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
Temporal and Spatial Variability of the Electron Environment at the Orbit of Ganymede as Observed by...
The thermal and energetic electrons along Ganymede's orbit not only weather the surface of the icy moon, but also represent a major threat to space...
May 15, 2024
Europa Modifies Jupiter's Plasma Sheet
March 18, 2024
AGU Abstracts
A 3D Model of the Io Plasma torus and Model Comparisons with Observations
ONLINE POSTER SESSION FOR PLANETARY SCIENCES III
planetary sciences | 25 january 2024
Edward G. Nerney, Fran Bagenal, Robert J. Wilson, ...
We present an empirical Io plasma torus model derived from in-situ plasma measurements (Voyager), from spectral fitting of UV observations (Cassini), ...
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Parallel Electron Beams at Io: Numerical Simulations of the Dense Plasma Wake
ONLINE POSTER SESSION FOR SPA: MAGNETOSPHERIC PHYSICS III
spa-magnetospheric physics | 24 january 2024
Vincent J. Dols, William R. Paterson, Fran Bagenal
In 1995, the Galileo spacecraft traversed the wake of Io at ~ 900 km altitude. The instruments onboard detected intense bi-directional field-aligned e...
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The Alfvénic Interaction of Io with Jupiter’s Ionosphere
MOON-PLASMA INTERACTIONS THROUGHOUT THE SOLAR SYSTEM II ORAL
spa-magnetospheric physics | 15 december 2023
Robert L. Lysak, Ali H. Sulaiman, Jamey R. Szalay,...
It has long been recognized that the motion of Io with respect to Jupiters co-rotating plasma leads to an extended auroral footprint tail. Recent obse...
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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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