr. Catalina Taglialatela | Applied Science Systems Engineering/User Services |
User Working Group
The PO.DAAC User Working Group (UWG) is an external group made up of physical oceanographers, hydrologists, and data scientists, and tasked to:
- Prioritize and provide guidance on PO.DAAC activities, including data acquisition, tools and services, and user support.
- Provide strategic guidance to NASA and PO.DAAC in general.
- Represent the user community in the development and operation of PO.DAAC’s products and services.
- Review the progress and performance of PO.DAAC.
- Be ambassadors for PO.DAAC.
UWG Membership
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Philip Thompson (Chair) | University of Hawaii |
| Doug Schuster (Co-Chair) | National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) |
| Jim Potemra | University of Hawaii |
| Larry O’Neill | Oregon State University |
| Matt Mazloff | Scripps Institution of Oceanography |
| Jennifer Bonin | University of South Florida |
| Jida Wang | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Jordan Read | Consortium of Universities for the Advancement of Hydrologic Science, Inc. (CUAHSI) |
| Deepak Cherian | Earthmover |
| Bia Villas Boas | Colorado School of Mines |
| Lisan Yu | Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) |
| Tom Kilpatrick | Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), U.S. Department of the Interior |
| Edward Beighley | Northeastern University |
Ex-Officio
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Nadya Vinogradova-Shiffer | NASA HQ Physical Oceanography |
| Sara Lubkin | NASA HQ Earth Science Data and Information System (ESDIS) |