Science Team
![Image of Michael Falkowski](images/team/mike.jpeg)
Michael Falkowski
FireSense Program Lead
Mike is responsible for all NASA HQ FireSense programmatic priorities, solicitations and funding and co-leads the project office.
![Image of Jacquelyn Shuman](images/team/jackie.jpg)
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.
![Image of Jennifer Fowler](images/team/jen.jpg)
Jennifer Fowler
FireSense Project Manager
Jen oversees implementation of airborne field campaigns for FireSense as well as coordination of the project’s budget, planning, and reporting.
![Image of Justin Boland](images/team/justin.jpg)
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