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Joshua L. Semeter Not applied

Associate Professor

Boston University

Boston, Estados Unidos

Líneas de Investigación


ionospheric and space plasma physics; spectroscopy of atmospheric airglow and the aurora borealis; image processing; radar systems and radar signal processing

Educación

  •  Electrical Engineering, University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Estados Unidos, 1987
  •  Electrical Engineering, BOSTON UNIVERSITY. Estados Unidos, 1992
  •  Electrical Engineering, BOSTON UNIVERSITY. Estados Unidos, 1997

Experiencia Académica

  •   Director Full Time

    BOSTON UNIVERSITY

    Boston, Estados Unidos

    2009 - 2011

  •   Associate Professor Full Time

    BOSTON UNIVERSITY

    Boston, Estados Unidos

    2008 - At present

  •   Associate Director Full Time

    BOSTON UNIVERSITY

    Boston, Estados Unidos

    2005 - 2009

  •   Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Full Time

    BOSTON UNIVERSITY

    Boston, Estados Unidos

    2004 - 2008

  •   Teaching Assistant Full Time

    BOSTON UNIVERSITY

    Boston, Estados Unidos

    1990 - 1991

Experiencia Profesional

  •   Engineer Full Time

    Pratt and Whitney Aircraft

    East Hartford, Estados Unidos

    1987 - 1990

  •   Senior Research Engineer Full Time

    SRI International

    Menlo Park, Estados Unidos

    1999 - 2004

  •   Postdoctoral fellow Full Time

    Max-Planck-Institut fur extraterrestrische Physik

    Garching, Alemania

    1991 - 1997

  •   Research Assistant Full Time

    Boston University

    Boston, Estados Unidos

    1991 - 1997

Formación de Capital Humano


THESIS/DISSERTATION SUPERVISION
Primary advisor
1 M.S. Project Advisor: J. Byrnes, “Optical flow estimation applied to the aurora-borealis,” MS ECE, Boston
Univ., August 2006.
2 M.S. Thesis Advisor: S. Capozzi, “A new incoherent scatter radar technique for studying magnetospheric
energy flow,” M.S. ECE, Boston Univ., September 2007.
3 Ph.D. Dissertation Advisor: M. Diaz, “Particle-in-Cell Simulation of Electron Beam Instabilities in the
Ionosphere and Their Effect on ISR Spectra,” Ph.D. ECE, Boston University, May 2009.
4 Ph.D. Dissertation Advisor: M. Zettergren, “Model-based Optical and Radar Remote Sensing of Auroral
Ionospheric Upflows and Composition,” Ph.D. ECE, Boston University, May 2009.
5 M.S. Project Advisor: C. Goenka, “Design of a Nanosatellite Imaging Spectrometer,” May 2009.
6 M.S. Project Advisor: D. Schue, “HgCdTe Avalanche Photodiode Characterization,” December 2010.
7 M.S. Project Advisor: K. Pearson, “Mitigation of Radio Frequency Interference in Oblique Ionospheric
Sounders,” December 2011.
8 M.S. Project Advisor: A. MacDonell, “ An Analysis of Meteoroid Mass Determination Methods Using the
ALTAIR HPLA Radar,” December 2011.
9 Ph.D. Dissertation Advisor: T. Butler, “Spatial Statistics and Analysis of the Earth’s Ionosphere,” Ph.D. ECE,
Boston University, May 2013.


Premios y Distinciones

  •   Michael J. Buonsanto Memorial Lecturer

    MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

    Estados Unidos, 2013

    Haystack Observatory

  •   ECE Faculty Teaching Award

    BOSTON UNIVERSITY

    Estados Unidos, 2009

    The ECE Award for Excellence in Teaching

  •   Commendation for Excellence in Technical Communications

    Laser Focus World Magazine

    Estados Unidos, 2008

    for article entitled "Segmented tunable filters advance multispectral imaging"

  •   Boston University Class of 2007 Gift Program, Certificate of Appreciation

    BOSTON UNIVERSITY

    Estados Unidos, 2007

    Certificate of Appreciation

  •   NSF Early Career Development (CAREER) award

    NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

    Estados Unidos, 2006

    Award for the outstanding early carrier development

  •   SRI Presidential Achievement Award for contributions to geospace research

    SRI INTERNATIONAL

    Estados Unidos, 2004

    Award for contributions to geospace research

  •   Prize Lecture, NSF CEDAR Workshop

    NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

    Estados Unidos, 2000

    Invitation for a Price Lecture

  •   Postdoctoral fellowship

    MAX PLANCK SOCIETY

    Alemania, 1997

    Award of the Max Planck Society

  •   Outstanding Paper Award, NSF Coupling, Energetics, and Dynamics of Atmospheric Regions (CEDAR) Workshop

    NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

    Estados Unidos, 1995

    Outstanding Paper Award

  •   Outstanding Paper Award, American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting

    American Geophysical Union

    Estados Unidos, 1995

    Outstanding paper award


 

Article (29)

Aspect angle dependence of naturally enhanced ion acoustic lines
Magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling of global Pi2 pulsations
Localization of auroral Langmuir turbulence in thin layers
The optical manifestation of dispersive field-aligned bursts in auroral breakup arcs
Tunable filters for multispectral imaging of aeronomical features
Anomalous ISR echoes preceding auroral breakup: Evidence for strong Langmuir turbulence
Direct three-dimensional imaging of polar ionospheric structures with the Resolute Bay Incoherent Scatter Radar
Ionospheric plasma transport and loss in auroral downward current regions
Plasma parameter analysis of the Langmuir decay process via Particle-in-Cell simulations
Space-time variability of polar cap patches: Direct evidence for internal plasma structuring
Incoherent scatter radar estimation of F region ionospheric composition during frictional heating events
Particle-in-cell simulation of incoherent scatter radar spectral distortions related to beam-plasma interactions in the auroral ionosphere
Analysis of beam plasma instability effects on incoherent scatter spectra
Composite imaging of auroral forms and convective flows during a substorm cycle
Dynamic variability in F-region ionospheric composition at auroral arc boundaries
Imaging F region drifts using monostatic phased-array incoherent scatter radar
PFISR and ROPA observations of pulsating aurora
Volumetric imaging of the auroral ionosphere: Initial results from PFISR
Optical estimation of auroral ion upflow: 2. A case study
Particle-in-cell simulation of the incoherent scatter radar spectrum
Wave dispersion and the discrete aurora: New constraints derived from high-speed imagery
A very bright SAR arc: implications for extreme magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling
Auroral ion outflow: low altitude energization
Optical estimation of auroral ion upflow: Theory
Evidence for Alfvén wave dispersion identified in high-resolution auroral imagery
Optical Flow Analysis of the Aurora Borealis
Determination of primary electron spectra from incoherent scatter radar measurements of the auroral E region
Ionospheric response to wave-accelerated electrons at the poleward auroral boundary
Relative drift between black aurora and the ionospheric plasma

BookSection (3)

Model-Based Inversion of Auroral Processes
Coherence in Auroral Fine Structure
Tomographic methods for magnetospheric applications,
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Joshua Semeter

Associate Professor

Electrical & Computer Engineering

Boston University

Boston, Estados Unidos

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Assistant Professor

DPTO. INGENIERÍA ELÉCTRICA

UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile