CRISM (Compact Reconnaissance Imaging Spectrometer for Mars)
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The Team

Instrument Officials

Scott Murchie CRISM Principal Investigator The Johns Hopkins University/Applied Physics Lab
John Mustard Deputy Principal Investigator Brown University
Andy Santo Project Manager The Johns Hopkins University/Applied Physics Lab

Science Operations

Frank Seelos     Science Operations Lead The Johns Hopkins University/Applied Physics Lab
John Aiello The Johns Hopkins University/Applied Physics Lab
Olivier Barnouin The Johns Hopkins University/Applied Physics Lab
Debra Buczkowski The Johns Hopkins University/Applied Physics Lab
Teck Choo The Johns Hopkins University/Applied Physics Lab
Ray Espiritu The Johns Hopkins University/Applied Physics Lab
Pierluigi Guasqui Applied Coherent Technology Corporation
Christopher Hash Applied Coherent Technology Corporation
David Humm The Johns Hopkins University/Applied Physics Lab
Eliezer Kahn The Johns Hopkins University/Applied Physics Lab
Calogero Mauceri Applied Coherent Technology Corporation
Andy McGovern The Johns Hopkins University/Applied Physics Lab
Frank Morgan The Johns Hopkins University/Applied Physics Lab
Hari Nair The Johns Hopkins University/Applied Physics Lab
Giuseppe Romeo The Johns Hopkins University/Applied Physics Lab
Kim Seelos The Johns Hopkins University/Applied Physics Lab
Howard Taylor The Johns Hopkins University/Applied Physics Lab
Anthony Toigo The Johns Hopkins University/Applied Physics Lab
Christina Viviano The Johns Hopkins University/Applied Physics Lab

Co-Investigators

Raymond Arvidson Washington University in St. Louis
Jean-Pierre Bibring Institut d'Astrophysique Spatiale
Janice Bishop SETI Institute/NASA Ames Research Center
Wendy Calvin University of Nevada
Robert Todd Clancy Space Science Institute
Roger Clark Planetary Science Institute
Bethany Ehlmann California Institute of Technology
Robert Green Jet Propulsion Laboratory
David DesMarais NASA Ames Research Center
Eldar Noe Dobrea Planetary Science Institute
Erick Malaret Applied Coherent Technology Corporation
Ralph Milliken Brown University
Richard Morris NASA Johnson Space Center
Ted Roush NASA Ames Research Center
Michael Smith NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Tim Titus United States Geological Survey/Flagstaff
Mike Wolff Space Science Institute
James Wray Georgia Institute of Technology

Collaborators

Adrian Brown SETI Institute/NASA Ames Research Center
Patrick McGuire University of Reading
Greg Swayze United States Geological Survey/Denver
Sandra Wiseman Brown University

Engineering Development Team

John Bolt The Johns Hopkins University/Applied Physics Lab
Hugo Darlington The Johns Hopkins University/Applied Physics Lab
Erik Donald The Johns Hopkins University/Applied Physics Lab
Dennis Fort The Johns Hopkins University/Applied Physics Lab
Reid Gurnee The Johns Hopkins University/Applied Physics Lab
John Hayes The Johns Hopkins University/Applied Physics Lab
Kevin Heffernan The Johns Hopkins University/Applied Physics Lab
Jimmy Hutcheson The Johns Hopkins University/Applied Physics Lab
Jeff Lees The Johns Hopkins University/Applied Physics Lab
David Lohr The Johns Hopkins University/Applied Physics Lab
Al Reiter The Johns Hopkins University/Applied Physics Lab
Jerry Rossano The Johns Hopkins University/Applied Physics Lab
Gordon Seagrave The Johns Hopkins University/Applied Physics Lab
Ed Schaefer The Johns Hopkins University/Applied Physics Lab
Peter Silvergate The Johns Hopkins University/Applied Physics Lab
Kim Strohbehn The Johns Hopkins University/Applied Physics Lab
Patrick Thompson The Johns Hopkins University/Applied Physics Lab
Ray Thompson The Johns Hopkins University/Applied Physics Lab
Paul Wilson The Johns Hopkins University/Applied Physics Lab
Melissa Wirzburger The Johns Hopkins University/Applied Physics Lab

Public Relations

Sheridan Ackiss Education and Public Outreach The Johns Hopkins University/Applied Physics Lab
Geoff Brown Public Affairs The Johns Hopkins University/Applied Physics Lab
Dawn Turney Education and Public Outreach The Johns Hopkins University/Applied Physics Lab

Team Alumni

Barry Tossman Project Management The Johns Hopkins University/Applied Physics Lab
Peter Bedini Project Management The Johns Hopkins University/Applied Physics Lab
Kit Harvel Project Management The Johns Hopkins University/Applied Physics Lab
Noam Izenberg Science The Johns Hopkins University/Applied Physics Lab
Kim Lichtenberg Science Jet Propulsion Lab
Terry Martin Science Retired
Shannon Pelkey Sturtevant Science GeoEye, Inc.
Leah Roach Science Frontier Technology, Inc.
Mark Robinson Science Arizona State University

In Memoriam
Peter Cavender Peter Cavender

Pete contributed to CRISM in many ways from design to operation. He helped to build cutting-edge electronics to enable the onboard data management system, and to calibration CRISM onground. After launch he wrote the software that currently calibrates the data. No science from CRISM could have been possible without Pete's unique skills; he is sorely missed, and always remembered.