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JERRY GOLDSTEIN is a staff scientist at the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) and an adjunct professor
of physics at the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA). Dr. Goldstein specializes in the study of the
inner magnetospheres of Earth and Saturn. His primary research involves data analysis and modeling of data
from the IMAGE mission, the Two Wide-angle Imaging Neutral-atom Spectrometers (TWINS) mission, and
the Cassini mission. Dr. Goldstein teaches graduate-level courses at UTSA and is the Science Operations
Center lead for TWINS. He has authored or co-authored dozens of articles and has been cited hundreds
of times in multiple journals. Dr. Goldstein is a fellow of the AGU and recipient of the 2006 Macelwane
Medal in recognition of his plasmaspheric research. In 2006, Popular Science Magazine named him one of
its annual “Brilliant 10” young scientists, and the San Antonio Business Journal included him in its “Forty
Under 40.” In 2009, Dr. Goldstein received the Young Alumnus Award from Brooklyn College. He earned
his Ph.D. in space physics from Dartmouth College.
JANET C. GREEN is a physicist at the NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center. She acts as the instrument
scientist for the particle detectors on the NOAA GOES and POES satellites. Her main area of expertise is
the physics of Earth’s radiation belts and their effects on satellite electronics and performance. Dr. Green
guides the design and implementation of new NOAA particle instruments, monitors current data and instrument performance, and transitions into operations new algorithms and products that rely on the data. She
also collaborates with the research community to improve understanding and modeling of Earth’s radiation belts and works with the user community to understand and mitigate satellite anomalies. Dr. Green
received her Ph.D. from UCLA.
DONALD A. GURNETT is a professor at the University of Iowa. His primary research interests are in the
area of magnetospheric radio and plasma wave research, and he has more than 450 scientific publications.
Dr. Gurnett has participated in more than 25 spacecraft projects, including Voyager 1 and 2, Galileo, and
Cassini. He is a member of the NAS and a fellow of the AAAS. Among his numerous research awards are
the John Howard Dellinger Gold Medal from the International Scientific Radio Union, the John Adam
Fleming Medal from the AGU, the Excellence in Plasma Physics Award from APS, and the Hannes Alfven
Medal from the European Geosciences Union. He has also received several teaching awards, including
the Iowa Board of Regents award for faculty excellence. Dr. Gurnett received his Ph.D. in physics from
the University of Iowa. He served on the NRC Panel on Space Sciences and the Committee on Planetary
and Lunar Exploration.
LYNN M. KISTLER is a professor of physics in the Department of Physics and in the Space Science Center at
the University of New Hampshire. Her major research interests are in the impact of heavy ions on dynamics of the magnetosphere, particularly the ring current and the magnetotail. Dr. Kistler is also interested
in space instrumentation to measure ion composition and has been involved in developing instruments
for the CLUSTER, FAST, Equator-S, ACE, and STEREO missions. She earned her Ph.D. in physics from the
University of Maryland, College Park. She was involved in the NASA Sun-Earth Connections Roadmap
Committee in 1999, the NASA Heliophysics Lunar Science Subpanel in 2006, and the NASA Heliospheric
Mission Planning Working Group (Roadmap) in 2008. Dr. Kistler was the AGU Space Physics and Aeronomy-Magnetospheric Physics Secretary from 2008 to 2010.
MICHAEL W. LIEMOHN is an associate professor of space science and engineering in the Department of
Atmospheric, Oceanic, and Space Sciences at the University of Michigan, where he has led the development of several numerical models for energetic particle transport and the use of these models for the
interpretation of ground-based and spacecraft measurements. His current research activities include inves-
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SOLAR AND SPACE PHYSICS: A SCIENCE FOR A TECHNOLOGICAL SOCIETY
JERRY GOLDSTEIN is a staff scientist at the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) and an adjunct professor
of physics at the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA). Dr. Goldstein specializes in the study of the
inner magnetospheres of Earth and Saturn. His primary research involves data analysis and modeling of data
from the IMAGE mission, the Two Wide-angle Imaging Neutral-atom Spectrometers (TWINS) mission, and
the Cassini mission. Dr. Goldstein teaches graduate-level courses at UTSA and is the Science Operations
Center lead for TWINS. He has authored or co-authored dozens of articles and has been cited hundreds
of times in multiple journals. Dr. Goldstein is a fellow of the AGU and recipient of the 2006 Macelwane
Medal in recognition of his plasmaspheric research. In 2006, Popular Science Magazine named him one of
its annual “Brilliant 10” young scientists, and the San Antonio Business Journal included him in its “Forty
Under 40.” In 2009, Dr. Goldstein received the Young Alumnus Award from Brooklyn College. He earned
his Ph.D. in space physics from Dartmouth College.
JANET C. GREEN is a physicist at the NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center. She acts as the instrument
scientist for the particle detectors on the NOAA GOES and POES satellites. Her main area of expertise is
the physics of Earth’s radiation belts and their effects on satellite electronics and performance. Dr. Green
guides the design and implementation of new NOAA particle instruments, monitors current data and instrument performance, and transitions into operations new algorithms and products that rely on the data. She
also collaborates with the research community to improve understanding and modeling of Earth’s radiation belts and works with the user community to understand and mitigate satellite anomalies. Dr. Green
received her Ph.D. from UCLA.
DONALD A. GURNETT is a professor at the University of Iowa. His primary research interests are in the
area of magnetospheric radio and plasma wave research, and he has more than 450 scientific publications.
Dr. Gurnett has participated in more than 25 spacecraft projects, including Voyager 1 and 2, Galileo, and
Cassini. He is a member of the NAS and a fellow of the AAAS. Among his numerous research awards are
the John Howard Dellinger Gold Medal from the International Scientific Radio Union, the John Adam
Fleming Medal from the AGU, the Excellence in Plasma Physics Award from APS, and the Hannes Alfven
Medal from the European Geosciences Union. He has also received several teaching awards, including
the Iowa Board of Regents award for faculty excellence. Dr. Gurnett received his Ph.D. in physics from
the University of Iowa. He served on the NRC Panel on Space Sciences and the Committee on Planetary
and Lunar Exploration.
LYNN M. KISTLER is a professor of physics in the Department of Physics and in the Space Science Center at
the University of New Hampshire. Her major research interests are in the impact of heavy ions on dynamics of the magnetosphere, particularly the ring current and the magnetotail. Dr. Kistler is also interested
in space instrumentation to measure ion composition and has been involved in developing instruments
for the CLUSTER, FAST, Equator-S, ACE, and STEREO missions. She earned her Ph.D. in physics from the
University of Maryland, College Park. She was involved in the NASA Sun-Earth Connections Roadmap
Committee in 1999, the NASA Heliophysics Lunar Science Subpanel in 2006, and the NASA Heliospheric
Mission Planning Working Group (Roadmap) in 2008. Dr. Kistler was the AGU Space Physics and Aeronomy-Magnetospheric Physics Secretary from 2008 to 2010.
MICHAEL W. LIEMOHN is an associate professor of space science and engineering in the Department of
Atmospheric, Oceanic, and Space Sciences at the University of Michigan, where he has led the development of several numerical models for energetic particle transport and the use of these models for the
interpretation of ground-based and spacecraft measurements. His current research activities include inves-