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(Update: August 2025) Mike Wong is a planetary scientist researching planetary atmospheres and origins, with a focus on giant planet cloud physics and chemistry. He holds degrees in Astrophysics (AB, UC Berkeley) and Atmospheric and Space Science (PhD, Univ. Michigan). His previous employment includes NRC Research Associate at NASA Goddard, Visiting Scientist at STScI, Visiting Research Scientist at Univ. Michigan, Research Scientist at SETI Institute, and Lecturer at UC Berkeley.
Analysis mass spectrometer data from the Galileo Probe launched Mike’s interest in cloud-forming gases in Jupiter’s atmosphere. He discovered the thermal-infrared signature of ammonia ice in Jupiter with Gordon Bjoraker and the Cassini/CIRS team. Mike Wong is a Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Collaborator (studying dynamic atmospheric composition with in-situ data) and was selected as a Juno Participating Scientist (studying Jupiter’s lightning, convection, and volatiles). He leads Hubble and Gemini imaging programs in support of the Juno mission, and is a founding member of the multi-cycle OPAL program that conducts annual imaging of the giant planets with Hubble. He uses JWST imaging and spectroscopy to study the atmospheres of Jupiter and the other giant planets. He served as a 2023-2032 Planetary Decadal Survey panelist and Space Telescope Users’ Committee member.
