Allison Jaynes, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
Physics and Astronomy
Biography

Research Interests: 

  • Experimental space physics
  • 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
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PhD, University of New Hampshire, 2013
Address

404 Van Allen Hall (VAN)
Iowa City, IA 52242
United States