Dissertation Title: Plasma sources and evolution in the global magnetosphere and wave generation in the outer magnetosphere
Dissertation Advisor: Stefano Livi
Fellowships and Recognitions:
- 2019 NASA Silver Achievement Medal: Parker Solar Probe Team
- 2018 NASA Group Achievement Award: Cassini Magnetospheric Imaging Instrument Team
- 2020 – present: Instrument Scientist for the Suprathermal Ion Spectrograph (SIS) sensor on Solar Orbiter
- 2021 – present: Associate Editor for Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences
Graduation Date: Spring 2017
Post-Doctoral Fellowship: Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Current Position: Southwest Research Institute – Lead Scientist
Research Areas: Research experience includes comprehensive studies of particle acceleration and transport in the solar wind; plasma origin and subsequent evolution and acceleration in the magnetospheres of Venus, Earth, Jupiter, and Saturn; and investigations on EMIC wave generation and propagation in the Earth’s outer magnetosphere. Additional activities include space flight instrumentation/calibration and space mission design targeting multi-spacecraft formulations. Responsibilities include serving as the Instrument Scientist for the Suprathermal Ion Spectrograph (SIS) sensor on Solar Orbiter, as well as serving or having served as a member of the Parker Solar Probe SWEAP and ISOIS, Cassini MIMI, ACE ULEIS, New Horizons PEPSSI instrument teams and the Parker Solar Probe Project Science Team