Organization and People

Current personnel

The terms in the following begin after the summer workshop of the first year and end with the summer workshop of the last year.

NSF GEM Program Director

• Mike Wiltberger

Steering Committee Regular Members (Voting Members)

• Jacob Bortnik (Chair, 2017 - 2019)
• Paul Cassak (2015 - 2018)
• Weichao Tu (2015 - 2018)
• Christine Gabrielse (2016 - 2019)
• Dan Welling (2016 - 2019)
• Research Area Coordinators (see below)
• Meeting Organizer (see below)

Steering Committee Liaison Members

• Josh Semeter (Liason to CEDAR)
• Joe Borovsky (Liaison to SHINE)
• Mona Kessel (Liaison to NASA)
• Howard Singer (Liaison to NOAA)
• James McCollough (Liaison to AFRL)
• Josh Rigler (Liaison to USGS)
• Masha Kuznetsova (Liaison to CCMC)
• Benoit Lavraud (Liaison to ESA)
• Laura Morales (Liaison to Argentina)
• Brian Fraser (Liaison to Australia)
• Robert Rankin (Liaison to Canada)
• Chi Wang (Liaison to China)
• Yoshizumi Miyoshi (Liaison to ISAS, Japan)
• Jaejin Lee (Liaison to Korea)
• Xochitl Blanco-Cano (Liaison to Mexico)
• Lou Lee (Liaison to Taiwan)

Meeting Organizer

• Robert Clauer (2015 - 2018)

Student Represenatives

• Anthony Saikin (2016 - 2017)
• Suzanne Smith (2016 - 2018)

Communications Coordinator

• Peter Chi (2009 - 2014; 2014 - 2019)

Research Areas

Research Area Coordinators

• Solar Wind - Magnetosphere Interaction (SWMI, previously known as Dayside)
  • Katariina Nykyri (2012 - 2018)
  • Steve Petrinec (2015 - 2021)

• Magnetotail and Plasma Sheet (MPS, previously known as Tail)
  • Andrei Runov (2014 - 2018)
  • Matina Gkioulidou (2015 - 2021)

• Inner MAGnetosphere (IMAG, previously known as IMS)
  • Scot Elkington (2013 - 2018)
  • Seth Claudepierre (2015 - 2021)

• Magnetosphere – Ionosphere Coupling (MIC)
  • Marc Lessard (2012 - 2018)
  • Shin Ohtani (2015 - 2021)

• Global System Modeling (GSM, previously known as GGCM)
  • Frank Toffoletto (2012 - 2018)
  • Alex Glocer (2015 - 2021)

Focus Groups

Please see the GEM Focus Groups Section.

Previous GEM Chairs

• Mike Wiltberger (2015 - 2016)
• Eric Donovan (2013 - 2015)
• David Sibeck (2011 - 2013)
• Michael Liemohn (2009 - 2011)
• Jimmy Raeder (2006 - 2009)
• Bob Strangeway (2003 - 2006)
• Mary Hudson (2000 - 2003)

(Earlier GEM Chairs will be added later.)