Heather has been with the University of Iowa (UI) for 23 years and has worked in the Department of Physics & Astronomy for the last 20 years, currently serving as Departmental Administrator.

Learn more about Brad Carson, a Senior Systems Administrator and IT Advisor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Iowa.

Ivar has extensive experience in analyzing large, complex data sets, primarily in the space plasma wave research field, as well as in  implementing operations (planning and commanding) for the plasma wave instrument on the Cluster spacecraft and will be doing similar work for the TRACERS mission.

Dani is Science Operations Center (SOC) manager for TRACERS and was SOC Manager for EMFISIS instrument on Van Allen Probes, launched 2012.

Dolan is the instrument systems engineer for the TRACERS project. He served as the lead system engineer for the design, delivery, and assembly of electric and magnetic field instruments flown on the NASA sponsored Van Allen Probe spacecraft.

Learn more about Richard Dvorsky, a Aerospace Principal Engineer and Mechanical Engineer in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Iowa.

Jeremy provides software for data analysis and visualization, supporting ad-hoc studies and long-lived systems.

Learn more about Daniel Gengler, Facilities Coordinator in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Iowa.

Larry's specialty is research computing support, with over 40 years of experience with the world's foremost radio and plasma wave research group founded by Prof Donald Gurnett.

Learn more about Ryan Hallock, IT Support Analyst in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Iowa.

Christian is a mechanical engineer in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Iowa and has been supporting various spaceflight projects since 2018.

Dave uses in-situ spacecraft observations to study the dynamics of the Earth’s magnetosphere. He uses plasma wave observations from the EMFISIS instrument on NASA’s Van Allen Probes satellite mission, as well as MMS measurements, to study very low frequency (VLF) waves which play a critical role in driving variations in the different particle populations contained within the inner magnetosphere.

George has over 30 years of experience in the design, testing, calibration, operation, and analysis of scientific data from radio and plasma wave instruments and sensors flown on spacecraft and sounding rockets, including the TRACERS, Galileo, Juno, Cassini, Van Allen Probes, VIPER, Wind and Polar missions.

Learn more about Cyerra Hutchins, Academic Program Management Associate in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Iowa.

Bill is a long-time member of the Radio and Plasma Wave Group at Iowa. He studies radio and plasma waves in planetary magnetospheres, the solar wind, and the interstellar medium.

Learn more about Tim Lissovsky, IT Support Consultant in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Iowa.

Gabe comes to the university after eight years working in affordable housing with Iowa Valley Habitat for Humanity. Gabe is excited to put his eclectic experience, skills, and interests to use on the TRACERS project in the Department of Physics and Astronomy.

Daniel's research area is observational space physics and he studies the formation and evolution of the solar wind.

Dr. Menietti has extensive experience in space plasma data analysis and computation. Recent interests include wave growth analyses using the WHAMP dispersion solver for the space plasma environment.

Matt is an Engineering Coordinator working in the University of Iowa Physics and Astronomy Machine Shop.  He has worked in the machine shop a total of 10 years starting in 2009.

Jolene's research interests lie in the area of space physics, specifically electrostatic solitary waves, auroral kilometric radiation and chorus waves observed in space plasmas.

Chris is primarily a server software developer, though he attends to public data archiving, relational database development, system administration, and adjacent areas as needed to assist space physics researchers.

Carol has been in the Department of Physics and Astronomy for the past 15 years, working primarily with the Craig Kletzing and David Miles research groups.

Dale has been with the University and the Department of Physics and Astronomy as the Instructional Resource Specialist for 35 years.

Learn more about Andi Swirbul, Instructional Services Specialist, Van Allen Observatory Coordinator, and Outreach Coordinator in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Iowa.