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GANG LU is a senior scientist in the Terrestrial Impacts of Solar Output section of the HAO at NCAR. Her
primary research covers high-latitude ionospheric electrodynamics, solar wind-magnetosphere-ionospherethermosphere coupling, and space weather. She is the associate editor for JGR, was elected as the secretary
for the aeronomy section of the AGU Space Physics and Aeronomy (SPA) section, and was awarded editor
citation for excellence in refereeing for JGR-Space Physics. Dr. Lu received her Ph.D. in space physics from
Rice University. She serves as the scientific discipline representative to SCOSTEP. Dr. Lu is a member of
NSF’s Geospace Environment Modeling (GEM) Steering Committee and a member of the Auroral Plasma
Physics Working Group at the International Space Science Institute. Her NRC experience includes service
on the Committee on the Assessment of the Role of Solar and Space Physics in NASA’s Space Exploration
Initiative and the Committee on Exploration of the Outer Heliosphere: A Workshop.
KRISTINA A. LYNCH is an associate professor of physics and astronomy at Dartmouth College. Prior to
arriving at Dartmouth, Dr. Lynch was a research assistant professor at the University of New Hampshire.
Her research revolves around auroral space plasma physics; ionospheric and mesospheric sounding rocket
experiments, instrumentation, and data analysis; and wave-particle interactions in the auroral ionosphere.
She has a Ph.D. in physics from the University of New Hampshire. Dr. Lynch was a member of the Committee on Plasma 2010: An Assessment of and Outlook for Plasma and Fusion Science.
JENS OBERHEIDE is an associate professor of physics in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at
Clemson University. Previously, he was an associate professor in atmospheric physics at the University
of Wuppertal, Germany. Dr. Oberheide is a specialist in satellite data analysis and conducts empirical
modeling of global-scale wave dynamics in Earth’s upper atmosphere. His research interests include the
dynamics of Earth’s mesosphere-thermosphere-ionosphere system; the forcing and vertical propagation
of tides, planetary waves, and gravity waves, including their effects on chemistry and electrodynamics;
geospace environment coupling to the atmosphere below and to solar activity; and utilization of satellite and ground-based remote sensing data to resolve variability and vertical coupling processes in the
atmosphere. Dr. Oberheide is a recipient of the NASA Group Achievement Award to the TIMED team.
He is an associate editor for the Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres. He received his Ph.D. in
physics from the University of Wuppertal. He served on the NASA Senior Review panel of the 2009-2012
Mission Operations and Data Analysis Program for the Heliophysics Operating Missions. Currently, Dr.
Oberheide serves on the Steering Committee of SCOSTEP’s Climate and Weather of the Sun-Earth System
program and leads one of its working groups, investigating the geospace response to variable waves from
the lower atmosphere.
LARRY J. PAXTON is a staff scientist and head of the Atmospheric and Ionospheric Remote Sensing Group
at JHU/APL. He is the co-principal investigator for the global ultraviolet imager on NASA’s TIMED and
the principal investigator on the Defense Meteorological Satellites Program’s (DMSP) special sensor ultraviolet spectrographic imager (SSUSI). His research focuses on the atmospheres and the ionospheres of the
terrestrial planets, in particular the aeronomy of Earth’s upper atmosphere and the role of solar cycle and
anthropogenic change in creating variability in the dynamics, energetics, and composition of the upper
atmosphere. Dr. Paxton was APL’s chief scientist for the Ultraviolet and Visible Imagers and Spectrograph
Imagers (UVISI) on the Midcourse Space Experiment (MSX). He has been involved in more than a dozen
satellite, shuttle, and sounding rocket experiments. Dr. Paxton has published nearly 200 papers on planetary and space science, instruments, remote sensing techniques, and space mission design. He earned
his Ph.D. in astrophysical, planetary, and atmospheric sciences from the University of Colorado, Boulder.
He has served on several NASA and NSF committees, panels, and working groups and currently chairs the
Solar and Space Physics: A Science for a Technological Society
APPENDIX F
389
GANG LU is a senior scientist in the Terrestrial Impacts of Solar Output section of the HAO at NCAR. Her
primary research covers high-latitude ionospheric electrodynamics, solar wind-magnetosphere-ionospherethermosphere coupling, and space weather. She is the associate editor for JGR, was elected as the secretary
for the aeronomy section of the AGU Space Physics and Aeronomy (SPA) section, and was awarded editor
citation for excellence in refereeing for JGR-Space Physics. Dr. Lu received her Ph.D. in space physics from
Rice University. She serves as the scientific discipline representative to SCOSTEP. Dr. Lu is a member of
NSF’s Geospace Environment Modeling (GEM) Steering Committee and a member of the Auroral Plasma
Physics Working Group at the International Space Science Institute. Her NRC experience includes service
on the Committee on the Assessment of the Role of Solar and Space Physics in NASA’s Space Exploration
Initiative and the Committee on Exploration of the Outer Heliosphere: A Workshop.
KRISTINA A. LYNCH is an associate professor of physics and astronomy at Dartmouth College. Prior to
arriving at Dartmouth, Dr. Lynch was a research assistant professor at the University of New Hampshire.
Her research revolves around auroral space plasma physics; ionospheric and mesospheric sounding rocket
experiments, instrumentation, and data analysis; and wave-particle interactions in the auroral ionosphere.
She has a Ph.D. in physics from the University of New Hampshire. Dr. Lynch was a member of the Committee on Plasma 2010: An Assessment of and Outlook for Plasma and Fusion Science.
JENS OBERHEIDE is an associate professor of physics in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at
Clemson University. Previously, he was an associate professor in atmospheric physics at the University
of Wuppertal, Germany. Dr. Oberheide is a specialist in satellite data analysis and conducts empirical
modeling of global-scale wave dynamics in Earth’s upper atmosphere. His research interests include the
dynamics of Earth’s mesosphere-thermosphere-ionosphere system; the forcing and vertical propagation
of tides, planetary waves, and gravity waves, including their effects on chemistry and electrodynamics;
geospace environment coupling to the atmosphere below and to solar activity; and utilization of satellite and ground-based remote sensing data to resolve variability and vertical coupling processes in the
atmosphere. Dr. Oberheide is a recipient of the NASA Group Achievement Award to the TIMED team.
He is an associate editor for the Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres. He received his Ph.D. in
physics from the University of Wuppertal. He served on the NASA Senior Review panel of the 2009-2012
Mission Operations and Data Analysis Program for the Heliophysics Operating Missions. Currently, Dr.
Oberheide serves on the Steering Committee of SCOSTEP’s Climate and Weather of the Sun-Earth System
program and leads one of its working groups, investigating the geospace response to variable waves from
the lower atmosphere.
LARRY J. PAXTON is a staff scientist and head of the Atmospheric and Ionospheric Remote Sensing Group
at JHU/APL. He is the co-principal investigator for the global ultraviolet imager on NASA’s TIMED and
the principal investigator on the Defense Meteorological Satellites Program’s (DMSP) special sensor ultraviolet spectrographic imager (SSUSI). His research focuses on the atmospheres and the ionospheres of the
terrestrial planets, in particular the aeronomy of Earth’s upper atmosphere and the role of solar cycle and
anthropogenic change in creating variability in the dynamics, energetics, and composition of the upper
atmosphere. Dr. Paxton was APL’s chief scientist for the Ultraviolet and Visible Imagers and Spectrograph
Imagers (UVISI) on the Midcourse Space Experiment (MSX). He has been involved in more than a dozen
satellite, shuttle, and sounding rocket experiments. Dr. Paxton has published nearly 200 papers on planetary and space science, instruments, remote sensing techniques, and space mission design. He earned
his Ph.D. in astrophysical, planetary, and atmospheric sciences from the University of Colorado, Boulder.
He has served on several NASA and NSF committees, panels, and working groups and currently chairs the