Here, in alphabetical order, are the members of the X-ray group at MSFC:

• Stephen D. Bongiorno

  ST12
  (256) 961-7852
  X-ray optics, X-ray detector development, optical metrology, optical modeling, IXPE, X-ray astronomy

• Sudip Chakraborty

  USRA
  (256) 961-
  x-ray astrophysics, IXPE, polarization

• Chien-Ting Chen

  USRA
  (256) 961-7897
  x-ray astrophysics, ART-XC, AGN and galaxy coevolution, Chandra, IXPE

• Kirtan Dixit

  NPP
  (256) 961-7234
  X-ray optics, thin film coating, optical modeling

• Steven R. Ehlert

  Chandra Deputy Project Scientist
  IXPE Project Scientist
  ST12
  (256) 961-7765
  Chandra, ART-XC, IXPE, X-ray Astrophysics, Galaxy Clusters, AGN, X-ray Calibration

• Jessica A. Gaskin

  Chief, Astrophysics Branch
  ST12
  (256) 961-7818
  x-ray interferometry, x-ray optics, detector development, Lynx, LEAP

• Danielle Gurgew

  USRA
  (256) 961-7801
  x-ray optics, thin-film coatings

• Philip Kaaret

  IXPE Principal Investigator
  ST12
  (256) 961-7316
  X-ray polarimetry, ultraluminous x-ray sources, circumgalactic medium, x-ray detector development, small satellites

• Peter Maksym

  ST12
  (256) 961-7507
  X-ray astrophysics, multi-wavelength astrophysics, supermassive black holes (AGN, TDEs) and their environments, Chandra, IXPE, X-ray mission concepts

• Dylan Maurel

  USRA
  (256) 961-7871
  IXPE software engineer

• Steve L. O'Dell

  Chandra Project Scientist
  IXPE Deputy Principal Investigator
  ST12
  (256) 961-7776
  Chandra, IXPE, x-ray spectroscopy, x-ray optics

• Brian D. Ramsey

  Emeritus
  ST12
  (256) 961-7784
  IXPE, Chandra, x-ray optics, x-ray detector development, x-ray astronomy

• Oliver Roberts

  USRA
  (256) 961-7407
  Radiation detection, detector development, x-ray optics, optical metrology, astrophysical and geophysical transient science

• Mary Lynne Saade (Lynnie)

  USRA
  X-ray astrophysics, AGN, X-ray binaries, IXPE

• Srikanth Panini Singam

  USRA
  X-ray optics, plating, modeling

• David Smith

  ST12
  X-ray optics, metrology, material properties

• Douglas A. Swartz

  USRA
  (256) 961-7855
  Chandra, x-ray astrophysics, ultraluminous x-ray sources, Lynx, ART-XC, IXPE

• Allyn Tennant

  ST12
  (256) 961-7871
  Chandra, IXPE, galactic x-ray sources, astronomical data analysis software

• Nick E. Thomas

  ST12
  (256) 961-7426
  x-ray calibration, x-ray optics

• Martin C. Weisskopf

  Emeritus
  ST12
  (256) 961-7798
  Chandra, polarimetry, IXPE, x-ray detectors, x-ray optics