Science Team
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Spacecraft Team
Science Team
Instrument Team

Rob Lillis
Principal Investigator
UC Berkeley Space Sciences Laboratory
rlillis@ssl.berkeley.edu
5106426211
Dr. Lillis is currently the Associate Director for Planetary Science at the
Rob Lillis
Principal Investigator

Shannon Curry
University of Colorado Boulder
shannon.curry@colorado.edu
Shannon Curry

Dave Brain
Science Team Member
University of Colorado Boulder
david.brain@lasp.colorado.edu
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dave-brain-64682988/
Dave Brain studies atmospheric escape from planets using spacecraft observations and models.
Dave Brain
Science Team Member

Janet Luhmann
Science Team Associate
University of Colorado Boulder
jgluhman@ssl.berkeley.edu
Advisory Role. Senior Researcher with a long history of working with space
Janet Luhmann
Science Team Associate

Christopher Fowler
Science Team Member
West Virginia University
christopher.fowler@mail.wvu.edu
Chris is a planetary science researcher who analyzes in-situ plasma measurements obtained
Christopher Fowler
Science Team Member

Phyllis Whittlesy
EESA Instrument Lead
UC Berkeley Space Sciences Laboratory
phyllisw@ssl.berkeley.edu
I am space scientist specializing in development, application, calibration, and yield of
Phyllis Whittlesy
EESA Instrument Lead

Yingjuan Ma
Science Team Member
University of California, Los Angeles
yingjuan@ucla.edu
MHD simulation of solar wind interaction with Mars.
Yingjuan Ma
Science Team Member

Shaosui Xu
Deputy Principal Investigator
UC Berkeley Space Sciences Laboratory
shaosui.xu@ssl.berkeley.edu
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=-GETXfsAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=sra
Dr. Xu is currently the Deputy Principal Investigator of the NASA ESCAPADE
Shaosui Xu
Deputy Principal Investigator

Takuya Hara
SDOC Science Lead
UC Berkeley Space Sciences Laboratory
takuya.hara@berkeley.edu
I got my PhD degree at Nagoya University, Japan in 2014. Throughout
Takuya Hara
SDOC Science Lead

Davin Larson
Science Team Member
UC Berkeley Space Sciences Laboratory
davin@ssl.berkeley.edu
5106427558
Davin Larson
Science Team Member

Kamal Oudhiri
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Kamal Oudhiri

Paul Withers
Science Team Member
Boston University
withers@bu.edu
https://www.bu.edu/astronomy/profile/paul-withers/
Professor Paul Withers has over two decades experience studying the ionosphere of
Paul Withers
Science Team Member

Matthieu Berthomier
EESA Contributor / Co-I
Laboratoire de Physique des Plasmas (LPP) / Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
matthieu.berthomier@lpp.polytechnique.fr
Space plasmas scientist specialized in auroral and solar wind physics. Instrument development
Matthieu Berthomier
EESA Contributor / Co-I

Ronan Modolo
Science Team Member
Laboratoire Atmosphères, Milieux, Observations Spatiales (LATMOS) / Université de Versailles Saint Quentin
ronan.modolo@latmos.ipsl.fr
Ronan is working at LATMOS and Université de Versailles Saint Quentin, France.
Ronan Modolo
Science Team Member

Ed Theimann
Solar Ionizing Radiation Expert
University of Colorado Boulder Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics
thiemann@lasp.colorado.edu
Dr. Edward Thiemann is a research scientist at the Laboratory for Atmospheric
Ed Theimann
Solar Ionizing Radiation Expert

Aroh Barjatya
ELP Instrument Lead
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
barjatya@erau.edu
https://www.linkedin.com/in/aroh-barjatya/
Aroh Barjatya is a Professor of Engineering Physics at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University,
Aroh Barjatya
ELP Instrument Lead

Roberto Livi
EESA-i Instrument Lead
UC Berkeley Space Sciences Laboratory
rlivi@berkeley.edu
I am an instrument scientist specializing in space plasma instrumentation and data
Roberto Livi
EESA-i Instrument Lead

Yuki Harada
Science Team Member
Kyoto University
haraday@kugi.kyoto-u.ac.jp
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4001-6352
My science interests have been plasma dynamics around weakly magnetized bodies such
Yuki Harada
Science Team Member
Instrument Team
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Yingjuan Ma
Science Team Member
University of California, Los Angeles
yingjuan@ucla.edu
MHD simulation of solar wind interaction with Mars.
Yingjuan Ma
Science Team Member

Davin Larson
Science Team Member
UC Berkeley Space Sciences Laboratory
davin@ssl.berkeley.edu
5106427558
Davin Larson
Science Team Member

Phyllis Whittlesy
EESA Instrument Lead
UC Berkeley Space Sciences Laboratory
phyllisw@ssl.berkeley.edu
I am space scientist specializing in development, application, calibration, and yield of
Phyllis Whittlesy
EESA Instrument Lead

Roberto Livi
EESA-i Instrument Lead
UC Berkeley Space Sciences Laboratory
rlivi@berkeley.edu
I am an instrument scientist specializing in space plasma instrumentation and data
Roberto Livi
EESA-i Instrument Lead

Aroh Barjatya
ELP Instrument Lead
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
barjatya@erau.edu
https://www.linkedin.com/in/aroh-barjatya/
Aroh Barjatya is a Professor of Engineering Physics at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University,
Aroh Barjatya
ELP Instrument Lead

Leandro Zungri
EIDPU Flight Software Lead
UC Berkeley Space Sciences Laboratory
lzungri@berkeley.edu
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lzungri
Designed and implemented the Flight Software for the ESCAPADE Instrument Data Processing
Leandro Zungri
EIDPU Flight Software Lead

Robert Abiad
ESA Instrument Electronics Lead
UC Berkeley Space Sciences Laboratory
abiad@berkeley.edu
Designed the digital, analog, and backplane boards for the electron and ion
Robert Abiad
ESA Instrument Electronics Lead
Spacecraft Team
The ESCAPADE mission is made possible through the collective expertise and dedication of Rocket Lab. Designed, built, integrated, and tested at Rocket Lab’s Space Systems Production Complex and Headquarters in Long Beach, California, the ESCAPADE mission incorporates a wide range of Rocket Lab–built components and subsystems. We gratefully acknowledge Rocket Lab’s global team for their unified effort in bringing this mission to life!
