Principal Investigator & Co-Investigators


PI & Co-I Members
Name Affiliation Roles
Tomoo Ushio ( PI ) Osaka University PI of the GLIMS mission
Yukihiro Takahashi Hokkaido University Development of LSI and VLFR
Mitsuteru Sato Hokkaido University Management of the Development
Development of LSI, PH, VLFR and SHU.
Kazuya Yoshida Tohoku University Thermal model development and analysis
Yuji Sakamoto Tohoku University Thermal model development and analysis
Yasuhide Hobara University of Electro Communications Functional / performance tests
Masayuki Kikuchi NIPR Development of SHU and onboard software
Development of GSE
Makoto Suzuki ISAS / JAXA IMAP-GLIMS project manager
Atsushi Yamazaki ISAS / JAXA IMAP-GLIMS project manager
Takeshi Morimoto Kinki University Development of VITF
Ryohei Ishida Osaka Prefecture University Development of mechanical model and analysis
Umran Inan Stanford University Development of VLFR electronics
Ivan Linscott Stanford University Development of VLFR electronics
Jeff Chang Stanford University Development of VLFR electronics


Japanese Collaborative Investigators


Japanese Science Team
Name Affiliation Roles
Shigeto Watanabe Hokkaido University
(now at Hokkaido Information Univ.)
Development of optical instruments
Fuminori Tsuchiya Tohoku University Data analysis and ground-based observations
Hiroyo Oya Chiba University Data analysis and ground-based observations
Hiroyuki Nakata Chiba University Data analysis and ground-based observations
Kozo Yamashita Salesian Polytechnic, Tokyo Data analysis and ground-based observations
Dou-kou Wan Gifu University Data analysis and ground-based observations
Toru Adachi Meteorological Research Institute Data analysis and ground-based observations
Yasutaka Hiraki University of Electro Communications Data analysis and numerical simulations
Zen-Ichiro Kawasaki Osaka University Development of JEM-GLIMS radio reveivers


International Collaborative Investigators


International Science Team
Name Affiliation Roles
Elisabeth Blanc CEA, France Data analysis for the future TRANIS mission
Thomas Farges CEA, France Data analysis for the future TRANIS mission
Jean-Louis Pincon LPC2E, France Data analysis for the future TRANIS mission
Torsten Neubert Technical University of Denmark (DTU) Data analysis for the future ASIM mission
Enrico Arnone ISAC, CNR Ground-based optical observations


Prime Manufacturers


Manufacturers
Name Roles
AD Co., Ltd. Development of LSI, PH, VLFR, and SHU (hardware and software)
Integration of the instruments
Functional / performance tests
Yucaly Optics Development of PH optics
Dainichi Denshi Co., Ltd. Development of VITF
AES Co., Ltd. Development of VITF antennas