James P. Lux

Mr. James P. Lux is the project manager for the DARPA High Frequency Research (DHFR) Space Testbed, a cubesat that will measure tiny signals from the Galaxy above the ionosphere, and for the SunRISE mission. He led the teams for FINDER-Finding Individuals for Disaster and Emergency Response, which detects the heartbeats of buried earthquake victims and for HERMA – Heartbeat Microwave Authentication for cellphones and mobile devices using non-contact microwave techniques. Mr. Lux was the JPL Principal Investigator for NASA’s SCaN Testbed, which was installed on the International Space Station in 2012, for which he received the NASA Exceptional Achievement Medal. A licensed professional engineer in California, Mr. Lux has been at JPL for 19 years, following award winning work in physical special effects for film and TV, design and development of electronic warfare and signals identification systems, and large distributed software systems for database and dispatch applications.