Marina Stepanova
Full Professor, Permanent staff
Universidad de Santiago de Chile
Santiago, Chile
Space plasmas; turbulence in space plasmas; magnetospheric dynamics; geomagnetic storms and substorms; stability of plasma configuration;
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Space Physics, Lomonosow Moscow State University. Rusia, 1993
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Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University. Rusia, 1988
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Full Professor Full Time
UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO DE CHILE
Science
Santiago, Chile
2009 - At present
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Associated Professor Full Time
UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO DE CHILE
Science
Santiago, Chile
2007 - 2008
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Associated Researcher Full Time
UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO DE CHILE
Science
Santiago, Chile
1995 - 2007
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Researcher Full Time
Lomonosov Moscow State University
Moscow, Rusia
1988 - 1993
Postdoctorate:
1. Dr. Natalia Romanova, Ph.D in Physics from Institute of Physics of the Earth, Poctdoc financed by FONDECYT (M. Stepanova), Departamento de Física, Universidad de Santiago de Chile, 2013-to date.
2. Dr. Manuel Bravo, Ph.D. In Physics from INPE, Brasil, Postdoc financed by AFORS (M. Stepanova), Departamento de Física, Universidad de Santiago de Chile, 2016-to date.
3. Dr. Cristobal Espinoza, Ph.D. in Astrophysics, University of Manchester, Postdoc financed by VRIDEI/USACH as a counterpart for ANILLOS/CONICYT (M. Stepanova), Currently AFOSR, Departamento de Física, Universidad de Santiago de Chile, 2016-to date.
4. Dr. Rodrigo Lopez, Ph.D. in Physics, Universidad de Chile, Departamento de Física, Universidad de Santiago de Chile, 2020-to date.
Graduate students:
1. Ph.D. Thesis Victor Adetayo Eyelade (2019 to date), Large-scale Earth’s Magnetospheric plasma properties during geospace storms and substorms, Ph.D. in Physics, USACH, Chile.
2. Ph.D. Thesis Milton Rojas Gamarra (2011-2015), "Astronomy, Physics, and Mathematics in Inka’s Empire", Ph.D. in Education, USACH, Chile.
3. Ph.D. Thesis Oswaldo Luizar Obregon (2001), "Study of plasma pressure gradients within plasma with sheet and its relationship field-aligned current generation", Ph.D. in Physics, USACH, Chile.
4. M.S.Thesis: V. Pinto (2009-2011), “Estudios conjugados de la dinámica de la magnetósfera interna durante tormentas magnéticas utilizando datos de SAMBA y THEMIS”, M.S. in Physics, Universidad de Chile, Chile.
5. M.S.Thesis: J. Marin (2010-2013), "Estudio de la variación de Intensidad Pc5, durante la tormenta geomagnética, del 15 de mayo del 2005", M.S. in Physics, Universidad de La Serena, Chile.
Undergraduate students:
1. Undergraduate: T, Vucina (2003), “Turbulencia en el plasma sheet, estudios sobre la base de observaciones del satélite Interball/Tail”, USACH.
2. Undergraduate: K. Aubel (2004), ”Estudio de gradientes de presión en la magnetosfera terrestre utilizando los datos del satélite Aureol-3”, USACH.
3. Undergraduate: D. Paredes (2009), ”Estudios de los procesos turbulentos en la magnetosfera terrestre”, USACH.
4. Undergraduate: K. Arancibia (2009), “Estudio de los efectos de tormentas y subtormentas geomagnéticas sobre la turbulencia en la magnetosfera terrestre”, USACH.
5. Undergraduate: B. Gallardo (2009-2012), "Estudio de la influencia de la presión dinámica en el viento solar y la variación de la presión estática en la magnetósfera interna", USACH.
6. Undergraduate: J. Gonzalez, Simulación de variación del campo magnético terrestre durante una fuerte tormenta geomagnética, Departamento de Matemática, Universidad de Santiago de Chile.
Postgraduate courses:
1. Introduction to Space Plasmas Physics
2. Physics of the Magnetosphere of the Earth
3. Waves and Instabilities in Space Plasmas
4. Dynamic processes in the Magnetosphere of the Earth
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S. N. Vernov Award for best Master Thesis
LOMONOSOV MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY
Rusia, 1988
Award of the Skobeltsyn Insititute of Nulear Physic for the most outstanding Master Thesis among 140 students graduated this year in Nuclear Physics Department, Physics Faculty, Lomonosov Moscow State University
Turbulence in the Magnetosheath and the Problem of Plasma Penetration Inside the Magnetosphere |
Topology of high-latitude magnetospheric currents |
Problems with mapping the auroral oval and magnetospheric substorms (vol 67, 166, 2015) |
Study of plasma pressure during geomagnetic storms |
EQUILIBRIUM AND NON-EQUILIBRIUM PROCESSES IN SPACE PLASMAS AND THE SOLAR-WIND-MAGNETOSPHERE-IONOSPHERE INTERACTIONS |
Collaborative Research=> Inner Magntospheric Array for Geospace Science=> IMAGS |
CUBESAT PLATFORM FOR SPACE AND TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH |
Using the American-Chilean SAMBA magnetometer network for the study of ionospheric electrodynamics and potential impact on scintillation and radiation belt fluxes |
Using the American-Chilean SAMBA magnetometer network for the study of ionospheric electrodynamics and potential impact on scintillation and radiation belt fluxes |
MONITORING OF THE NEAR-EARTH ENVIRONMENT WITH THE USE OF ULF WAVES GROUND MAGNETOMETER ARRAY |
Turbulence in space plasmas and its impact on the magnetospheric dynamics and space weather |
Estudios conjugados de la dinámica de la magnetosfera interna durante tormentas magnéticas utilizando los datos de SAMBA y de THEMIS |
Renewal of the South American Meridional B-field Array (SAMBA)=> An American-Chilean magnetometer chain |
The relevance of turbulence in the magnetosphere of the Earth and its relationship with geomagnetic storms and substorms |
Extending the South American Meridional B-field Array (SAMBA) to auroral latitudes in Antarctica |
Contribution to the fundamental and applied study of magnetosphere and ionosphere using joint satellite and ground based measurements |
South-American Meridional B-field Array (SAMBA)=> A Chilean-American magnetometer Chain, USA |
Contribution to the knowledge of magnetospheric substorm and storm dynamics |
Estudios del transporte del plasma entre la magnetósfera y la ionósfera auroral=> formación de los intensos arcos aurorales y su relación con las subtormentas magentosféricas |
Contributions to the knowledge of the nature of field-aligned currents and the magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling |
Contribución al conocimiento de la ionósfera en el sur de Chile y Antártica. |