Tony Freeman, PhD Tony Freeman, PhD, is the earth science manager at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) which has a broad portfolio of earth science missions as well as planetary science missions. He has over 20 years experience as a technical manager, researcher, system designer and engineer, lecturer, project leader, and task leader. Previously, he was section manager of the Mission and Systems Architecture Section, responsible for leading up to 100 advanced mission studies per year and for developing the architecture of all new JPL missions, both planetary and earth science investigations. He was directly responsible for the mission and systems architecture process, which is the concept phase system design methodology at JPL. Dr. Freeman was the instrument manager for the LightSAR Radar Program. His responsibilities included the design and technology development for a lightweight, capable polarimetric, multimode spaceborne Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) for science and commercial use. He has been awarded the NASA Exceptional Service Medal for calibration of SIR-C mission data, numerous NASA new technology awards, and holds two patents. Dr. Freeman received his PhD in astrophysics and BS in mathematics from the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology in England.Course:
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