Member Since 1984
Lynn M. Kistler
Professor, University of New Hampshire Main Campus
Chair, Space Physics and Aeronomy US Basu Early Career Award Committee
Professor Lynn Kistler’s primary research focuses on using ion composition as a tool to study the sources, transport and acceleration of magnetospheric particle populations. She is also involved in studies of the solar wind and heliospheric populations. Her research includes the design, development, and testing of state-of-the art instrumentation for spacecraft missions including Cluster, FAST, Equator-S, ACE, STEREO and Solar Orbiter.
Professional Experience
University of New Hampshire Main Campus
Professor
1990 - Present
Max Planck Insitute for Extraterrestrial Physics
Visiting Scientist
1988 - 1990
Education
University of Maryland College Park
Doctorate
1987
Honors & Awards
James Van Allen Lecture
Received December 2023
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Union Fellow
Received December 2016
Citation
For prolific seminal contributions to our understanding of the role of heavy terrestrial ions in magnetospheric structure and dynamics.
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Outstanding Reviewer Award - JGR-Space Physics
Received December 2014
Publications
Variation of Molecular Ions in the Inner Magnetosphere Observed by the Arase Satellite

We analyzed time‐of‐flight (TOF) data from the Arase satellite to investigate temporal variations of the molecular ion group (O2+, NO+,...

September 16, 2024
AGU Abstracts
Energy Dispersed Oxygen Beams in the Magnetotail During Storms
AGU 2024
spa-magnetospheric physics | 13 december 2024
Lynn M. Kistler, Milla Kalliokoski, Yoshizumi Miyo...
Because of its off-equatorial orbit, the Arase satellite is well-placed to observe the plasma sheet boundary layer (PSBL) at apogee on the nightside. ...
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Statistical study of the warm plasma cloak
AGU 2024
spa-magnetospheric physics | 12 december 2024
Jing Liao, Lynn M. Kistler, Christopher Mouikis, T...
The warm plasma cloak (a few eV- 1 keV) is a population that drapes around the outer edge of the plasmasphere and spreads out to higher L regions from...
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Differences in Ionospheric O+ and H+ Outflow during Storms with and without Sawtooth Oscillations
AGU 2024
spa-magnetospheric physics | 12 december 2024
Niloufar Nowrouzi, Lynn M. Kistler, Kai Zhao, Eric...
Previous simulations have suggested that O+ outflow plays a role in driving the sawtooth oscillations. This study investigates the role of O+ by ident...
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Volunteer Experience
2021 - 2025
Chair
Space Physics and Aeronomy US Basu Early Career Award Committee
2020 - 2021
Member
Space Physics and Aeronomy US Basu Early Career Award Committee
2008 - 2009
Secretary
Space Physics and Aeronomy Executive Committee
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