Science Team
Michael Falkowski
FireSense Program Lead
Mike is responsible for all NASA HQ FireSense programmatic priorities, solicitations and funding and co-leads the project office.
Jacquelyn Shuman
FireSense Project Scientist
Jackie assists in the identification and implementation of science and technology capabilities for FireSense and acts as the lead for the project office.
Justin Boland
FireSense System Engineer
Justin handles the organization and coordination in support of project implementation, as well as coordination for data collection and installation of necessary infrastructure.
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Morton, Doug
NASA | Goddard Space Flight Center
The airborne Compact Fire Imager (CFI) for measurements across the entire fire lifecycle.
Partner Organizations: UC-Irvine, CU-Boulder, UMD
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Wong, Sun
NASA | Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Partner Organizations: Sierra Lobo Inc, Ball Aerospace, NRL, USFS, Cal State Univ.
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Nag, Sreeja
Bay Area Environmental Research Institute
Partner Organizations: ARC, CU-Denver, USC, SJSU, USGS, U Mich, Univ of Utah, USFS, Spire, BrainAid
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Hilburn, Kyle
Colorado State University
Partner Organizations: LaRC, SJSU, ARC, USC, CU Denver, CropSnap LLC, Univ of Utah
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Thompson, James
University of Texas, Austin
Partner Organizations: Univ of Pittsburgh, US Fish and Wildlife Service
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Afghah, Fatemeh
Clemson University
AI-enabled Drone Swarms for Fire Detection, Mapping, and Modeling
Partner Organizations: USFS, Univ of Nevada, DRI, UCAR
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Hook, Simon
NASA | Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Wildfire Thermal Detection Instrument Development - Step 2
Partner Organizations: Planet, ARC
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Halem, Milton
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Partner Organizations: SJSU, CU Denver, Howard University, UMCP, GSFC, UMB
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Shah, Rashmi
NASA | Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Wildland Fire Pre-Formulation Concept Study
Partner Organizations:Commercial companies, ARC, GSFC