INVESTIGATORS AT AMERICAN UNIVERSITY (AU) PRINCIPALLY MR. ALLEN LUNSFORD WILL WORK CLOSELY WITH SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS AT NASA/GSFC TO DEVELOP DESIGN BUILD TEST AND OPERATE INFRARED AND VISIBLE ARRAY SPECTROMETERS AND IMAGERS FOR ASTRONOMICAL AND TERRESTRIAL OBSERVATIONS. THE TYPES OF INSTRUMENTS ARE IN VARIOUS STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATIONS AT NASA/GSFC; INCLUDING LARGE GRATING SPECTROMETERS LINEAR VARIABLE ETALON (LVE) SPECTROMETERS AND FILTERBASED IMAGERS. THESE INSTRUMENTS HAVE SHOWN GREAT EFFECTIVENESS IN THE LAST DECADE OF DEPLOYMENT IN CURRENT NASA PROJECTS AND CONTINUE TO HOLD HIGH PROMISE FOR THE FUTURE OF PLANETARY ASTRONOMY AND OBSERVATION IN GENERAL ASTRONOMY AND EARTH SCIENCES. AU STAFF WILL WORK CLOSELY WITH NASA/GSFC IN ALL PHASES OF INSTRUMENTAL AND SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT: FABRICATION TESTING CALIBRATION DOCUMENTATION INSTRUMENTAL IMPROVEMENTS AND MAINTENANCE DATA REDUCTION AND DATA ANALYSIS.