Xianzhe Jia

Office:

1411B SRB

Phone:

734-764-7220

Fax:

734-647-3083

Email:

xzjia@umich.edu

Education:

• Ph.D., M.S.,   University of California, Los Angeles
• M.S., B.S.,   Univerisity of Science and Technology of China

Research:

Modeling of planetary magnetospheres and magnetosphere-moon interactions;

Magnetic properties of the satellites of Jupiter and Saturn

Specializations and Research Interests

• Global MHD simulation of planetary magnetospheres and magnetosphere-moon interactions
• Large-scale dynamics and transport of planetary magnetospheres
• Magnetic properties of the satellites of Jupiter and Saturn

Professional Service

• Team member of the International Space Science Institute (ISSI) team of "Investigating the Dynamics of Planetary Magnetotails"
• Invited participant of the International Space Science Institute (ISSI) workshop on "Planetary Magnetism", 2008
• Reviewer, NASA Postdoctoral Program
• Review panel member, NASA Planetary Mission Data Analysis Program
• Reviewer, NSF ATM/GEO program
• Executive secretary of the review panel for NASA Geospace Guest Investigator Program
• Reviewer, Journal of Geophysical Research (-Space Physics; -Planets); Geophysical Research Letters; Planetary and Space Science

Publications

(Selected)

1. Jia, X., M. G. Kivelson and T. I. Gombosi, Driving Saturn’s magnetospheric periodicities from the atmosphere/ionosphere, Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol. 117, A04215, doi:10.1029/2011JA017367, 2012.
2. Jia, X., K. C. Hansen, T. I. Gombosi, M. G. Kivelson, G. Tóth, D. L. DeZeeuw, and A. J. Ridley, Magnetospheric configuration and dynamics of Saturn’s magnetosphere: A global MHD simulation, Journal of Geophysical Research, doi: 10.1029/2012JA017575, 2012.
3. Khurana, K. K., X. Jia, M. G. Kivelson, F. Nimmo, G. Schubert, and, C. T. Russell, Evidence of a global magma ocean in Io’s interior, Science, doi:10.1126/science.1201425, 2011.
   
4. Jia, X., R. J. Walker, M. G. Kivelson, K. K. Khurana and J. A. Linker, Dynamics of Ganymede's magnetopause: Intermittent reconnection under steady external conditions, Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol. 115, A12202, doi:10.1029/2010JA015771, 2010. 
5. Kivelson, M. G., X. Jia and K. K. Khurana, Medicean moons sailing through plasma seas: Challenges in establishing magnetic properties, Galileo's Medicean Moons: Their Impact on 400 Years of Discovery, Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union Symposia and Colloquia, Vol. 269, 58 -70, doi: 10.1017/S1743921310007271, 2010.
6. Jia, X., R. J. Walker, M. G. Kivelson, K. K. Khurana and J. A. Linker, Properties of Ganymede's magnetosphere inferred from improved three-dimensional MHD simulations, Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol. 114, A09209, doi: 10.1029/2009JA014375, 2009. 
7. Grodent, D., B. Bonfond, A. Radioti, J.-C. Gérard, X. Jia, J. D. Nichols and J. T. Clarke, The auroral footprint of  Ganymede, Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol. 114, A7, doi:10.1029/2009JA014289, 2009.
8. Olsen, N., K.-H. Glassmeier and X. Jia, Separation of the magnetic field into external and internal parts, Space Science Reviews, doi:10.1007/s11214-009-9563-0, 2009.
9. Jia, X., M. G. Kivelson, K. K. Khurana and R. J. Walker, Magnetic fields of the satellites of Jupiter and Saturn, Space Science Reviews, doi:10.1007/s11214-009-9507-8, 2009.
10. Jia, X., R. J. Walker, M. G. Kivelson, K. K. Khurana and J. A. Linker, Three dimensional MHD simulations of Ganymede's magnetosphere, Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol. 113, A06212, doi:10.1029/2007JA012748, 2008.