Faculty Leaders
Waleed Abdalati
Professor, Geography
Waleed Abdalati, director of the , worked as a NASA scientist for 12 years and served as Chief Scientist from 2011-2012. Most recently, Dr. Abdalati chaired the Committee for the Decadal Survey for Earth Science and Applications from Space.
Dan Baker
Professor, Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences
Dan Baker has served as director of since 1994. He is a strong advocate for increasing awareness of the risk and impacts of space weather.
Penina Axelrad
Professor,
Penina Axelrad is a leading expert in GPS technology for real-time satellite operations. Her research group at the pri