Teaching & Mentorship
Training the next generation of space weather scientists.
My teaching and mentorship are organized around a single idea: the next generation of space weather scientists needs to be fluent in both physics and the operational systems that physics ultimately serves.
Philosophy
Independence is the goal from day one.
I treat graduate training as a long apprenticeship in scientific judgment — what to model, what to measure, what to publish, and what to leave aside. My job is to remove obstacles, to ask the questions students are not yet asking themselves, and to make sure the work they do is the work that will matter to them ten years from now.
For undergraduates, the priority is exposure: to real data, to real questions, and to the rhythm of how scientific work actually happens.
Courses
What I teach.
SPACE 103 — Introduction to Space Weather. Undergraduate.
SPACE 598 — Sun and Heliosphere. Graduate.
Group
Current students and postdocs.
My group includes postdoctoral researchers, PhD students, and undergraduate researchers working across SEP modeling, data analysis, and forecast development. A current roster is maintained on the CLEAR Center site.
Prospective Students
I am recruiting.
I am actively recruiting PhD students and postdoctoral researchers interested in SEP physics, heliospheric modeling, and space weather forecasting for human exploration. Strong candidates with backgrounds in physics, applied mathematics, or computational science are especially encouraged to reach out before applying.
The most useful first step is a short email — see Contact.