Stephen Fuselier received his PhD in Space Plasma Physics from the University of Iowa in 1984. After two years as a post-doctoral student at Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico, he joined the Space Physics Laboratory at the Lockheed Martin Advanced Technology Center in Palo Alto, California.

In addition to authoring more than 100 scientific papers, Stephen is a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) and the 1995 recipient of the AGU James B.Macelwane award for "significant contributions to the geophysical sciences by a young scientist of outstanding ability." Stephen has been involved in all phases of the IMAGE project since the original proposal was submitted in 1995. In addition to IMAGE, he has worked on and is currently working on several other space physics projects.

When he's not working, Stephen enjoys traveling with his wife, son (14) and daughter (8) as well as participating in many outdoor activities including backpacking, hiking, fishing, swimming, volleyball, bicycling, canoeing, kayaking and last but not least, astronomy!