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      The Graduate Program in Space Physics offers M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in physics through the Department of Physics and Astronomy at UTSA. Research in space physics and space physics instrumentation is conducted at SwRI alongside world-renowned scientists.

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Faculty

  • Frederic Allegrini
  • Tracy Becker
  • Maher Dayeh
  • Mihir Desai
  • Robert Ebert
  • Heather Elliott
  • Cynthia Froning
  • Stephen Fuselier
  • Jerry Goldstein
  • Stefano Livi
  • Keiichi Ogasawara
  • Ujjwal Raut
  • Kurt Retherford
  • Ben Teolis
  • Todd Veach

Graduate Students

  • Heechan Cha
  • Sophia Davis
  • Aaron Deleon
  • Sakshee Dhuru
  • Carlos Giai
  • Caleb Gimar
  • Nadia Gonzales
  • Kyle Gresko
  • Destiny Howell
  • Dinesh Kumar
  • Thomas Lechner
  • Bereket Mamo
  • Simon Mendenhall
  • Felix Minta
  • Kim Moreland
  • Prachi Pathare
  • Ty Peterson
  • Sarah Ruetschle
  • Saniya Sanada
  • Abdullah Shmies
  • Jasmine Singh
  • Sam Slocum
  • Patrice Smith
  • Blaise Veres

Alumni

  • Robert C. Allen
  • Josh Alquiza
  • Alexis Bouquet
  • Tom Broiles
  • Jef Broll
  • Ben Byron
  • George Clark
  • Elizabeth Czajka
  • Ashley Davis
  • Janie de la Rosa
  • Kevin Delano
  • Eric Delmonico
  • Elena Dolgas
  • Rob Ebert
  • Austin Egert
  • Rachael Filwett
  • Kevin Genestreti
  • Don George
  • Stacy Godshall
  • David Gomez
  • Ross Goodwin
  • Emmanuel Grotheer
  • Guy Grubbs II
  • Mark Hamel
  • Samuel Hart
  • Joon Kim
  • Thomas K. Kim
  • Roberto Livi
  • Kristie LLera
  • David Mackler
  • Lizeth Magana
  • Jake Montgomery
  • Juan Munoz
  • Georgios Nicolaou
  • Kristina Pritchard
  • Brent Randol
  • Christine Ray
  • Adolfo Santa Fe Duenas
  • Rhyan Sawyer
  • Jared Schroeder
  • Michael Starkey
  • Kylie Sullivan
  • Michael Velez
  • Sarah Vines
  • Joseph Westlake
  • Jenna Zink

Undergraduate Degree:

  • B.A. Physics, University of South Florida, 2021

Research Interests:

  • Planetary atmospheres, UV/IR spectroscopy, exoplanets, climate

Fun Facts:

  • I enjoy learning languages, hiking, and calligraphy.

 

Jessica Armstrong2025-10-09T19:30:02+00:00

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  • Space Physics Graduate Program Brochure

Contact Us

  • Dr. Rob EbertLead Adjoint Professor and Assistant Director
  • +1-210-522-2229
  • Angela Rihn, M.Ed.Space Physics Graduate Program Co-Coordinator
  • +1-210-522-4588
  • Lisa Vasquez-CastroSpace Physics Graduate Program Co-Coordinator
  • +1-210-522-5690
  • Southwest Research Institute
    6220 Culebra Road
    San Antonio, Texas 78238

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Latest News

  • Caleb Gimar Successfully Defends Dissertation on Mission-Inspired Laboratory Investigations into Space Weathering and Polar Reddening
  • Dinesh Kumar Successfully Defends Dissertation on Journeying Through the Magnetopause.
  • Jared Schroeder Successfully Defends Dissertation on Advancing Neutral Instrument Calibration
  • Michael Velez Successfully Defends Dissertation on Europa’s Atmosphere and Surface
Last updated: November 2025
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