Led multidisciplinary team in developing new generation of high-performance, three-dimensional MHD codes using solution adaptive grids to perform faster-than-real-time simulations of the space environment from the solar surface to the Earth's upper atmosphere.
Experimental and theoretical investigations of the electrodynamic coupling between the solar wind, magnetosphere, and ionosphere using global arrays of ground based and satellite based instruments.
Utilization of computer networks to form knowledge networks or collaboratories in the support of scientific and educational activities.
Experimental and theoretical investigations of the geomagnetic storm time ring current.

Honors, Awards and Accomplishments

Member, "Ionospheric Traveling Convection Vortices" discovery team (signatures of filamentary field-aligned current coupling between the outer magnetosphere and the high latitude ionosphere)
Discovered the generation of Kelvin-Helmholtz waves at the strong velocity shear at the dayside inner edge of the low latitude boundary layer during periods of strong interplanetary magnetic field By component.
Demonstrated a direct electrical connection between the solar wind MHD generator and the magnetosphere and ionosphere.
Utilizing technique of linear prediction filters to measure the transfer function between proposed solar wind and IMF drivers of geomagnetic activity and the auroral electrojets, the ring current and the partial ring current.
1992 Outstanding Research Scientist Achievement Award, U-M College of Engineering
National Science Foundation Director's Award for Collaborative Integration, 1998
NASA Group Achievement Award for Polar UVI Team Global Geospace Science Investigations Team, 1998

Professional Service

Updated: 2007-10-15