美國(guó)麻省理工大學(xué)John C. Foster教授應(yīng)邀來(lái)本研究室訪問(wèn)并做關(guān)于電離層暴以及地球空間耦合過(guò)程(Ionospheric Storms and Geospace Coupling)的學(xué)術(shù)報(bào)告,介紹了磁暴期間電離層磁層的耦合變化過(guò)程及其物理機(jī)制。與各位老師和同學(xué)就此問(wèn)題開展了熱烈的討論。

下面是John C. Foster教授的簡(jiǎn)要介紹
Group Leader, Atmospheric Sciences Group, Millstone Hill Observatory
Associate Director, M.I.T. Haystack Observatory
Principal Research Scientist, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Research Interests: Physics of the magnetosphere, ionosphere, and thermosphere.
Topics of particular interest include:
Magnetosphere/ionosphere/atmosphere coupling
Incoherent scatter radar
Plasma waves and instabilities.
Ionospheric convection electric fields, and cleft and high latitude phenomena.
International research facilities and scientific collaboration (Former Soviet Union)