Atmospheric and Space Physics

Experiments on spacecraft, airplanes, and balloons measure x-ray and gamma-ray emissions from astrophysical and geophysical sources. These give insight into terrestrial lightning, cosmic rays, solar radiation, and Earth’s radiation belts.

Some of the research projects and experiments in Atmospheric and Space Physics within SCIPP include:

Airborne Detector for Energetic Lightning Emissions (ADELE)

AESOP-Lite experiment

SCIPP members affiliated with Atmospheric and Space Physics within SCIPP include:

Robert Preston Johnson

• Title
  • Distinguished Professor
• Department
  • Physics Department
• Phone
  • 831-459-2125
• Campus Email
  • rjohnson@ucsc.edu
• Website
  • Web Page
• Office Location
  • Nat Sci 2 Main Building, 323 Nat Sci II

Heather Rose Mentzer

• Title
  • Graduate Student
• Department
  • Physics Department
• Campus Email
  • hmentzer@ucsc.edu
• Office Location
  • Remote work location, 000

John Ortberg

• Title
  • Postdoctoral Scholar
• Department
  • Santa Cruz Institute for Particle Physics (SCIPP)
• Campus Email
  • jortberg@ucsc.edu
• Office Location
  • Remote work location, 00

Ronaldo Eusebio Rodriguez

• Title
  • Graduate Student
• Department
  • Santa Cruz Institute for Particle Physics (SCIPP)
• Campus Email
  • rrodri43@ucsc.edu
• Office Location
  • Nat Sci 2 Main Building, NS273

David M Smith

• Title
  • Professor
• Department
  • Physics Department
• Phone
  • 831-459-2183
• Campus Email
  • dsmith8@ucsc.edu
• Website
  • Webpage
• Office Location
  • Nat Sci 2 Main Building, 321 Nat Sci II