My_Favorite_Links:

  • Fairbanks weather
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  • The Blue Loon
  • General alaska information

  • Tom's real time page
  • Dirk's real time page
  • Dirk's Links
  • GSRP home page
  • AGU home page
  • Scientific Applications on Linux
  • Sprites
  • Geophysical Institute
  • Women in science
  • Physicists' Bill of Rights

  • U.S. Congress
  • United Nations

  • Tom Immel's page
  • Matt Heavner's page
  • Surreal Software (Where Tim works)
  • Birthdays

  • Anchorage Ultimate Frisbee
  • Ultimate Players Association
  • Northwest Ultimate Association
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    What do I do?

    I now work with the Space Physics Group at the Space Sciences Laboratory at the University of Berkeley. I'm currently working with FAST satellite data and optical data to learn more about what makes the aurora look the way it does. So far I have studied black aurora using FAST data from a magnetic conjunction between the FAST satellite and optical images of black aurora from airplane-based TV cameras. My current research involves understanding auroral spirals, cold electrons in electric fields parallel to Earth's magnetic fields and the Martian aurora. One of the benefits we get working at the Space Science Lab is the view from our building. Check out the view at the Lawrence Hall of Science, which is very similar to our view!.

    I finished my Ph.D. in August, 2000 from the University of Alaska Fairbanks. While at UAF, I worked at the Geophysical Institute with the space physics group and my advisor, Dirk Lummerzheim. My research involved creating a time-dependent transport computer model of precipitating electrons. For those interested, here is a copy of my Ph.D. thesis as a postscript file: Peticolas, L. M., Time-dependent electron transport and optical emissions in the aurora, Ph.D. thesis, Univ. of Alaska, Fairbanks, 2000.

    The year 1998 was great fun because I was involved in some exciting data campaigns. In January and February I was able to help participate with the Aiborne/FAST NASA mission with Hans Stenbaek-Nielson, Tom Hallinan and Dan Osborne, which included flying in a jet! This is the data I am currently working with at Berkeley. Then in the summer I was invited to participate in the sprites campaign: EXL98 where again I got to fly in a jet and gather data. Experimental physics sure can be fun...

    For those who might be interested, I have included a link to my Curriculum Vitae

    Send e-mail to:lmp@gi.alaska.edu

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