Member Since 1985
Fran Bagenal
Senior Research Scientist, Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics
Professional Experience
Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics
Senior Research Scientist
1989 - Present
University of Colorado Boulder
Professor, Astro & Planetary Sciences
1999 - 2015
Education
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Doctorate
1981
Honors & Awards
James Van Allen Lecture
Received December 2018
Union Fellow
Received January 2006
Publications
Juno Observations of Jupiter's Magnetodisk Plasma: Implications for Equilibrium and Dynamics

The Jovian magnetodisk plays an essential role in the dynamics of the Jupiter system by coupling its various components. Here, we investigate the J...

November 23, 2024
AGU Abstracts
Survey of Cold Plasma Blobs in Jupiter's Magnetosphere from Juno's JADE Ion Measurements: Evidence for Centrifugal Instabilities
AGU 2024
spa-magnetospheric physics | 13 december 2024
Jianzhao Wang, Fran Bagenal, Robert J. Wilson, Pet...
In Jupiter's magnetosphere, iogenic plasma of heavy ions is believed to be radially transported outward via centrifugally driven dynamics. In flux tub...
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Recommendations for Promoting a Healthy and Vital Solar and Space Physics Community
AGU 2024
education | 12 december 2024
Mark B. Moldwin, Fran Bagenal
The National Academy of Sciences Decadal Survey for Solar and Space Physics (Heliophysics) 2024-2033 tasked the State of the Profession Panel to asses...
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Disentangling exogenic delivery and endogenic losses of ions at Europa
AGU 2024
planetary sciences | 12 december 2024
Jamey R. Szalay, Joachim Saur, Tom Andre Nordheim,...
Europa has a predominantly water-ice surface, modified by exposure to charged particles (electrons, protons, and oxygen and sulfur ions) from Jupiters...
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Volunteer Experience
2017 - 2018
Member
Planetary Sciences Fellows Committee
2015 - 2016
Chair
Planetary Sciences Fellows Committee
2013 - 2014
Member
Planetary Sciences Fellows Committee
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