Thayer Research Group
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Latest News
July 26, 2012
Professor Thayer receives the Dean’s Award for Outstanding Research
July 9, 2012
Ryan Neely, ATOC PhD student advised by Professor Thayer, successfully defended his PhD thesis toda
July 1, 2012
Professor Thayer receives the Roubos Engineering Endowed Faculty Fellowship for the next three years in recognition for excellence in teaching
June 25-29, 2012
CEDAR meeting presentations in Santa Fe, NM given by PhD students Katelynn Greer, Xianjing Liu, Katrina Bossert, and Vicki Hsu
ILRC meeting presentations in Porto Heli, Greece given by PhD students Ryan Neely and Steve Mitchell. Congratulations to past PhD student , Matt Hayman, in receiving the prestigious Inaba award
June 8, 2012
Professor Thayer is promoted to full professor by Chancellor Phil DiStefano
April 27, 2012
Xianjing Liu, PhD student advised by Professor Thayer, was selected by the Space Physics & Aeronomy Section of the American Geophysical Union to receive an Outstanding Student Paper Award for her presentation at the 2011 Fall Meeting in San Francisco, California. Congratulations! Her paper was entitled: "Altitude Response of the Thermosphere Mass Density to CIR/HSS Storm in Solar Minimum"
April 2, 2012
Ryan Neely III, PhD student advised by Prof. Thayer, is selected for a post-doc position in the prestigious Advanced Study Program at NCAR
March 30, 2012
AES senior Robert Stillwell, advised by Prof. Thayer, is selected to receive the highly competitive NSF Graduate Research Fellowship for graduate school
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Welcome to Professor Jeffrey Thayer's research site at the University of Colorado at Boulder - link to faculty page and CV. Prof. Thayer's research program is rooted in studying the aerospace environment of our Earth’s atmosphere and geospace – that region of space strongly influenced by earth’s gravitational field, magnetic field, and plasma - neutral interactions. Prof. Thayer specializes in geophysical fluid dynamics, gas and plasma interactions, thermodynamics, and electrodynamics applied to the upper atmosphere (above 10 km altitude) and geospace. This field of research has increased over the years as our society rapidly becomes more dependent economically and socially on access to space and space assets. Understanding the upper atmosphere and geospace environment is critical for our “space” society and indications are that this field of study will continue to grow.
Prof. Thayer also specializes in active remote sensing techniques employing engineering concepts to design, develop, deploy and apply laser radars (lidars) to atmosphere studies and apply radar techniques to geospace studies. Remote sensing is a rapidly developing field with broad applications. Prof. Thayer's expertise is in active remote sensing and co-directs CU's Active Remote Sensing Lab (ARSENL). The active remote sensing techniques engage engineering concepts and solutions with an acute understanding of the scientific purpose. This effectively bridges and balances engineering concerns with scientific expectations. Instrument development, theory, and data analysis are essential aspects to the research. Prof. Thayer's research is hosted within the Colorado Center for Astrodynamics Research (CCAR) and the discipline is part of the Aerospace Department's graduate focus area in Remote Sensing, Earth and Space Science. See the AES RSESS flyer for more information on the program and the diverse research projects being conducted in the CU RSESS focus area.
Students in Prof. Thayer's group have the opportunitiy to travel around the world. See below for the past and current places students have gone to perform research in the RSES focus area. |
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Group Member Data Sharing To access the group member dropbox, click here. Email CU RSES for access to the dropbox. |