Numerous members of the OCO-2 team were a part of the original OCO project/team and have been working together for nearly 16 years. After the launch failure of OCO, which resulted in the loss of the mission, team members were committed to seeing the mission fly again, and rebuilding the instrument for the crucial measurements that were needed to answer urgent science questions. As the former project manager, Ralph Basilio, often said to the team, "We have unfinished business."
OCO-2 would not be possible without the expertise, fortitude and commitment from every single member of the team. The organizational list below represents current key staff members at JPL.
Project Manager: Mona Witkowski, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Project Scientist: Vivienne Payne, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Deputy Project Scientist: Abhishek Chatterjee, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Science Team Lead (acting): Junjie Liu, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Science Validation Lead: Greg Osterman, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Science Algorithm Lead: Alyn Lambert, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Mission Operations Systems Manager: Sophia Lee, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Navigation Lead: Ted Sweetser, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Mission Operations Assurance Manager: Grant Faris, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Science Data Operations System Engineering and Science Data Operations System Lead: Kacie Shelton, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Science Data Operations Systems Product Delivery Manager: Cynthia Wong, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Science Data Applications and Communications Lead: Karen Yuen, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Business Manager: Hoa Truong, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Project Resource Analyst: Winnie Wong, Jet Propulsion Laboratory