Dr. Pratik Joshi is an internationally recognized scientist with extraordinary ability and original scientific contributions in space science and remote sensing. Since joining my group as a Ph.D. student in August 2016, he has impressed me with his k...

Excellent theses involve hard work on cutting-edge scientific topics that lead to groundbreaking results. Some Ph.D. students are also deeply motivated by communicating science, or establishing collaborations that lead to lasting friendships. Still o...

Shocks are some of the oldest known, most intensely studied space plasma phenomena. They are implicated in the production of solar energetic particles and galactic cosmic rays, both important for space weather. Yet questions remain about how they ope...

A major challenge in space science is understanding how highly localized regions, far smaller than 1 degree at the Sun, are the source of solar wind structures spanning more than 20 degrees near Earth. The Sun’s atmosphere is divided into &ldqu...

Hong Zhao of the University of Colorado produced an extremely impressive Ph.D. dissertation titled “Unveiled characteristics of energetic electrons and ions: The inner radiation belt, slot region, and ring current.” It contains a number o...