A collaboration across four continents
PUFFINS brings together UV instrument builders, polarimetrists, and the theorists who developed the modern picture of grain alignment — the combination the measurement needs.
The team
Leadership
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Principal InvestigatorSteward Observatory, University of Arizona -
Deputy PISteward Observatory, University of Arizona -
Science PIMcDonald Observatory, UT Austin -
Project ManagerSteward Observatory, University of Arizona -
Systems EngineerSteward Observatory, University of Arizona -
Technical and Resources ManagerSteward Observatory, University of Arizona
Science team
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University of Wisconsin–Madison -
Space Science Institute -
IPAC, Caltech -
IWF, Austrian Academy of Sciences -
Leiden University -
Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute -
IWF, Austrian Academy of Sciences -
Silicon Austria Labs -
University of Arizona -
University of Denver -
Chalmers University of Technology -
South African Astronomical Observatory -
IUCAA, Pune -
Indian Institute of Astrophysics -
Space Telescope Science Institute
Instrument team
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Steward Observatory, University of Arizona -
Steward Observatory, University of Arizona -
Steward Observatory, University of Arizona -
Steward Observatory, University of Arizona -
Steward Observatory, University of Arizona -
Steward Observatory, University of Arizona -
Steward Observatory, University of Arizona -
Steward Observatory, University of Arizona -
Steward Observatory, University of Arizona -
Steward Observatory, University of Arizona -
Wyant College of Optical Sciences, University of Arizona -
University of California, Santa Barbara
Graduate students & postdocs
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Steward Observatory, University of Arizona -
Steward Observatory, University of Arizona -
Wyant College of Optical Sciences, University of Arizona -
Wyant College of Optical Sciences, University of Arizona -
Wyant College of Optical Sciences, University of Arizona -
Wyant College of Optical Sciences, University of Arizona -
Grace DavisSteward Observatory, University of Arizona -
Tammy LeSteward Observatory, University of Arizona
Science and Mission Operations
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Ascending Node Technologies -
Ascending Node Technologies
Portraits courtesy of the individual team members.
Institutions
- Steward Observatory, University of Arizona
- Wyant College of Optical Sciences
- McDonald Observatory, UT Austin
- Space Science Institute
- IWF, Austrian Academy of Sciences
- Silicon Austria Labs
- Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute
- IPAC, Caltech
- University of Wisconsin–Madison
- University of Denver
- Space Telescope Science Institute
- University of California, Santa Barbara
- Leiden University
- Chalmers University of Technology
- IUCAA, Pune
- Indian Institute of Astrophysics
- South African Astronomical Observatory
- Ascending Node Technologies
Team expertise
PUFFINS like other NASA Astrophysics Pioneers, will provide opportunities for training early career researchers in mission design, space hardware, and the development of operational concepts. The team is a well-balanced mix of early career faculty, postdocs, graduate students, and researchers experienced in ISM polarimetry, detector development, CubeSats, and space instrumentation.
Students at the University of Arizona interested in ultraviolet instrumentation or polarimetry are welcome to get in touch.
Support
Concept development for PUFFINS was supported in part by the University of Arizona Space Institute.