Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology

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The Jet Propulsion Laboratory is a federally funded research and development center and NASA field center in La Cañada Flintridge, California, United States, though it is often referred to as residing in Pasadena, California, because it has a Pasadena ZIP Code. Address: 4800 Oak Grove Dr, Pasadena, CA 91109 Hours: Closes soon: 4:45PM ⋅ Opens 7AM Thu Wednesday7AM–4:45PMThursday7AM–4:45PMFriday7AM–4:45PMSaturdayClosedSundayClosedMonday7AM–4:45PMTuesday7AM–4:45PMSuggest an edit Unable to add this file. Please check that it is a valid photo. Founded: October 31, 1936 Founders: Jack Parsons, Theodore von Kármán, Qian Xuesen, Frank Malina, Apollo M. O. Smith, Edward S. Forman, Weld Arnold Director: Michael M. Watkins: Website: : : : Place name: : Category: : Website: http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/ Category: Research institute Suggest an editUnable to add this file. Please check that it is a valid photo. Unable to add this file. Please check that it is a valid photo. Questions & answers Ask a question Q: Hi JPL, I am an Australian year 6 student and I am trying to design a satellite to observe a solar eclipse. I want my satellite to be in orbit around the moon. Hypothetically, how many stages would my rocket need to be to get to the moon? Thanks.A: Nicoleta, I think you just did someone’s homework 🤣(5 more answers)See all questions (77)

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Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology Employees

Employee
Years
Job
Industry
Igor Yanovsky Igor Yanovsky Greater Los Angeles Area Details
Igor Yanovsky's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology Experience 2008 - Present
Job Research and Development Scientist at Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Industry Research
Experience
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology   2008 - Present
University of California, Los Angeles  2011 - Present
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology   2008 - 2009
UCLA  2002 - 2008
UCLA  2006 - 2007
NSF Institute for Pure and Applied Mathematics (IPAM)   2000 - 2005

Skills
Applied Mathematics, CFD, Computer Vision, Data Analysis, Data Fusion, Differential Equations, Image Analysis, Image Processing, Inverse Problems, Linear Algebra, Mathematical Modeling, Medical Imaging, Numerical Analysis, Optimization, Partial Differential..., Pattern Recognition, Remote Sensing, Scientific Computing, Signal Processing, Algorithms, Matlab, Machine Learning, Software Engineering, C++, Physics, Fortran, Simulations

Education
University of California, Los Angeles   2002 — 2008
Ph.D., Applied Mathematics

University of California, Los Angeles   2000 — 2002
M.A., Applied Mathematics

University of California, Los Angeles   1997 — 2002
B.S., Applied Mathematics

Richard Volpe Richard Volpe Pasadena, California Details
Richard Volpe's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology Experience 1990 - Present
Job Robotics Section Manager at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Industry Aviation & Aerospace
Experience
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology   1990 - Present

Education
Carnegie Mellon University   1984 — 1990
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Applied Physics

Alexander Ruzmaikin Alexander Ruzmaikin Pasadena, California Details
Alexander Ruzmaikin's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology Experience September 1992 - Present
Job
Industry Research
Experience
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology   September 1992 - Present

Skills
Science, Physics, Research, Microsoft Office, Management, Teaching, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Simulations, LaTeX, Matlab, Data Analysis, Fortran, Statistics, Scientific Computing, Numerical Analysis, Mathematical Modeling, Multivariate Statistics

Education
Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (State University) (MIPT)   1972 — 1972
PhD, Physics, highest

Phystech, Moscow   1964 — 1969
Master in Physics, Physics

Yingdi Liu Yingdi Liu Pasadena, California Details
Yingdi Liu's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology Experience October 2011 - Present
Job Postdoctoral Research Scientist at SRI International
Industry Research
Experience
SRI International  April 2015 - Present
Jet Propulsion Laboratory/ California Institute of Technology  October 2011 - Present
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory  September 2011 - Present
University of California, Riverside  September 2006 - August 2011
Fudan University  September 2002 - July 2006
Chinese Academy of Sciences  June 2004 - June 2005

Skills
Spectroscopy, Organic Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, Scanning Electron..., Labview, Physics, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Materials, Nanotechnology, Thermodynamics, Nanofabrication, IR, Molecular Biology, HPLC, Analytical Chemistry, Research, Science, Programming, UV/Vis, R, AFM, LaTeX, Matlab, Powder X-ray Diffraction, Mathematica, Nanomaterials, Materials Science, Computational Chemistry, Experimentation, Thin Films, Characterization, NMR, Mass Spectrometry, Microscopy

Education
Department of Chemistry and Air Pollution Research Center, UC Riverside   2006 — 2011
PhD

UC Riverside   2006 — 2011
MS degree; 2007 MS, Chemical and Environmental Engineering; Chemistry

University of California, Riverside   2006 — 2011
PhD, Chemistry

Fudan University   2002 — 2006
B.S. degree, Chemistry*Department of Chemistry

Christian Keppenne Christian Keppenne Washington D.C. Metro Area Details
Christian Keppenne's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology Experience 1991 - 1996
Job Chief Research Scientist (SSAI @ NASA GMAO)
Industry Defense & Space
Experience
SSAI/NASA Goddard Space Flight Center   February 2012 - Present
SAIC/NASA Goddard Space Flight Center   January 1998 - January 2012
UCLA  1996 - 1997
Jet Propulsion Laboratory - California Institute of Technology  1991 - 1996
UCLA  1990 - 1991

Skills
Parallel Computing, Parallel Processing, Adaptive Filtering, Data Assimilation, Particle Filters, Kalman filtering, Numerical Analysis, particle swarm..., Principal Component..., Monte Carlo Simulation, Monte Carlo modeling, Artificial Neural..., Statistical Modeling, Scientific Computing, Mathematical Modeling, Machine Learning, Signal Processing, Time Series Analysis, Functional Programming, C++11, Perl, Python, Unix, Linux, Unix Shell Scripting, NumPy, R, Matlab, Optimization, Data Analysis, Numerical Weather..., Technical Writing, Remote Sensing, Physics, High Performance...

Education
Université catholique de Louvain   1986 — 1989
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Applied Sciences

Université catholique de Louvain   1981 — 1986
Master of Science (M.S.), Civil Engineering

Alice Guest Alice Guest Calgary, Canada Area Details
Alice Guest's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology Experience June 2003 - July 2005
Job Geomechanics and Microseismic Consultant at Magnitude
Industry Oil & Energy
Experience
Magnitude LLC  May 2014 - Present
CGGVeritas  October 2012 - April 2014
University of Calgary  January 2011 - November 2012
ESG Solutions  June 2010 - December 2010
University of Calgary  January 2009 - May 2010
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology   June 2003 - July 2005
Geophysical Institute, Academy of Science of the Czech Republic   September 1995 - July 2003
UCLA  January 2001 - May 2003

Skills
geomechanics, interpetation of..., hydraulic fracturing, permeability, Geology, Modeling, Geophysics, Structural Geology, Seismology, Earth Science, Characterization, Matlab, Geological Mapping, Reservoir Management, Simulations, Petroleum Geology, Fortran, Mathematical Modeling, Physics, Finite Element Analysis, Petroleum, Science, Numerical Analysis, Petrophysics, Geomechanics, Stratigraphy

Education
Charles University in Prague   1995 — 2001
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Applied Geology, Applied Geophysics and Environmental Geology

Charles University in Prague   1993 — 1995
Master degree, Applied Geophysics

Charles University in Prague   1990 — 1993
Bachelor's degree, Geology

Dr. Lew Leibowitz Dr. Lew Leibowitz San Francisco Bay Area Details
Dr. Lew Leibowitz's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology Experience 1969 - 1984
Job Independent Energy, Defense, & Space Professional
Industry Oil & Energy
Experience
Sonrisa Technology   July 2006 - Present
MIT/Stanford Venture Lab (VLAB)   1995 - Present
MIT/Stanford Venture Lab   1988 - Present
Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company  1984 - 2004
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology   1969 - 1984

Skills
Solar Energy

Education
University of California, San Diego   1964 — 1969
PhD Engineering Physics

Northwestern University   1960 — 1964
BS, Mechanical Engineering

Amy Braverman Amy Braverman Pasadena, California Details
Amy Braverman's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology Experience 1997 - Present
Job Principal Statistician, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology
Industry Research
Experience
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology   1997 - Present
Micronomics, Inc.   April 1987 - August 1990
National Economic Research Associates  June 1983 - April 1987

Skills
Statistical Computing, R, Statistics, Mathematical Modeling, Statistical Modeling, Machine Learning, Data Mining, LaTeX, Data Analysis, Matlab, Simulations, Statistical Inference, Remote Sensing, Scientific Computing, Analysis, Physics, Data Visualization, Applied Mathematics, Predictive Modeling, Science

Education
University of California, Los Angeles   1990 — 1999
Ph.D., Statistics

Swarthmore College   1978 — 1982
BA, Economics

Alex Gardner Alex Gardner Pasadena, California Details
Alex Gardner's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology Experience July 2014 - Present
Job Research Scientist at Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology
Industry Research
Experience
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology   July 2014 - Present
Clark University  August 2012 - July 2014
University of Michigan  September 2010 - August 2012

Skills
Remote Sensing, Science, Glaciology, Arctic, Earth Science, Field Work, Environmental Science, Spatial Analysis, Matlab, Numerical Analysis, Research, Physics

Education
University of Alberta   2005 — 2010
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

University of Saskatchewan   2000 — 2005
Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.), Civil Engineering

Claus Hoff Claus Hoff Bellevue, Washington Details
Claus Hoff's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology Experience March 2005 - February 2011
Job Director of FEA Development at CDadapco
Industry Defense & Space
Experience
CD-adapco  April 2012 - Present
Cielo Engineering Software LLC   March 2011 - September 2014
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology   March 2005 - February 2011
MSC Software Corporation  1989 - 2005
UCLA  1998 - 1999
UC Berkeley  1986 - 1989

Skills
Finite Element Analysis, Technical Leadership, Fortran, Team Building, Aerospace, Simulations, High Performance..., CAE, Software Lifecycle..., Product Lifecycle..., Structural Mechanics, Dynamics, Structural Analysis, CFD, Structural Dynamics, Nastran, Numerical Analysis, Software Development, Engineering, Systems Engineering, CAD/CAM, Aerospace Engineering, Modal Analysis, Modeling, Thermal, Computational Mechanics, Algorithms, Composites, Mechanics of Materials, MSC.Patran, Numerical Simulation, Acoustics, Matlab, Stress Analysis

Education
Technische Universität Berlin   1980 — 1985
Dr.-Ing., Computational Mechanics

Ferdinand E. Mehlinger III Ferdinand E. Mehlinger III Baltimore, Maryland Area Details
Ferdinand E. Mehlinger III's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology Experience 1972 - 1974
Job Publications Manager at Morgan State University
Industry Higher Education
Experience
Morgan State University  September 2001 - Present
CBS Publications   1979 - 1981
Fluor Corporation  1978 - 1979
Rockwell Collins  1976 - 1978
3M Company  1974 - 1976
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology   1972 - 1974

Education
New York University
Certificate, Film, Video & Broadcasting

University of Redlands   1982 — 1984
MBA -Management

University of Southern California
Graduate Program- Public Relations

Fisk University   1967 — 1971
B.A., English Literature

Baback Moghaddam Baback Moghaddam Greater Los Angeles Area Details
Baback Moghaddam's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology Experience May 2007 - Present
Job Senior Research Scientist
Industry Research
Experience
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology   May 2007 - Present
Mitsubishi Electric Research Labs  November 1997 - November 2006
MIT Media Laboratory  September 1992 - May 1997

Skills
Bayesian statistics, Machine Learning, Statistical Modeling, Pattern Recognition, Data Mining, Computer Vision, Face Recognition

Education
Massachusetts Institute of Technology   1992 — 1997
PhD, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science

Daniel Winterhalter Daniel Winterhalter Greater Los Angeles Area Details
Daniel Winterhalter's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology Experience 1978 - Present
Job Principal Research Scientist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA
Industry Research
Experience
Jet Propulsion Laboratory  September 2007 - Present
NASA Engineering And Safety Center   March 2006 - Present
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology   1978 - Present

Education
University of California, Los Angeles   1980 — 1987
Ph.D, MS, Geophysics and Space Physics

University of California, Irvine   1975 — 1978
MA, Physics

California State University-Fullerton   1970 — 1974
BA, Physics

Orange Coast College   1968 — 1970
AA

Sharon Kedar Sharon Kedar Greater Los Angeles Area Details
Sharon Kedar's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology Experience January 2010 - June 2010
Job Research Scientist at Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Industry Oil & Energy
Experience
Jet Propulsion Laboratory  January 2008 - Present
Jet Propulsion Laboratory  2001 - Present
Jet Propulsion Laboratory - California Institute of Technology  January 2010 - June 2010
Jet Propulsion Laboratory  January 2001 - January 2008
UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY  January 1996 - January 1998

Skills
Project Management, Fundraising, Mission formulation, Data Analysis, Systems Engineering, Scientific Writing, Public Speaking, Analysis, Proposal Writing, Geophysics

Education
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (Seismological   1989 — 1996
Ph.D, Geophysics

Tel Aviv University   1985 — 1988
Bachelor of Science, Geophysics and Planetary Sciences, Graduated Cum Laude

Lani De Benedictis Lani De Benedictis Greater Los Angeles Area Details
Lani De Benedictis's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology Experience September 2004 - Present
Job Ethics OfficerJet Propulsion Laboratory
Industry Defense & Space
Experience
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology   September 2004 - Present
The Boeing Company  June 1999 - September 2004
Rockwell  September 1989 - June 1999

Skills
Employee Relations, Program Management, Talent Management, Organizational..., Process Improvement, Ethics, Human Resources

Education
Pepperdine University   1989 — 1992
M.B.A.

Paul Weissman Paul Weissman Pasadena, California Details
Paul Weissman's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology Experience June 1974 - August 2015
Job Senior Scientist at Planetary Science Institute
Industry Research
Experience
Planetary Science Institute  August 2015 - Present
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology   June 1974 - August 2015
Table Mountain Observatory   2003 - 2015

Skills
Solar System Astronomy, Comets, Asteroids, Celestial dynamics, Observing small bodies..., Spacecraft and Mission..., Solar System Exploration, Spacecraft, Astrophysics, Systems Engineering, Fortran, Numerical Analysis, Space Systems, Simulations, Physics, Sensors, Aerospace, Optics, Spectroscopy

Education
University of California, Los Angeles   1971 — 1978
Ph.D., Planetary and Space Physics

University of Massachusetts, Amherst   1969 — 1971
Master of Science (M.S.), Astronomy

Cornell University   1964 — 1969
A.B., Physics

Shouleh Nikzad Shouleh Nikzad Pasadena, California Details
Shouleh Nikzad's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology Experience August 2012 - Present
Job Senior Research Scientist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology
Industry Research
Experience
Society for Brain Mapping and Therapeutics (SBMT)   2014 - Present
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology   2013 - Present
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology   August 2012 - Present
California Institute of Technology  June 2012 - Present
Cedar-Sinai Medical Center  November 2011 - Present
IBMISPS   2007 - Present
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology   2006 - Present
SBMT (Brain Mapping)   January 2003 - Present
SBMT   2011 - 2011
Caltech  1990 - 1992

Skills
Signal Processing, Physics, Matlab, Algorithms, Sensors, Science, Optics, Characterization, Simulations, Image Processing, Nanotechnology, Scientific Computing, Materials Science, Thin Films, Photonics, LaTeX, Experimentation, Mathematica, Mathematical Modeling, Spectroscopy, Labview, Fortran, R&D, Scanning Electron..., Microfabrication, Numerical Analysis, Nanofabrication, IDL, Laser Physics, Optical Engineering, Laser, Optoelectronics

Education
California Institute of Technology
PhD, Applied Physics

California Institute of Technology
MS, Electrical Engineering

University of Southern California
BS, Electrical Engineering (Electrophysics)

Eric Fetzer Eric Fetzer Greater Los Angeles Area Details
Eric Fetzer's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology Experience 1991 - Present
Job Research Scientist at Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Industry Research
Experience
Jet Propulsion Laboratory  January 2011 - Present
Jet Propulsion Laboratory  1991 - Present
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology   1991 - Present
Technology for Communications International  1980 - 1982

Education
University of Colorado at Boulder   1983 — 1990
Ph. D., Atmospheric Physics and Dynamics

University of California, Berkeley   1976 — 1980
A. B., Physics

David Crisp David Crisp Greater Los Angeles Area Details
David Crisp's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology Experience 1986 - Present
Job Senior Research Scientist
Industry Aviation & Aerospace
Experience
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology   1986 - Present

Skills
Science, Atmospheric Physics, Remote Sensing, Spectroscopy, Environmental Science, Carbon, Climate Change, Meteorology, Planetary Science, Astrobiology, Data Analysis, IDL, Fortran, Space Systems, Systems Engineering, Spacecraft, Aerospace, Program Management, Technical Presentations, Physics, Scientific Computing, Numerical Analysis, Astrophysics, Mathematical Modeling, Earth Observation, Research

Education
Princeton University   1979 — 1983
Ph.D., Geophysical Fluid Dynamics