Member Since 1984
Lynn M. Kistler
Professor, University of New Hampshire Main Campus
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
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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
Current Roles
Chair
Space Physics and Aeronomy US Basu Early Career Award Committee
Publications
Temporal Evolution of O+ Population in the Near‐Earth Plasma Sheet During Geomagnetic Storms as Obse...

During geomagnetic storms, the increase in energy input into the ionosphere in the form of Poynting flux and electron precipitation leads to an enh...

April 25, 2024
AGU Abstracts
Plasma pressure distribution of ions and electrons in the inner magnetosphere during CIR driven storms observed during Arase era
ONLINE POSTER SESSION FOR SPA: MAGNETOSPHERIC PHYSICS IV
spa-magnetospheric physics | 25 january 2024
Sandeep Kumar, Yoshizumi Miyoshi, Vania K. Jordano...
We investigated ring current pressure development of ions (H+, He+, O+) and electron during prestorm, main, early recovery and late recovery phases as...
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The Influence of O+ Outflow on the Global Magnetospheric Structure During Geomagnetic Storm Conditions
THREE-DIMENSIONAL MAGNETOSPHERE STRUCTURE AND DYNAMICS DURING GEOMAGNETIC STORMS I POSTER
spa-magnetospheric physics | 15 december 2023
Christopher Mouikis, Yuri Omelchenko, Akhtar S. Ar...
In a realistic magnetosphere the higher O+ content of ionospheric origin is highly correlated with more disturbed conditions and plays an important ro...
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Inner Magnetospheric Dynamics: Effects from Ion Composition Variations
CIRCULATION OF HEAVY IONS AND THEIR ROLE IN REGULATING PLASMA DYNAMICS II POSTER
spa-magnetospheric physics | 15 december 2023
Vania K. Jordanova, Steven Morley, Robert A. Haase...
Heavy ion composition varies significantly in the inner magnetosphere, though how this dynamic ion presence affects the whole system remains an outsta...
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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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