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Harald U. Frey
  Research Physicist
  Space Sciences Laboratory

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Research:
Analysis of optical phenomena in the upper atmosphere:
- Auroral observations from the ground and from space
- Observation of airglow from the ground and from space
- Observation of Transient Luminous Events (TLE, like sprites, elves, halos) from space
- combination of satellite and ground data
- investigation of the dynamics and creation of auroral arcs.

Awards:
Scholarship of the University of Leipzig 1981-1986
Georg Mayer Award of the University of Leipzig for outstanding diploma 1983
Scholarship by DARA for ISU Summer course 1992
NASA Group Achievement Award for IMAGE mission team 2001
ESA recognition of outstanding contribution to Cluster 2005
Fellowship at Tohoku University by JSPS 2006
Fellowship at CETP/IPSL Paris 2009

Professional Activities:
Associate Editor for Journal of Geophysical Research (Space Physics) since 2008
Reviewer for scientific journals: Nature, JGR, GRL, Ann. Geophys., Space Science Rev. and others
Reviewer for proposals to NASA, NSF, CSA, Swedish National Space Board, Austrian Academy of Sciences
Panel member for NASA SR&T and NSF GEM
Leader of on ISSI (International Space Sciences Institute) team on small-scale auroral structures 2008-2010
Member of several other ISSI teams

Professional Societies:
American Geophysical Union