Gregory G. Howes

Gregory G. Howes
Associate Professor

gregory-howes@uiowa.edu

Education: 
Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles, 2004
Office: 
505 VAN
Office Phone: 
(319) 335-1221

http://homepage.physics.uiowa.edu/~ghowes/

Research Interests: 
Theoretical and computational plasma physics.
Research: 
  • Turbulence in the magnetized plasmas found in laboratories, space and astrophysics
  • Analysis of spacecraft data from the turbulent solar wind
  • Students develop skills including high-performance computing on the nation's fastest supercomputers, analysis of simulation and observational data, and development of simple analytical models to interpret results
  • Students also interact with group members including a postdoc and collaborators around the world
Area: 
Space Physics
Plasma Physics
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomical Instrumentation
High Energy Astrophysics
Interstellar Medium and Galactic Center
Solar and Planetary Astronomy
Plasma Astrophysics