Jasper S. Halekas
Associate Professor
Education:
Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 2003
Office:
414 VAN
Office Phone:
(319) 335-1929
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