Professor
Donald A. Gurnett
(
–
)
1940
2022
University of Iowa
;
Iowa City, IA
Space physicist; Educator
Area
Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Specialty
Astronomy, Astrophysics, and Earth Sciences
Elected
2004
Carver/James A. Van Allen Professor of Physics. Expert in the observation and interpretation of electromagnetic and plasma wave phenomena of Earth, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune and the heliospheric medium. Designed instruments to gather information on these phenomena during spacecraft missions, including the Cassini mission orbiting Saturn and the Mars Express mission.
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