Austin Egert
Thesis Title: Applications Of The Jupiter Global Ionosphere-Thermosphere Model: A Case Study of Auroral Electron Energy Deposition
Thesis Advisor: Hunter Waite
Fellowships and Recognitions:
- 2021, Principal Investigator for an Internal Research and Development (IR&D) project: High-Latitude Ionospheric D-Region Improvements
- 2021, Panelist for the National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship Program application review
- 2019, Advisor to an undergraduate summer intern conducting computational data extraction
- 2018 – present, Subject matter expert for ionogram scaling and feature identification
- 2016 – present, Workforce morale booster inspiring laughter and pizza
Graduation Date: Fall 2016
Current Position: Space Dynamics Laboratory – Scientific Programmer (Scientist III)
Research Areas:
- Over-the-horizon radar (OTHR) modeling
- Terrestrial ionosphere modeling
- Polar ionospheric D-region physics
- Ionogram scaling and data assimilation
- “Sun-to-mud” physics collaborative studies