Photon Phriday

Credits

• Animators

  • Bailee DesRocher (USRA)
  • Chris Burns (KBR Wyle Services, LLC)
  • Ryan Fitzgibbons (KBR Wyle Services, LLC)

• Visualizers

  • Cindy Starr (Global Science and Technology, Inc.) [Lead]
  • Greg Shirah (NASA/GSFC) [Lead]
  • Kel Elkins (USRA) [Lead]

• Writer

  • Kate Ramsayer (Telophase) [Lead]

• Editor

  • Ryan Fitzgibbons (KBR Wyle Services, LLC) [Lead]

• Scientists

  • Ivona Cetinic (USRA) [Lead]
  • Thomas A. Neumann (NASA/GSFC) [Lead]
  • Carrie Vuyovich (NASA/GSFC)
  • Tyler C. Sutterley (University of Washington)

• Interviewees

  • Alex S. Gardner (NASA/JPL CalTech) [Lead]
  • Amy Neuenschwander (University of Texas at Austin) [Lead]
  • Benjamin E. Smith (University of Washington Applied Physics Lab Polar Science Center) [Lead]
  • Eric A Sproles (Montana State University) [Lead]
  • James Garvin (NASA, Chief Scientist Goddard) [Lead]
  • Kelly Brunt (Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center/University of Maryland) [Lead]
  • Lori Magruder (University of Texas at Austin) [Lead]
  • Nathan T. Kurtz (NASA/GSFC) [Lead]
  • Steve Palm (NASA/GSFC) [Lead]
  • Thomas A. Neumann (NASA/GSFC) [Lead]

• Producers

  • Kate Ramsayer (Telophase) [Lead]
  • Ryan Fitzgibbons (KBR Wyle Services, LLC) [Lead]

• Videographer

  • Jefferson Beck (KBR Wyle Services, LLC) [Lead]

• Project support

  • Kaitlin Harbeck (SGT) [Lead]
  • Aimée C Gibbons (KBR Wyle Services, LLC)
  • Christine E. Sadlik (KBR Wyle Services, LLC)

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