| Senior Research Scientists | Title | Telephone | Office | Area of research | |
| BAUTZ, Marshall | Senior Research Scientist | mwb@space.mit.edu | 617-253-0023 | 37-241 | Associate Director, Kavli Institute for Astrophysics & Space Research |
| FRITSCHEL, Peter K | Senior Research Scientist | pf@ligo.mit.edu | 617-253-8153 | NW22-295 | LIGO |
| KATSAVOUNIDIS, Erotokritos | Senior Research Scientist | kats@mit.edu | 617-253-9218 | NW22-295 | |
| LAZARUS, Alan | Senior Research Scientist | ajl@space.mit.edu | 617-253-4284 | 37-687 | Space plasma |
| OMAN, Charles | Senior Research Engineer | cmo@space.mit.edu | 617-253-7508 | 37-211 | Manned spaceflight; Dir., Man Vehicle Lab |
| RICKER, George | Senior Research Scientist | grr@space.mit.edu | 617-253-7532 | 37-535 | X-ray, Gamma-ray, HETE |
| SCHATTENBURG, Mark | Senior Research Scientist | marks@space.mit.edu | 617-253-3180 | 37-487 | Dir., Space Nanotechnology Lab |
| SHOEMAKER, David | Senior Research Scientist | dhs@ligo.mit.edu | 617-253-6411 | NW17-245 | Gravitational wave astronomy, LIGO |
| Principal Research Scientists | Title | Telephone | Office | Area of Research | |
| CHANG, Thomas | Principal Research Scientist | tsc@space.mit.edu | 617-253-7532 | 37-261 | Space plasma |
| FORD, Peter | Principal Research Scientist | pgf@space.mit.edu | 617-253-6485 | 37-635 | Solar system, space instrumentation |
| HEILMANN, Ralf | Principal Research Scientist | ralf@space.mit.edu | 617-253-8764 | 37-241 | |
| LEVINE, Alan | Principal Research Scientist | aml@space.mit.edu | 617-253-7525 | 37-575 | X-ray, RXTE |
| MARSHALL, Herman | Principal Research Scientist | hermanm@space.mit.edu | 617-253-8573 | NE80-6031 | X-ray, Chandra |
| PRIGOZHIN, Gregory Y | Principal Research Scientist | gyp@space.mit.edu | 617-253-7246 | 37-561 | |
| REMILLARD, Ronald | Principal Research Scientist | rr@space.mit.edu | 617-253-2786 | 37-595 | X-ray, RXTE |
| RICHARDSON, John | Principal Research Scientist | jdr@space.mit.edu | 617-253-6112 | 37-655 | Space plasma |
| Research Scientists | Title | Telephone | Office | Area of Research | |
| ALLEN, Glenn | Research Scientist | gea@space.mit.edu | 617-253-3875 | NE80-6029 | X-ray, RXTE |
| BAGANOFF, Frederick | Research Scientist | fkb@space.mit.edu | 617-253-6892 | 37-507 | X-ray, the Galactic Center |
| CREW, Geoffrey | Research Scientist | gbc@space.mit.edu | 617-253-3789 | 37-515 | X-ray, Gamma-ray, HETE |
| DAVIS, John | Research Scientist | davis@space.mit.edu | 617-253-8119 | NE80-6019 | X-ray, Chandra |
| DEWEY, Daniel | Research Scientist | dd@space.mit.edu | 617-253-7244 | NE80-6025 | X-ray, Chandra |
| EVANS, Thomas | Research Specialist | evans@ligo.mit.edu | NW17-161 | ||
| GRANT, Catherine | Research Scientist | cgrant@space.mit.edu | 617-253-0797 | 37-551 | |
| HARRY, Gregory | Research Scientist | gharry@ligo.mit.edu | 617-258-8279 | NW22-257 | |
| HOMAN, Jeroen | Research Scientist | jeroen@space.mit.edu | 617-324-0452 | 37-582D | |
| HOUCK, John | Research Scientist | houck@space.mit.edu | 617-253-3849 | NE80-6005 | |
| HUENEMOERDER, David | Research Scientist | dph@space.mit.edu | 617-253-4283 | NE80-6023 | |
| KISSEL, Steve | Research Scientist | sek@space.mit.edu | 617-253-7242 | 37-511 | |
| MILLER, Eric D | Research Scientist | milleric@mit.edu | 617-324-5270 | 37-582G | |
| LIU, Andrew | Research Scientist | andy@space.mit.edu | 617-253-7758 | 37-151 | |
| MITTLEMAN, Richard | Research Scientist | richard@ligo.mit.edu | 617-253-4647 | NW17-133 | |
| MORGAN, Edward | Research Scientist | ehm@space.mit.edu | 617-253-3182 | 37-567 | X-ray, RXTE |
| NOWAK, Michael | Research Scientist | mnowak@alum.mit.edu | 617-253-1366 | NE80-6077 | X-ray, Chandra |
| PORRO, Irene | Research Scientist | iporro@space.mit.edu | 617-258-7481 | NE80-6079 | |
| SCHULZ, Norbert | Research Scientist | nss@space.mit.edu | 617-258-5767 | NE80-6001 | X-ray, Chandra |
| VANDERSPEK, Roland | Research Scientist | roland@space.mit.edu | 617-253-8456 | 37-527 | |
| VILLASENOR, Jesus | Research Scientist | jsvilla@space.mit.edu | 617-252-1667 | 37-414 | |