Allison N. Jaynes
Assistant Professor
Education:
Ph.D., University of New Hampshire, 2013
Office:
404 VAN
Office Phone:
(319)-335-3799
Research Interests:
Experimental space physics
Research:
- Inner magnetosphere and radiation belts particle dynamics, particularly high-energy electrons and protons
- The physics of the aurora in Earth’s ionosphere
- Relativistic particle effects throughout the magnetosphere in the vicinity of magnetic reconnection
- Solar driving of the near-Earth space environment
- Co-Investigator on NASA’s Van Allen Probes and MMS missions
- Hardware and instrument development focused on the above science questions