Research theme: Geomagnetic Hazards
Magnetic storms; Solar-terrestrial interaction; Magnetotellurics; Induced geoelectric fields; Space climatology; Geophysical monitoring; Rare, extreme, historical geophysical events; Earthquake prediction; Hypothesis testing; Time series analysis; Statistical analysis
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Education
Harvard University, Geophysics, Ph.D. 1993
University of California, Berkeley, Physics and Applied Mathematics, A.B. 1985
Professional Positions
USGS, Golden, CO, Research Geophysicist, Advisor for Geomagnetic Research, 2006 – Present
Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, Universite Paris Diderot, France, Visiting Professor, September 2015
Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, Universite Paris Diderot, France, Visiting Research Scientist, October 2012
USGS, Golden, CO, Supervisory Research Geophysicist, Geomagnetism Group Leader, 2001 – 2006
High Altitude Observatory, Boulder, CO, Visiting Research Scientist, 2004 – 2005
Scripps Institution of Oceanography, IGPP, La Jolla, CA, Assistant Project Scientist, 2000 – 2001
University of Leeds, Department of Earth Sciences, United Kingdom, Leverhulme Trust Fellowship, 1996, 1998 – 2000
CEA-CNRS, Centre des Faibles Radioactivites, Gif-sur-Yvette, France, Bourse Chateaubriand, 1997
University of Leeds, Department of Earth Sciences, United Kingdom, Post-Doctoral Researcher, 1993 – 1995
Harvard University, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Cambridge, MA, Research Assistant, 1988 – 1993
University of California, Space Sciences Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, Research Assitant, 1986 – 1987
CERN, Organisation Europeenne pour la Recherche Nucleaire, Geneva, Switzerland, Research Assistant, 1985 – 1986
University of California, Space Sciences Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, Research Aide, 1982 – 1985
Committees and Organizations
Space Weather Operations Research and Mitigation (SWORM) of the National Science and Technology Council, 2015 – Present
Electromagnetic Pulse Research and Development (EMPRAD) of the National Science and Technology Council, 2019 – 2020
Bureau Central de Magnetisme Terrestre, France, Conseil Consultatif Scientifique, 2011 – 2018, 2023
US National Space Weather Program Committee, 2001 – 2015
Intermagnet Chairman, 2008 – 2014
Intermagnet Executive Council, 2001 – 2014, 2019
USGS Natural Hazards Science Strategy Planning Team, 2011 – 2013
Editorial Positions
XIII IAGA Workshop on Geomagnetic Observatories, Editor of Proceedings, 2009
Geophysical Research Letters, Associate Editor, 2005 – 2008
Journal of Geophysical Research, Solid Earth, Associate Editor, 1999 – 2004
Teaching
Colorado School of Mines, Introduction to Geophysics, Lectures on Geomagnetism, Fall 2010 – 2019
Boulder Space Weather Summer School, 2016 – 2022
Awards
Meritorious Service Award, from the Director of the USGS, May 2020
Superior Service Award, from the Director of the USGS, December 2016