LEM Team
Working together to make LEM the X-ray mission for the 2030s
300+ scientists, engineers, and managers from over 50 institutions around the world
Developed by the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian, the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, the Lockheed Martin Corporation, the University of Chicago, the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and the University of Geneva
LEM Concept Development Team
November 2023 snapshot
Please note that only the members of the LEM Concept Development Team that
have given their consent to appear on this page are listed.
Stay tuned for an updated team list!
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PI GROUP
Caroline Kilbourne, NASA GSFC, Deputy Principal Investigator
Ralph Kraft, SAO, Principal Investigator
Anna Ogorzałek, UMD/NASA GSFC, Assistant Deputy Principal Investigator
Paul Plucinsky, SAO, Assistant Deputy Principal InvestigatorSCIENCE CASE
Akos Bogdan, SAO
Maxim Markevitch, NASA GSFC
Irina Zhuravleva, University of ChicagoMISSION, STRATEGY, PROGRAMMATICS
Renata Cumbee, NASA GSFC
Edmund Hodges-Kluck, NASA GSFC
Rich Kelley, NASA GSFCINSTRUMENT SCIENTISTS
Dan Patnaude, SAO
Scott Porter, NASA GSFCTECHNOLOGIES
Simon Bandler, NASA GSFC
Megan Eckart, LLNLADVANCED COMPUTATION
Cecilia Garraffo, SAO
John ZuHone, SAO -
Akos Bogdan, SAO
Eugene Churazov, MPA
William Forman, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Massimiliano Galeazzi, University of Miami, Co-Chair
Lars Hernquist, Harvard University
Christine Jones Forman, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Ildar Khabibullin, USM LMU, Co-Chair
Dimitra Koutroumpa, LATMOS, CNRS
K. D. Kuntz, Johns Hopkins University
Maxim Markevitch, NASA GSFC
Dan McCammon, University of Wisconsin - Madison
Annalisa Pillepich, Max Planck
Institute for Astronomy, Heidelberg
Gabriele Ponti, INAF Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera
Frederick Scott Porter, NASA/GSFC
Kosuke Sato, Saitama University
Gerrit Schellenberger, SAO
Nhut Truong, NASA GSFC/UMBC
Milena Valentini, University of Trieste
Sylvain Veilleux, University of Maryland, College Park
Stephan Vladutescu-Zopp, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in Munich
Q. Daniel Wang, University of Massachusetts
Kimberly Weaver, NASA GSFC
Noriko Y. Yamasaki, ISAS/JAXA -
Mohammadreza Ayromlou, Heidelberg University
Akos Bogdan, SAO, Co-Chair
Joel Bregman, University of Michigan
Joe Burchett, New Mexico State University
Priyanka Chakraborty, Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian
Romeel Dave, University of Edinburgh
Klaus Dolag, USM/LMU
Dominique Eckert, University of Geneva
Stefano Ettori, INAF-OAS Bologna
William Forman, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Efrain Gatuzz, Max Planck Institute for extraterrestrial Physics (MPE)
Lars Hernquist, Harvard University
Edmund Hodges-Kluck, NASA/GSFC
Julie Hlavacek-Larrondo, Université de Montréal
Fred Jennings, University of Edinburgh
Christine Jones Forman, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Ildar Khabibullin, USM LMU
Maxim Markevitch, NASA GSFC
Dan McCammon, University of Wisconsin - Madison
Daisuke Nagai, Yale University
Dylan Nelson, Heidelberg University
Anna Ogorzałek, NASA GSFC/UMD
Benjamin Oppenheimer, University of Colorado, Boulder
Annalisa Pillepich, Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Heidelberg
Frederick Scott Porter, NASA/GSFC
Scott Randall, Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian
Elena Rasia, INAF OATs
Arnab Sarkar, MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research
Kosuke Sato, Saitama University
Joop Schaye, Leiden Observatory
Gerrit Schellenberger, SAO
Aurora Simionescu, SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research
Jonathan Stern, Tel Aviv University
Ming Sun, University of Alabama in Huntsville
Nhut Truong, NASA GSFC/UMBC, Co-Chair
Sylvain Veilleux, University of Maryland, College Park
Stephan Vladutescu-Zopp, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in Munich
Mark Vogelsberger, MIT
Q. Daniel Wang, University of Massachusetts
Jessica Werk, University of Washington
Norbert Werner, Masaryk University
Congyao Zhang, University of Chicago
Irina Zhuravleva, University of Chicago
John ZuHone, Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian -
Mohammadreza Ayromlou, Heidelberg University
Veronica Biffi, INAF - Astronomical Observatory of Trieste
Akos Bogdan, SAO
Joel Bregman, University of Michigan
Joe Burchett, New Mexico State University
Priyanka Chakraborty, Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian
Eugene Churazov, MPA
Klaus Dolag, USM/LMU
Dominique Eckert, University of Geneva
Stefano Ettori, INAF-OAS Bologna
William Forman, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Efrain Gatuzz, Max Planck Institute for extraterrestrial Physics (MPE)
Christine Jones Forman, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Julie Hlavacek-Larrondo, Université de Montréal
Ildar Khabibullin, USM LMU
Lorenzo Lovisari, INAF-IASF Milano
Maxim Markevitch, NASA GSFC, Co-Chair, Sub-Group Lead (filaments)
Francois Mernier, UMD / NASA GSFC, Sub-Group Lead (cluster abundances)
Mohammad Mirakhor, University of Alabama in Huntsville
Daisuke Nagai, Yale University
Anna Ogorzałek, NASA GSFC/UMD
Scott Randall, Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian
Elena Rasia, INAF OATs
Arnab Sarkar, MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research
Kosuke Sato, Saitama University
Joop Schaye, Leiden Observatory
Aurora Simionescu, SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research
Yuanyuan Su, University of Kentucky, Co-Chair
Ming Sun, University of Alabama in Huntsville
Yuusuke Uchida, Tokyo University of Science
Eugenio Ursino, Purdue University Fort Wayne
Milena Valentini, University of Trieste
Stephan Vladutescu-Zopp, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in Munich
Stephen Walker, UAH
Norbert Werner, Masaryk University
Congyao Zhang, The University of Chicago, Sub-Group Lead (gas velocities)
Irina Zhuravleva, The University of Chicago
John ZuHone, Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian -
Erin Boettcher, University of Maryland, College Park
Akos Bogdan, SAO
Edmund Hodges-Kluck, NASA/GSFC
Philip Kaaret, NASA/MSFC
Patrick Kavanagh, Maynooth University
Chang-Goo Kim, Princeton University
Maurice Leutenegger, NASA/GSFC, Chair
Lidia Oskinova, Potsdam University
Ciro Pinto, INAF - IASF Palermo
Roi Rahin, NASA GSFC
Q. Daniel Wang, University of Massachusetts -
Daniel Castro, Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian
Eugene Churazov, MPA
Philip Kaaret, NASA/MSFC, Co-Chair of Milky Way Working Group, which split into SNR and All-sky survey WGs
Ildar Khabibullin, USM LMU
Marco Miceli, University of Palermo
Salvatore Orlando, INAF-Osservatorio Astronomico di Palermo
Daniel Patnaude, Center for Astrophysics, Chair
Frederick Scott Porter, NASA/GSFC
John Raymond, CfA -
Mojegan Azadi, Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian
Akos Bogdan, SAO
Jenna Cann, GSFC/ORAU, Deputy Co-Chair
Priyanka Chakraborty, Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian
Anna Ogorzałek, NASA GSFC/UMD
Ryan W. Pfeifle, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Deputy Co-Chair
Ciro Pinto, INAF - IASF Palermo
Delphine Porquet, Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, CNES, LAM, Marseille
Daniele Rogantini, University of Chicago
Malgosia Sobolewska, CfA | Harvard & Smithsonian
Ryan Tanner, NASA GSFC
Kimberly Weaver, NASA GSFC, Chair -
Anil Bhardwaj, Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad, India
William Dunn, University College London, Chair
Caitriona Jackman, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies
Dimitra Koutroumpa, LATMOS, CNRS
K. D. Kuntz, Johns Hopkins University
Carey Lisse, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab
Frederick Scott Porter, NASA/GSFC
Dale Weigt, Aalto University -
Julián D. Alvarado-Gómez, Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam
Costanza Argiroffi, Univ. of Palermo
Michael Corcoran, NASA/GSFC & The Catholic University of America
Jeremy Drake, Lockheed Martin, Chair
Ettore Flaccomio, INAF - Osservatorio Astronomico di Palermo
Nicolas Grosso, Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, CNES, LAM, Marseille
Nazma Islam, NASA GSFC and CSST UMBC
Margarita Karovska, SAO
Vinay Kashyap, Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian
Maurice Leutenegger, NASA/GSFC
Yael Naze, ULiege/FNRS
Lidia Oskinova, Potsdam University
Salvatore Sciortino, INAF-Oss. Astr. di Palermo
Brad Wargelin, SAO -
Arash Bodaghee, GCSU
Akos Bogdan, SAO
Priyanka Chakraborty, Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian
Ildar Khabibullin, USM LMU
Ciro Pinto, INAF - IASF Palermo
Malgosia Sobolewska, Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian
Jack Steiner, Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian, Chair
Kimberly Weaver, NASA GSFC -
Anna Ogorzałek, NASA GSFC/UMD
Markus Rau, Newcastle University, Chair
Aurora Simionescu, SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research
Jack Steiner, Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian -
Akos Bogdan, SAO
Massimiliano Galeazzi, University of Miami, Chair
Caroline Kilbourne, NASA GSFC
Ildar Khabibullin, USM LMU
K. D. Kuntz, Johns Hopkins University
Maxim Markevitch, NASA GSFC
Dan McCammon, University of Wisconsin - Madison -
Simon Bandler, NASA/GSFC
Akos Bogdan, SAO
Megan E. Eckart, LLNL
Amy Gall, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Co-Chair
Natalie Hell, LLNL
Caroline Kilbourne, NASA GSFC
Maurice Leutenegger, NASA/GSFC
Maxim Markevitch, NASA GSFC
Kosuke Sato, Saitama University
Frederick Scott Porter, NASA/GSFC, Co-Chair
Chintan Shah, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Stephen Smith, NASA GSFC -
Joe Adams, GSFC/UMBC
Simon Bandler, NASA/GSFC, Co-Chair
Marco Barbera, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Italy
Akos Bogdan, SAO
James Chervenak, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Randy Doriese, NIST
Jeremy Drake, Lockheed Martin
Megan E. Eckart, LLNL
Natalie Hell, LLNL
Amir Jahromi, NASA-GSFC
Caroline Kilbourne, NASA GSFC, Co-Chair
Maurice Leutenegger, NASA/GSFC
Dan McCammon, University of Wisconsin - Madison
Frederick Scott Porter, NASA/GSFC
Kevin Ryu, MIT Lincoln Laboratory
Kazuhiro Sakai, NASA GSFC/UMBC
Kosuke Sato, Saitama University
Chintan Shah, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Peter Shirron, NASA-GSFC
Stephen Smith, NASA GSFC
James Tutt, The Pennsylvania State University
Nicholas Wakeham, NASA Goddard/UMBC
Noriko Y. Yamasaki, ISAS/JAXA -
Akos Bogdan, SAO
Jenna Cann, GSFC/ORAU
Francois Mernier, UMD / NASA GSFC, Co-Chair
Anna Ogorzałek, NASA GSFC/UMD, Co-Chair
Congyao Zhang, The University of Chicago -
Akos Bogdan, SAO
Jenna Cann, GSFC/ORAU, Co-Chair
Daniel Castro, Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian
Renata Cumbee, NASA GSFC, Co-Chair
Benjamin Oppenheimer, University of Colorado
Ryan W. Pfeifle, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Frederick Scott Porter, NASA/GSFC
Chintan Shah, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Eugenio Ursino, Purdue University Fort Wayne
Kimberly Weaver, NASA GSFC -
Megan Donahue, Michigan State University
Christine Jones, Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian
Dan McCammon, University of Wisconsin - Madison
Takaya Ohashi, Tokyo Metropolitan University
Brian Ramsey, NASA MSFC
Group photo at the LEM workshop, 03/01/2023 — Cambridge, MA
This group photo shows a small subset of the LEM team and omits, regrettably, those who participated in this workshop remotely and other team members who were unable to participate in this particular meeting at all
Credit: The LEM team is grateful for the beautiful images and videos prepared by the IllustrisTNG and EAGLE teams. LEM mocks and simulations shown on the website were also presented in the LEM White Paper. The website was designed by Akos Bogdan.