Laser Interferometer Space Antenna
For Scientists
NASA is actively collaborating with ESA and the LISA Consortium to develop the LISA mission. A NASA LISA Project Office has been established at the Goddard Space Flight Center and there is a joint NASA-ESA LISA Science Team that has been empaneled to provide scientific stewardship for the mission and serve as ambassadors between the agencies and the scientific community.
NASA LISA Study Team
The Purpose of the NASA LISA Study Team
The NASA LISA Study Team was established by NASA HQ in October 2017 to assist the U.S. community in preparing for the 2020 astrophysics Decadal Survey and provide input to the Study Office and NASA HQ on the LISA mission. It consists of independent U.S. scientists with expertise in gravitational wave technologies, signal analysis, and astrophysics. Additional members were added to the team in October 2019.
The terms of reference for the LISA ST are available here.
The NASA LISA Study Team replaced the L3ST, which conducted studies of possible U.S. hardware contributions to LISA.
Study Team Members and Institutions
| Name | Institution | Member Since |
|---|---|---|
| Jillian Bellovary | CUNY-Queensborough | 2017 |
| Peter Bender | University of Colorado | 2017 |
| Emanuele Berti | Johns Hopkins University | 2017 |
| Warren Brown | Harvard-Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory | 2017 |
| Robert Caldwell | Dartmouth College | 2017 |
| Neil Cornish | Montana State University | 2017 |
| Jeremy Darling | CASA, University of Colorado Boulder | 2019 |
| Matthew Digman | Montana State University | 2019 |
| Mike Eracleous | Pennsylvania State University | 2017 |
| Kayhan Gultekin | University of Michigan | 2019 |
| Zoltan Haiman | Columbia University | 2019 |
| Kelly Holley-Bockelman (Chair) | Vanderbilt | 2017 |
| Joey Key | University of Washington, Bothell | 2017 |
| Shane Larson | Northwestern University | 2017 |
| Xin Liu | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 2019 |
| Sean McWilliams | West Virginia University | 2017 |
| Priyamvada Natarajan | Yale University | 2017 |
| David Shoemaker | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 2017 |
| Deirdre Shoemaker | University of Texas, Austin | 2017 |
| Krista Lynne Smith | Southern Methodist University | 2019 |
| Marcelle Soares-Santos | University of Michigan | 2019 |
| Robin (Tuck) Stebbins | University of Colorado | 2017 |
NLST Alumni: |
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| Brittany Kamai | Caltech | 2017 – 2019 |
| Craig Hogan | Fermilab | 2017 – 2019 |
| Guido Mueller | University of Florida | 2017 – 2019 |
Ex-officio/Observers |
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| Terri Brandt | NASA PCOS Program Office | |
| Thomas Hams | NASA Headquarters | |
| Ira Thorpe | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center | |
| Elizabeth Ferrara, Executive Secretary | University of Maryland | |
| Oliver Jennrich (ESA Observer) | European Space Technology Centre | |
| Nora Luetzgendorf (ESA Observer) | European Space Technology Centre | |
| Paul McNamara (ESA Observer) | European Space Technology Centre | |
| Martin Hewitson (ESA/Consortium Observer) | Albert Einstein Institut/Leibniz Universitat Hannover | |
NASA Representatives to the ESA LISA Science Study Team
ESA's LISA Science Study Team is the primary science advisory body for the mission. Members of the NASA LISA Study Team have been named to the SST as representatives of the U.S. scientific community.
| Name | Institution |
|---|---|
| Kelly Holley-Bockleman | Vanderbilt |
| David Shoemaker | MIT |
| Robin (Tuck) Stebbins | Univ. of Colorado |
| Ex-officio: | |
| Ira Thorpe | NASA GSFC |
| Thomas Hams | NASA GSFC |
Study Office
The Purpose of the Study Office
The LISA Study Office at GSFC is a pre-project entity that coordinates U.S. participation in the ESA-led LISA mission. Activities include participating in mission definition, developing technologies and data analysis infrastructure, and laying the groundwork for future participation in LISA by the U.S. science community. The Study Office is led by a Study Scientist, a Study Manager, and a System Engineer and is supported by a core team of scientists and engineers at NASA centers and U.S. universities.
Key Personnel
| Name | Institution |
|---|---|
| Ira Thorpe, Study Scientist | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Norman Rioux, System Engineer | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Terence Doiron, Study Manager | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Elizabeth Ferrara, Executive Secretary | University of Maryland |
Principal Core Team Members
| Name | Institution |
|---|---|
| John Baker | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Jordan Camp | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center |
| John Conklin | University of Florida |
| Curt Cutler | NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| Ryan DeRosa | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Ritva Keski-Kuha | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| William Klipstein | NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| Tyson Littenberg | NASA Marshall Space Flight Center |
| Jeff Livas | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Kirk McKenzie | NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| Guido Mueller | University of Florida |
| Jeremy Schnittman | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Jacob Slutsky | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Robert Spero | NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| Michele Vallisneri | NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| Brent Ware | NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| Peter Wass | University of Florida |
| John Ziemer | NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory |