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Kristina Pritchard

2023-08-31T21:35:16+00:00

Education: M.S. Physics, University of Texas at San Antonio, 2021 B.S. Physics, Missouri Southern State University, 2016 Currently a Ph.D. Candidate in Physics with emphasis on Space Physics planning to graduate in 2022. Dissertation Title: Electron Scale Magnetic Reconnection on Earth's Dayside using NASA's MMS mission - emphasis on the transport of energy and momentum from the solar wind into the magnetosphere, electric fields, and reconnection rates. Dissertation Advisor: Stephen Fuselier Research Interest: Magnetic Reconnection on the day side of Earth's Magnetopause Publications: Pritchard, K. R., Burch, J. L., Fuselier, S. A., Webster, J. M., Torbert, R. B., Argall, M. [...]

Kristina Pritchard2023-08-31T21:35:16+00:00

Juan Munoz

2023-05-26T13:56:04+00:00

Juan Munoz Education: B.S. Physics, University of Texas at San Antonio, 2016 Research Interest: Interaction between solar radiation and magnetosphere  Instrumentation and Data Analysis  Surface of Mars Fun Fact: I enjoy learning foreign languages such as Spanish and Ukrainian Dissertation Advisor: Frederic Allegrini

Juan Munoz2023-05-26T13:56:04+00:00

Kim Moreland

2023-05-26T13:56:09+00:00

Kim Moreland Education: B.S. Computer Science, Texas State Univeristy, 2005 B.S. Physics, Texas State University, 2018 Research Interest: Heliophysics Solar Energetic Particles CME driven Interplanetary Shocks Machine Learning Space Weather Forecasting Fun Fact: I love traveling and photography. I enjoy being outdoors, running, hiking, and fishing. Dissertation Advisor: Maher Dayeh Professional Links: Google Scholar

Kim Moreland2023-05-26T13:56:09+00:00

Lizeth Magana

2023-09-27T18:00:18+00:00

Lizeth Magana Dissertation Title: Far-Ultraviolet Observations of Condensed Volatiles at the Lunar South Pole and the Pre-Perihelion Coma of Comet C/2013 A1 (Siding Spring) By LRO-LAMP Dissertation Advisor:  Kurt Retherford Fellowships and Recognitions: Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Space Science and Technology (FINESST), 2019-2021 Texas Space Grant Consortium Graduate Fellow, 2018- 2020 UTSA's 3 Minute Thesis, 3rd place, Spring 2018 Graduation Date: Fall 2021 Post-Doctoral Fellowship: Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory Current Position: Staff Scientist Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory Research Areas: Lunar investigations of condensed volatiles and regolith properties Titian geomorphology

Lizeth Magana2023-09-27T18:00:18+00:00

Thomas Lechner

2023-05-24T19:18:16+00:00

Thomas Lechner Education: B.S. Physics, University of Florida 2019B.B. Information Systems, Western Illinois University 2008Research Interests: High energy astrophysics, Type IIn SupernovaeSpace and ground based instrumentationFun Fact: One of the five(roughly) hockey fans in Texas. Go Blackhawks!Dissertation Advisor: Pete Roming

Thomas Lechner2023-05-24T19:18:16+00:00

Thomas K. Kim

2023-05-26T13:50:41+00:00

Thomas Kyoung-Ho Kim Dissertation Title: Ion Plasma Properties in Jupiter's Plasma Sheet: Juno JADE-I Observations Dissertation Advisor: Rob Ebert Fellowships and Recognitions: Best General Science Poster at the 2016 GEM Summer Workshop, Cassini Data Analysis Program (CDAP) 2020 Awardee Graduation Date: Fall 2019 Post-Doctoral Fellowship: Space Science and Applications Group (ISR-1), Intelligence and Space Research Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory Current Position: Space Science and Applications Group (ISR-1), Intelligence and Space Research Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory – Staff Scientist  Research Areas:  Spectral Properties of Heliospheric ENAs Observed by Interstellar Boundary Explorer High Energy (IBEX-Hi) imager, Plasma [...]

Thomas K. Kim2023-05-26T13:50:41+00:00

Joon Kim

2023-09-07T15:31:17+00:00

Joon Kim Dissertation Title: Dynamics of the Low-Energy (E < 100 EV) Ions in the Earth’s Magnetosphere Dissertation Advisor: Jerry Goldstein Fellowships and Recognitions: Best Student Poster Award at 2022 GEM Workshop Graduate Date: Summer 2023 Post-Doctoral Fellowship: Boston University Research Areas: Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere (M-I-T) Coupling and the low-energy ions in the magnetosphere

Joon Kim2023-09-07T15:31:17+00:00

Samuel Hart

2023-09-12T17:26:27+00:00

Samuel Hart Education: Bachelors of Arts in Physics and Astronomy, Minor in Mathematics, University of Montana, 2018 Masters of Science in Physics, The University of Texas at San Antonio, 2022 Research Interest: Origins and Acceleration Mechanisms of Impulsive Solar Energetic Particles Seed particles that ultimately make up hazardous space weather Particle transport through interplanetary space Source of Anomalous Cosmic Rays Interstellar Probe: Humanity’s Furthest Reach Awards: Winner of the prestigious “Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Space Science and Technology” (FINESST-20) award. Recipient of the Texas Space Grant Consortium (TSGC) Fellowships for the 2021-2022 academic year! Fun [...]

Samuel Hart2023-09-12T17:26:27+00:00

Caleb Gimar

2023-05-26T13:52:55+00:00

Caleb Gimar Education:B.S. Physics, Wichita State University, 2015M.S. Physics, Wichita State University, 2019Research Interest:UV spectroscopy of lunar surface soilsEvolution of volatiles in the Pluto-Charon systemFun Facts:I play the saxophone and am a licensed pilot.Dissertation Advisor: Ujjwal Raut

Caleb Gimar2023-05-26T13:52:55+00:00

Don George

2023-09-12T17:45:11+00:00

Don George Current Position: Southwest Research Institute – Staff Scientist in SwRI Space Sector, Space Research Division Current and Recent Activities: Dr. George is involved in Space Based Missions and Instrumentation: from concept to proposal thru development and deployment. Everything is fair game, from rocket instruments, to satellites, to Lunar instruments and more. Dr. George is currently Principal Investigator of the LACE II instrument package being developed for Artemis IV.  He is currently developing a Lunar Surface Observatory (LSO), with SwRI internal funding, and a Software Defined Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer (ENABLE) under NASA DALI grant.  Combining these [...]

Don George2023-09-12T17:45:11+00:00
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