Our Team consists of 11 experts in the fields of heliophysics, space science, and astronomy. We plan to add two additional Early Stage Researchers (ESR) later. Our Team includes world-class experts who have used simulation, theory, and data analysis to examine the interaction between the solar wind and the LISM, turbulence, kinetic waves in plasmas, and radio emission. The Team represents 8 different institutions spanning 4 countries (including one ESA Member), and is well balanced in both gender and seniority.
| Name | Institution/Email | Country | Relevant Expertise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Federico Fraternale (lead) | University of Alabama in Huntsville federico.fraternale@uah.edu |
US | Turbulence of the SW and VLISM; Global SW-LISM interaction modeling; Voyager (MAG) data analysis. |
| Stella Ocker (co-lead, ESR) | Cornell University sko36@cornell.edu |
US | Plasma oscillations; Voyager (PWS) data analysis; Remote observations of ISM turbulence. |
| Olga Alexandrova | LESIA, Observatoire de Paris, CNRS olga.alexandrova@obspm.fr |
FR | Turbulence theory & data analysis; Plasma kinetic processes; Shock-turbulence interaction |
| Iver Cairns | University of Sydney iver.cairns@sydney.edu.au |
AU | Theory, simulation, & observation of plasma waves, and radio emissions. |
| James M. Cordes | Cornell University jmc33@cornell.edu |
US | Interstellar turbulence observation and theory; Remote sensing analysis |
| William Kurth | University of Iowa william-kurth@uiowa.edu |
US | PI of Voyager/PWS; Plasma oscillations and radio emissions (observation, theory). |
| Nicole Meyer-Vernet | LESIA, Observatoire de Paris, CNRS nicole.meyer@obspm.fr |
FR | Plasma waves; Electron dynamics; Quasi-Thermal Fluctuations; Instruments |
| Parisa Mostafavi | Johns Hopkins APL parisa.mostafavi@jhuapl.edu |
US | Shocks in multicomponent plasmas; Collisional shocks theory and modeling |
| Ameneh Mousavi | Space Science Institute amousavi@spacescience.org |
US | Pickup ion instability kinetic theory and simulation |
| Nikolai V. Pogorelov | University of Alabama in Huntsville np0002@uah.edu |
US | Global SW-LISM modeling; Shocks physics (simulation, theory); Radio emissions; Numerical methods |
| Christian Vasconez | Escuela Politecnica Nacional christian.vasconez@epn.edu.ec |
EC | Turbulence simulations (MHD, PIC) theory & data analysis |
| Ming Zhang | Florida Institute of Technology (FIT) mzhang@fit.edu |
US | Particle transport/acceleration; (theory, modeling, observations); plasma shock physics |