Enabling Capabilities

by | Dec 5, 2025 | Climate Change

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Mission

Enabling Capabilities empowers the understanding of Earth’s interconnected systems through foundational technologies, processes, and workforce development.

Overview

Enabling Capabilities are the foundational cross-cutting activities, opportunities, technologies, systems, or processes that enable specific objectives and functions to benefit all the Earth Science Division (ESD) program elements and Spheres (Atmosphere, Biosphere, Cryosphere, Geosphere, and Hydrosphere). The Enabling Capabilities’ cross functional team mission is to serve as a liaison across ESD facilitating the advancement of the understanding of the Earth system and facilitating the success of missions within the Division. 

Contacts

Amy P. Chen Ground Networks, Calibration Labs, and Crowdsourcing Program Scientist  Contact | Bio 

Argyro Kavvada Integrated Earth System Modeling Program Manager Integrated Modeling Virtual Institute Program Manager  Contact | Bio 

Craig R. Ferguson Hydrosphere and Enabling Capabilities Program Manager (dual role) Terrestrial Hydrology Research and Integrated Earth System Modeling Program Scientist (Scientific Computing Manager)  Contact

Cynthia Hall Associate Program Scientist (ASRC Contractor) Early Career Research Program Contact

David Considine Integrated Earth System Modeling Research Contact | Bio 

Derek Rutovic Airborne Science Program Executive Contact | Bio 

John T. Sullivan Atmosphere and Enabling Capabilities Program Manager (GSFC Detailee) (dual role) Ground Networks, Calibration Labs, and Crowdsourcing, Multi-Source Integrated Observatory Program Co-ManagerContact | Bio 

Ryan Pavlick Biosphere and Enabling Capabilities Program Manager (dual role) Terrestrial Ecology Research and Airborne Science Program Scientist Contact

Yaítza Luna-Cruz Early Career Research Program Manager Contact | Bio 

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