B-G Andersson (USRA)
Science Operations Manager
bg@sofia.usra.edu

As Science Operations Manager, Dr. Andersson leads a team of support scientists and is responsible for the SOFIA user support to the astronomical community. He works with the Science Mission Operations Director to set up and support the process of soliciting and selecting science proposals. In addition, Dr. Andersson collaborates with an international group of researchers, including from the US, Finland and South African, to conduct research, primarily on interstellar medium polarization, with a general aim of understanding how gas transitions between the dense and diffuse phases of the ISM.