People

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Syed Hassan Abbas Bukhari

Title/Position
Graduate Teaching Assistant
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Nathan Helvy

Title/Position
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Henderson, Sarah

Sarah Henderson, Ph.D.

Title/Position
Postdoctoral Research Fellow/Scholar
Henderson is a postdoctoral researcher involved in the TRACERS mission, responsible for the generation of pitch angle distributions for the Analyzer for Cusp Electrons (ACE) instrument on both spacecraft. Her previous research has focused on the Mars ionosphere, as well as stream interaction regions throughout our solar system. Heliophysics, planetary science, and all things solar wind are her passions.
Jordan-Hewins

Jordan Hewins

Title/Position
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Shannon Hill

Shannon Hill, Ph.D.

Title/Position
Postoctoral Research Fellow/Scholar
Garret Hinson

Garret C. Hinson

Title/Position
Aerospace Quality Engineer
Samuel Hisel

Samuel Hisel

Title/Position
Aerospace Design Engineer
Electrical Engineer
George Hospodarsky

George Hospodarsky, PhD

Title/Position
Research Scientist
Engineer
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.
Matheus Hostert

Matheus Hostert, PhD

Title/Position
Assistant Professor
Prof. Hostert’s research focuses on theoretical and phenomenological aspects of neutrino, dark matter, and beyond-the-Standard Model physics.
Rui Huang

Rui Huang

Title/Position
Graduate Research Assistant
Rui Huang’s research focuses on theoretical and computational plasma physics.
Hutchins, Cyerra

Cyerra Hutchins

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

Title/Position
Windows System Administrator
Masafumi Imai

Masafumi Imai

Title/Position
Assistant Research Scientist
Engineer
F D Ingram

F D Ingram

Title/Position
Research Scientist
Engineer
Isik

Esmenaz Isik

Title/Position
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Jawad, Muhammad

Muhammad Jawad

Title/Position
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Allison Jaynes

Allison N. Jaynes, Ph.D.

Title/Position
Director of Graduate Studies
Associate Professor
Department Liaison to CLAS
Associate Professor Allison Jaynes joined the faculty at the University of Iowa in 2017 after receiving a PhD from the University of New Hampshire and working as a researcher at the University of Colorado Boulder.
Ken Johnson

Kenneth Johnson, Ph.D.

Title/Position
Visiting Assistant Professor
Ken Johnson is a Visiting Assistant Professor in the UI Department of Physics and Astronomy. His area of interests are undergraduate physics and astronomy instruction and physical sciences education.
jones, olivia

Olivia Jones

Title/Position
Graduate Research Assistant
Olivia's research involves instrumentation of fluxgate magnetometers, which characterize the magnetosphere of Earth. She is the instrument lead for two magnetometers that will be onboard the OCHRE student-led sound rocket mission.
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Jayasri Joseph, Ph.D.

Title/Position
Postdoctoral Research Scholar
Before returning to school to conduct research in space physics, Jaya Joseph worked as a research engineer designing various wireless communication systems and receivers for use in radio astronomy at Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, Australia.
Paul Kleiber

Paul Kleiber, PhD

Title/Position
Professor Emeritus
Paul D. Kleiber is a Professor Emeritus in the Physics and Astronomy Department at the University of Iowa.
Craig Kletzing

Craig A. Kletzing, PhD

Title/Position
Professor
Prof. Kletzing passed away on Aug. 10, 2023.
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William Klink, PhD

Title/Position
Professor Emeritus
William H. Klink is a Professor Emeritus in the Physics and Astronomy Department at the University of Iowa
Sadie-Kobos

Sadie Kobos

Title/Position
Graduate Teaching Assistant
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Ohannes Kamer Koseyan

Title/Position
Graduate Research Assistant
Ohannes Kamer Koseyan's research interests include experimental data analysis for the decay modes of the Higgs Boson and testing and development of hardware for high energy particle detectors.
Kaitlin-Krivak

Kaitlin Krivak

Title/Position
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Amila Kumara

Amila Kumara

Title/Position
Graduate Teaching Assistant
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Luke Kupari

Title/Position
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Philip Kurian

Philip Kurian, PhD

Title/Position
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Philip Kurian is an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Physics and Astronomy Department at the University of Iowa.