RAP opportunity at Air Force Science and Technology Fellowship Program AF STFP
Plasma Spacecraft Interactions
Location
Space Vehicles Directorate, RV/Space and Planetary Sciences
opportunity |
location |
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13.40.01.B0183 |
Kirtland Air Force Base, NM 871175776 |
Advisers
name |
email |
phone |
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David L. Cooke |
david.cooke@spaceforce.mil |
505.846.6150 |
Description
We conduct studies of spacecraft-space plasma interactions and space plasma physics that include theory, space and laboratory experiments, data analysis, and computer modeling. Possible research topics include momentum coupling in magnetized plasmas; critical velocity ionization phenomenon; ionization and discharge processes; neutral and ionized gas interactions with ambient medium, high-voltage systems; and natural and induced spacecraft charging. We maintain facilities for computing and scientific visualization, supercomputer access, and multiple vacuum chambers with space plasma simulation capability. Most recently we have concluded the DSX (Demo and Science Experiment) mission, the largest rigid unmanned spacecraft ever, with an 80 m HV electric dipole antenna, opperating at VLF frequency for the purpose of modifying the Earth's radiation belts. We are now planning the next mission. Come join us.
key words
Spacecraft environment; Space plasmas; Ions and ionization processes; Antennas in plasma
Eligibility
Citizenship:
Open to U.S. citizens
Level:
Open to Postdoctoral and Senior applicants
Stipend
Base Stipend |
Travel Allotment |
Supplementation |
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$95,000.00 |
$5,000.00 |
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Experience Supplement
Postdoctoral and Senior awardees will receive an appropriately higher stipend based on the number of years of experience past their PhD.
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Additional Benefits
Relocation
Awardees who reside more than 50 miles from their host laboratory and remain on tenure for at least six months are eligible for paid relocation to within the vicinity of their host laboratory.
Health insurance
A group health insurance program is available to awardees and their qualifying dependents in the United States.