]> Curt also played a key role in the MODIS (Moderate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) Emergency Backup System (MEBS), and was the lead system architect of the MODIS Data Production System (MODAPS) that has been processing data from the EOS Terra and Aqua spacecraft since their launches in 1999 and 2002.

He holds BS degrees in Computer Engineering and Computer Science from Virginia Tech, and MS degrees in Computer Science and System Engineering from Johns Hopkins University and a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. ]]> 2011-05-01T00:00:00-05:00 2010-11-30T00:00:00-05:00 2010-02-23T00:00:00-05:00 2009-02-10T00:00:00-05:00 2009-01-01T00:00:00-05:00 2009-01-01T00:00:00-05:00 2008-07-11T00:00:00-05:00 2008-06-17T00:00:00-05:00 2008-01-30T00:00:00-05:00 2007-12-01T00:00:00-05:00 2007-06-19T00:00:00-05:00 2004-12-27T00:00:00-05:00