Janet Kozyra

Janet U. Kozyra
Alma materUniversity of Michigan
Scientific career
ThesisObservational and theoretical investigation of stable auroral red arcs and their magnetospheric energy source. (volumes i and ii) (subauroral) (1986)

Janet Kozyra is a heliophysicist who works on solar superstorms.[1] She has used data from Imager for Magnetopause to Aurora Global Exploration (IMAGE), to show that Earth interacts with solar energy during solar storms.[2]

Education and career

Kozyra earned a B.S. in Astronomy & Physics (1979), an M.S. in Aeronomy (1981), and a Ph.D. in Aeronomy & Space Physics (1986) from the University of Michigan.[3] Following her Ph.D. she joined the faculty at the University of Michigan as an assistant research scientist. In 2005, Kozyra was named the George Carignan Collegiate Research Professor.[4] In 2014, Kozyra retired from her position at the University of Michigan.[4] As of 2020, Kozyra is at the National Aeronautic and Space Administration (NASA).[5][1]

Selected publications

  • Kozyra, Janet U.; Liemohn, Michael W. (2003). "Ring Current Energy Input and Decay". Magnetospheric Imaging — the Image Prime Mission. Vol. 109. Springer Netherlands. pp. 105–131. doi:10.1007/978-94-010-0027-7_6. hdl:2027.42/43761. ISBN 978-1-4020-1646-2.
  • Kozyra, J. U.; Cravens, T. E.; Nagy, A. F.; Fontheim, E. G.; Ong, R. S. B. (1984). "Effects of energetic heavy ions on electromagnetic ion cyclotron wave generation in the plasmapause region". Journal of Geophysical Research. 89 (A4): 2217. Bibcode:1984JGR....89.2217K. doi:10.1029/JA089iA04p02217.
  • Mannucci, A. J.; Tsurutani, B. T.; Iijima, B. A.; Komjathy, A.; Saito, A.; Gonzalez, W. D.; Guarnieri, F. L.; Kozyra, J. U.; Skoug, R. (June 2005). "Dayside global ionospheric response to the major interplanetary events of October 29-30, 2003 "Halloween Storms": IONOSPHERIC RESPONSE OCTOBER 29-30, 2003". Geophysical Research Letters. 32 (12): n/a. doi:10.1029/2004GL021467. hdl:2027.42/96340. S2CID 39423193.
  • Tsurutani, Bruce; Mannucci, Anthony; Iijima, Byron; Abdu, Mangalathayil Ali; Sobral, Jose Humberto A.; Gonzalez, Walter; Guarnieri, Fernando; Tsuda, Toshitaka; Saito, Akinori; Yumoto, Kiyohumi; Fejer, Bela; Fuller-Rowell, Timothy J.; Kozyra, Janet; Foster, John C.; Coster, Anthea; Vasyliunas, Vytenis M. (2004). "Global dayside ionospheric uplift and enhancement associated with interplanetary electric fields". Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics. 109 (A8). Bibcode:2004JGRA..109.8302T. doi:10.1029/2003JA010342. hdl:2027.42/94746. ISSN 2156-2202.

Awards and honors

  • Fellow, American Geophysical Union (2005)[6]

References

  1. ^ a b Howell, Elizabeth (January 15, 2020). "NASA And Amazon Are Teaming Up To Build An App That Can Predict Solar Superstorms". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
  2. ^ Leary, Warren E. (2002-05-28). "Gauging Earth's Active Role in Solar Storms". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
  3. ^ "Janet Kozyra". Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering. Retrieved 2026-02-08.
  4. ^ a b "Memoir | Faculty History Project". faculty-history.dc.umich.edu.
  5. ^ "NASA HELIOPHYSICS ADVISORY COMMITTEE, June 30-July 1, 2020, virtual". Retrieved 2021-07-23.
  6. ^ "Kozyra". Honors Program.