The research conducted by this group involves remote sensing instrumentation development and data analysis, with science applications generally geared toward earth and space physics. Below is a list of the current projects our group is involved in.

Current Research Projects

Investigation of Baroclinic Disturbances in the Polar Wintertime Middle Atmosphere

Funding Source: NSF

Jan. 2010-Dec. 2014

Thermosphere Density Response to a Geomagnetic and Solar Forcing: A Consequence of the Unique Conditions of the Current Solar Minimum

Funding Source: NASA

Jan. 2010-Jan. 2013

Investigation of the Ion-Neutral Coupling Processes in the Equatorial F-Region

Funding Source: NASA

Aug. 2010-Aug.2014

Monitoring Outlet Glacier Mass Balance and Dynamics with Low Cost Unmanned Aerial Systems

Funding Source: NASA Earth and Space Sciences Fellowship

Sept. 2008-Aug. 2012

Collaborative Research: A Consortium of Resonance and Rayleigh Lidars (CRRL)

Funding Source: NSF

Nov. 2011-Oct. 2016

Neutral Atmospheric Density Interdisciplinary Research (NADIR)

Funding Source: AFOSR

Aug. 2007-Aug. 2012

Atmosphere-Space Transition Region Explorer (ASTRE)

Funding Source: NASA

Aug. 2011-Jan. 2019

Electrical Connections and Consequences within the Earth Systems (ECCES)

Funding Source: NSF

Sept. 2011-Sept. 2016