PUNCH Team Cards

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You might know that the NASA PUNCH mission is designed to study the Sun, but who are the people that make it all happen? Hundreds of people work together to make a space science mission successful. Get to know some of our team here!

To create these cards we asked our teammates about their role on the mission. These roles are divided into four categories. Click on the icons below to see who is in each category.

We also asked our teammates to “choose an animal that reflects an aspect of their personality or behavior that they feel is especially important for doing their PUNCH mission work.” Click on the icons below to see who chose these animals.

Mission Management Team: Oversees and guides all aspects of PUNCH to ensure mission success.
Mission Development Team: Supports the mission, including design and development of the four PUNCH spacecraft and their components.
Science Team: Conducts and coordinates scientific research that uses PUNCH data to learn new things about the Sun's corona and heliosphere.
Outreach Team: Collaborates with the whole PUNCH team to create products and events that inspire diverse people to learn about NASA science.
Tasnim Alshuli is a PUNCH outreach advisor. On the card front, she is wearing a traditional Muslim hijab and standing in front of a tree with mountains in the background lit by a low sun.
Joe Aragon is a PUNCH cultural consultant. On the his card front, he is dressed in Southwest Native American clothing while standing in front of one of his favorite places.
Jennifer Campbell is a PUNCH mission planner. On her card front, she is joyfully jumping barefoot in front of a rainbow.
Robin Colaninno is the PUNCH Near Field Instrument (NFI) lead. On her card front, she is standing in front of a pretty lake.
Craig DeForest is the PUNCH mission principal Investigator. On his card front, he is wearing a bike helmet in front of golden autumn aspens.
Heather Elliot is a PUNCH co-investigator. On her card front, she is wearing a dress and dancing while twirling a veil around her.
Sarah Gibson is the PUNCH project scientist. On her card front, she is wearing a pink dress and getting ready to swing a baseball bat. In the background is the baseball field where the Colorado Rockies play.
Gilly Gilbert is a PUNCH associate investigator. On his card front, he is wearing a blue flowery shirt and has a ukelele hanging from his neck. In the background is a Hawaiian beach at sunset.
Lika Guhathakurta is the PUNCH program scientist. On her card front, she is looking at the Sun with eclipse glasses while wearing a red blouse with a colorful scarf around her neck. In the background is a cloudy mountain scene.
Mary Hanson is a PUNCH test engineer. On her card front, she is wearing a red and white striped sun dress and standing in front of an ocean cliff.
Denise Hill is the PUNCH communications lead. On her card front she is sky diving over Washington DC with the Washington Monument in the background.
Briana Ingermann is the PUNCH outreach program manager. On her card front, she is silhouetted againt a bright sun reflection on a lake as she jumps out of the water.
Ronnie Killough is the PUNCH project manager. On his card front, he is wearing hiking garb and a hat while standing in front of a mountain lake.
Don Kolinski is the PUNCH web developer. On his card front he is riding a mountain bike on a narrow singletrack trail in Aspen.
Florine Lehtinen is the PUNCH mission financial analyst. On her card front, she is smiling while riding a horse on the beach under a colorful, cloudy sky.
Cherilynn Morrow is the PUNCH Outreach director. On her card front, she is shown wearing hiking clothes and a brimmed hat while standing in front of sandstone rock formations in Chaco Canyon.
Lisa Vasquez is the PUNCH senior administrative coordinator. On her card front, she is wearing softball garb and standing on a base. The background shows her softball championship ring.
Nicki Viall is a PUNCH co-investigator. On her card front, she is lit up by a spotlight while ballet dancing on a dark stage.