Our Team
The Global Airborne Observatory has been built by an extraordinary community of scientists, engineers, pilots, and collaborators spanning twenty years and six continents. Below you'll find the people who fly the missions, process the data, and turn spectral signals into conservation outcomes.
The GAO Community
Over twenty years, the Global Airborne Observatory has been shaped by hundreds of researchers, technicians, pilots, students, and collaborators from around the world. This is the full roster — every person who has contributed to the science, the flights, and the conservation outcomes that define GAO's legacy.
Flight
The pilots and flight engineers who put the instruments in the air
Technicians
The specialists who kept the sensors calibrated and the data clean
Researchers
Scientists who turned raw spectral data into peer-reviewed discovery
Support
The operations and administrative backbone of two decades of fieldwork
Students
Graduate and undergraduate researchers trained through GAO missions
Collaborators
Partner scientists and institutions from around the world