Science

The Science Section in the Space Science and Engineering Division is engaged in a broad range of experimental and theoretical investigations involving various solar system objects, including the tenuous atmospheres of Mercury and the Moon; aurora and airglow on the giant planets; and the structure and evolution of comets. The staff are also interested in the development of innovative ultraviolet and particles and fields instrumentation. Research is funded primarily by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and by the National Science Foundation (NSF).

John Eterno, Assistant Director
Dr. G. Randall Gladstone, Institute Scientist

Technical strengths and contacts in the section include:

• Chemistry and evolution of comets; educational outreach
  Dr. Daniel C. Boice
  
  
• Airglow and aurora on Earth and Jupiter; radiative transfer
  Dr. G. Randall Gladstone
  
  
• Sun-Earth connections; solar wind
  Dr. Ray Goldstein
  
  
• Energetic neutral atom imaging and energetic charged particle measurements; multi-sensor data analysis techniques; magnetospheric and ionospheric physics in Sun-Earth connection
  Dr. Jorg-Micha Jahn
   
• Development of ultraviolet instrumentation for space flight; detector technology
  Dr. David C. Slater
  

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November 06, 2009