Welcome Tim Cook!
We are pleased to announce that Prof. Tim Cook joins the team on 1/23/12.
Here is a summary of the project he is working on (categorized as Optical Space Fight Hardware):
"The M101 Interstellar
Medium Absorption Gradient Experiment Rocket (IMAGER) is going to measure the
ultraviolet (UV) extinction of dust in the galaxy M101. IMAGER is a
sounding rocket payload consisting of a 20 inch telescope and a camera.
The system is designed to measure the differences in the composition and size
distribution of the ultraviolet absorbing dust in M101 using four medium band
ultraviolet imaging channels.
The results of this investigation will have direct consequences on our
understanding of dust itself and our ability to accurately account for the
effects of dust on observations of galaxies at all redshifts. Dust is a
key factor which determines the appearance, temperature, and dynamics of
galaxies.
Infrared dust features show a strong correlation with the radiation field in
their vicinity. Given that the UV dust features are thought to be due to
similar sized dust grains/molecules as the IR features, it is not unreasonable
to expect that the UV features may also correlate with with metallicity or
radiation field. Determining how the dust features vary physically will
make it much easier to model and interpret observations of star forming
galaxies. As such, this work will have a direct impact on understanding
of observations of galaxies in the ultraviolet and infrared where dust is the
dominant mediator of our understanding of the ongoing star formation (including
observations with SPITZER, GALEX, HST, JWST, Herschel, etc.)."
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4/2/09
Winner of the 2008 Marcus O'Day Memorial Award
I am very pleased to announce the winner of the 2008 Marcus O'Day
Memorial Award for the best publication from the Battlespace
Environment Division. Please join me in congratulating Drs Michael J.
Starks, R.A. Quinn, Gregory P. Ginet, Jay M. Albert, G. S. Sales, B. W. Reinisch and P. Song on
their award-winning paper entitled, Illumination of the Plasmasphere
by Terrestrial Very Low Frequency Transmitters: Model Validation ,
published in the Journal of Geophysical Research in September 2008. It
is a distinct privilege to recognize the team and their superb research
reported in this paper.
V.r.,
Dr. Robert A. Morris
Chief, Battlespace Environment Division
Air Force Research Laboratory
Space Vehicles Directorate
29 Randolph Road, Hanscom AFB MA 01731
01/21/2009
UML Researchers Received $1.1 million Air Force Grant
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10/30/2008
Predicting Storms in Space: A New Generation Ionosonde Deployed in South Africa
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9/17/08
UML Researchers Received $4.8 million grant from Stanford
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5/13/08
Dr. Bodo Reinisch accepted the Group Achievement Award
On behalf of the IMAGE Radio Plasma Imager team
UML enews article about NASA Award to Prof. Bodo Reinisch
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RADIO SOUNDING AND PLASMA PHYSICS,
Hardcover Book Now Available!
Edited by Paul Song, John Foster, Michael Mendillo, and Dieter Bilitza
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"UML Researchers Work Keeps Space Station Crew Safe"
UML Shuttle 4/23/08
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Prof. Qiugang Zong Studies
"How Killer Electrons Form in Space"
Featured in Discover Magazine
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Featured in the Lowell Sun Newspaper
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Featured in the Boston Globe
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Featured in UML Shuttle Newsletter
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Featured in European Space Agency
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3/29/06
Prof.Yan Luo's Research Advances
Processor Technology
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UML Shuttle
Science Magazine Publishes
Paper Co-Authored by Dr. Reinisch
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2/25/06
UMLCAR Featured in Lowell Sun Newspaper
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