Research Interests: 

Experimental space physics.

Research: 

• Space plasma physics around moons and planets and in the interplanetary medium
• Development of spaceflight instrumentation to make high-resolution measurements of charged particles
• On-campus facilities include a laboratory for spaceflight hardware assembly and calibration
• Students participate in the development of spaceflight instruments, in collaboration with engineers, scientists, and technicians at Iowa and partner institutions
• Students  also analyze spacecraft data from the Earth, the Moon, Mars, the Sun and solar wind, and outer planets
• Students gain skills in spaceflight hardware development, programming, and data analysis