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Member Since 2007
Michael Hartinger
Research Scientist, Space Science Institute Boulder
Professional Experience
Space Science Institute Boulder
Research Scientist
2018 - Present
Virginia Tech
Research Assistant Professor
2015 - 2020
University of Michigan Ann Arbor
Postdoctoral Research Fellow (NSF-AGS)
2012 - 2015
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Education
University of California Los Angeles
Doctorate
2012
Doctorate
2012
Space Science Institute Boulder
Doctorate
2012
Cornell University
Bachelors
2006
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Honors & Awards
Outstanding Reviewer Award - JGR-Space Physics
Received December 2018
Outstanding Student Presentation Award
Received January 2011

Presentation Title: Observations of a cavity mode outside the plasmasphere by THEMIS

Event: 2011 Fall Meeting

Awarding Section: Space Physics and Aeronomy

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Outstanding Student Presentation Award
Received January 2010

Presentation Title: Multi-point observations of the Poynting vector associated with field line resonance

Event: 2010 Fall Meeting

Awarding Section: Space Physics and Aeronomy

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Current Roles
Member
Space Physics and Aeronomy Canvassing Committee
Publications
Signatures of Dipolarizing Flux Bundles in the Nightside Auroral Zone

Dipolarizing flux bundles (DFBs) have been suggested to transport energy and momentum from regions of reconnection in the magnetotail to the high l...

April 04, 2024
AGU Abstracts
Universal surface wave processes at plasma boundaries throughout the heliosphere
TURBULENCE, MAGNETIC RECONNECTION, PARTICLE ENERGIZATION, AND FUNDAMENTAL PLASMA PROCESSES IN SPACE PLASMA III ORAL
spa-solar and heliospheric physics | 15 december 2023
Martin O. Archer, Kevin Blasl, Tom Elsden, D. Mega...
Heliospheric space plasma systems (such as the planetary magnetospheres, solar corona, and solar wind structures) are typically bounded by sharp disco...
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Coincidence or Causality: Are Nighttime Geomagnetic Disturbances (GMDs) Related to Dipolarizing Flux Bundles (DFBs)?
UNDERSTANDING GEOMAGNETICALLY INDUCED CURRENTS AND THEIR IMPACT ON TECHNOLOGY II ORAL
spa-magnetospheric physics | 14 december 2023
Mark J. Engebretson, Sean A. Gaffaney, Jesus A. Oc...
Dipolarizing flux bundles (DFBs) have been suggested to transport energy and momentum from regions of reconnection in the magnetotail to the high lati...
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Early Results from the "Heliophysics Audified: Resonances in Plasmas" Project
ADVANCEMENTS IN EARTH SCIENCE DATA VISUALIZATION, SONIFICATION, AND XR I ORAL
informatics | 14 december 2023
Michael Hartinger, Martin O. Archer, Emmanuel V. M...
The vast majority of our universe, including the region between stars and planets, is dominated by charged particles called plasmas. Plasmas in near-E...
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Volunteer Experience
2021 - 2025
Member
Space Physics and Aeronomy Canvassing Committee
2019 - 2021
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Space Physics and Aeronomy Canvassing Committee
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