SECTIONS

SECTION 381 - Business Administration
Section Manager: Jonathan Bowman, 818.354.4048, Jonathan.M.Bowman@jpl.nasa.gov
Secretary: Nga Vu-Lintag, 818.354.9361, Nga.Vu-Lintag@jpl.nasa.gov

Section 381 is the key source for pertinent business information. It supports the Division Manager, Technical Section Managers, primary staff personnel and others to ensure the effective and successful execution of business management processes across Division 38.

SECTION 382 - Instrument Systems Implementation & Concepts
Section Manager: Jeffrey Mellstrom, 818.354.0415, Jeffrey.A.Mellstrom@jpl.nasa.gov
Deputy Manager: Curt Henry, 818.393.3851, Curt.A.Henry@jpl.nasa.gov
Business Admin. Manager: Jason Dawson, 818.393.2936, Jason.T.Dawson@jpl.nasa.gov
Secretary: Sandra Martinez, 818.354.2767, Sandra.D.Martinez@jpl.nasa.gov

Section 382's core capabilities include: advanced instrument concept development, project system engineering, instrument system engineering, instrument integration and test, technology infusion, life detection technologies, sample handling technologies, control and monitoring technologies for manned missions, ground-based and space-based microwave instruments, and airborne infrared instrument development and operations.

SECTION 383 - Optics
Section Manager: Steven Macenka, 818.354.6066, Steven.A.Macenka@jpl.nasa.gov
Deputy Manager: Randall Bartman, 818.354.5320, Randall.K.Bartman@jpl.nasa.gov
Business Admin. Manager: Yolanda Castillo, 818.354.4081, Yolanda.Castillo@jpl.nasa.gov
Secretary: Debra Sgrignoli, 818.393.3646, Debra.D.Camp@jpl.nasa.gov

Section 383's leadership and expertise are specifically applied to the development of advanced ground and space-based optical systems in the following areas: research and development of optics-related technologies; system architecture and concept definition; detailed optical system design, analysis and implementation; and integration, test and calibration of optical instruments and systems.

SECTION 388 - Instruments Software and Science Data Systems
Section Manager: Elizabeth Kay-Im, 818.354.7881, Elizabeth.Y.Kay-Im@jpl.nasa.gov
Deputy Manager: Kon Leung, 818.354.2545, Kon.S.Leung@jpl.nasa.gov
Assistant Section Manager: Susan Lavoie, 818.354.5677, Susan.K.Lavoie@jpl.nasa.gov
Assistant Section Manager: Rebecca Castano, 818.393.5344, Rebecca.Castano@jpl.nasa.gov
Business Admin. Manager: Michael Chilicki, 818.354.3222, Michael.J.Chilicki@jpl.nasa.gov
Secretary: Tamara Kortepeter, 818.354.9159, Tamara.J.Kortepeter@jpl.nasa.gov

Section 388 provides end-to-end software systems in support of Planetary, Earth, Astrophysics and non-NASA missions. The section also researches and prototypes advanced computing and information technologies for infusion into future missions. Integration of technology development, software development and operations teams ensure the system engineering of a comprehensive end-to-end instrument software system.

SECTION 389 - Instrument Electronics and Sensors
Section Manager: Martin Herman, 818.354.8541, Martin.I.Herman@jpl.nasa.gov
Deputy Manager: Elizabeth Kolawa, 818.393.2593, Elizabeth.A.Kolawa@jpl.nasa.gov
Business Admin. Manager: Deborah Mahoney, 818.354.2191, Deborah.K.Mahoney@jpl.nasa.gov
Secretary: Lai Tran, 818.354.2306, Lai.Tran@jpl.nasa.gov

Section 389 is responsible for the development and delivery of sensors, instruments and electronics technologies needed by JPL/NASA to enable new terrestrial, astrophysics, and planetary in situ and remote science experiments and observations. The Section provides research and technology for science instrument as well as flight instrument engineering. It uses the Microdevices Laboratory (MDL), which provides end-to-end capabilities and services for micro- and nano-devices fabrication and characterization.