The MBE Science Team

• Wilton Sanders  Principal Investigator.
  

• Richard C. Henry  Collaborator. PI on MIDEX Alternate; PI on STEDI; HST; HUT; PI on HUBE SMEX proposal.
  

Theory & Education ...predicting/understanding HIMS observations, and teaching America

• Bob Benjamin  Noted theorist of the interstellar medium
  

• Joel Bregman  A theorist expert in the modeling of the interstellar medium.
  

• Donald P. Cox  Structure and dynamics of the interstellar medium. Supernova remnants.
  

• Sanjay Limaye  Expert on OSS Education and Outreach
  

• Chris McKee  Structure and dynamics of the interstellar medium. Supernova remnants.
  

• Jerry Ostriker  Noted theorist of the intergalactic medium
  

• Rosalyn Pertzborn  Expert on OSS Education and Outreach
  

• John C. Raymond  A noted expert on supernova remnants, the hot phase of the ISM, and heliospheric X-ray emission.
  

Modeling & Analysis ... data analysis and comparison to model predictions

• Nancy Brickhouse  An expert in the calculation and modeling of the EUV and X-ray spectra of hot plasmas
  

• Renyue Cen  A noted young theorist of the evolution of the intergalactic medium.
  

• Rupert A. Croft  A noted young theorist of the evolution of the intergalactic medium.
  

• Taotao Fang  Expert on probing the Intergalactic Medium with O VI Absorption in the UV Spectra of Quasars; also does modeling of the hot IGM
  

• Mark Hurwitz  Deep experience with UV astronomy
  

• Jelle Kaastra  An expert in the calculation and modeling of the EUV and X-ray spectra of hot plasmas and also an expert on EUV and X-ray radiation from clusters of galaxies
  

  

  

  Richard Lieu      Expert on EUV radiation from clusters of galaxies

  is at University of Alabama Huntsville

  

• Richard Mushotzky  An expert on X-ray emission from groups, clusters, the WHIM, and the X-ray background
  

• Arielle Phillips  Simulation of the X-ray Background spectrum
  

• Robin Shelton  Young able astronomical observer/theorist; deep interest in O VI from the ISM.
  

• Randall Smith  Study of the interstellar medium.
  

• Steve Snowden  Expert in Rosat X-ray image analysis and also an expert on the X-ray background
  

• Bart Wakker  An expert on high velocity clouds and the galactic halo, O VI observations of diffuse galactic and intergalactic gas
  

• Barry Welsh  Well-regarded investigator of the interstellar medium
  

X-ray Hardware ...the X-ray Calorimeter, XRC

• Massimiliano Galeazzi  An expert on X-ray detectors
  

• Dan McCammon  A senior expert in the world X-ray astronomy community.
  

• F. Scott Porter  GSFC Lead Co-Investigator; X-ray detectors
  

• Caroline Stahle  Microcalorimeter X-ray Detector
  

• Andy Szymkowiak  Microcalorimeter X-ray Detector
  

X-ray Hardware ...the X-ray Telescope

• Rob Petre  Development and implementation of X-ray Optics
  

• Pete Serlemitsos  Development and implementation of X-ray Optics
  

• Dean Read  Cryostat Expert
  

• Steve Thompson  Spacecraft Systems