Dr. Bossert is a space physicist who studies dynamics in the near-Space region. She uses optical remote sensing instrumentation to look at coupling between the lower atmosphere and thermosphere-ionosphere system. She received her B.S./M.S. in electrical engineering from the University of Colorado Boulder and her Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering from University of Colorado Boulder. Her current projects include investigating the effects of terrestrial weather on space weather, and studying the implications of wave breakdown and turbulence in the spacecraft reentry region. She received the NSF CAREER award in 2020, and the AFOSR Young Investigator Award in 2021. Dr. Bossert currently oversees the hydroxyl airglow imager at the poker flat research facility in Fairbanks, AK. 

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Sophie is a third year Astrophysics PhD Candidate working with Dr. Bossert on lower atmospheric drivers of atmospheric dynamics on Earth, including gravity waves. She is interested in better understanding gravity wave dynamics, and how they evolve into upper regions of the atmosphere, such as the thermosphere. She uses observational data from both ground based and satellite instruments in order to study short term and seasonal atmospheric behavior; remote sensing and reanalysis tools are powerful devices to gain information from the troposphere to the thermosphere. In her free time, she enjoys singing, playing soccer, and cuddling with her pet cat Thomas."

Jessica Norrell is a current PhD student who combines ground-based instruments and satellite data to observe atmospheric perturbations in Earth’s thermosphere and ionosphere. She received her B.A. in Astronomy and Physics from Boston University in 2021, where she worked extensively with their network of imagers to study red airglow. Current research involves gravity wave observations via multiple satellites, all-sky imagers and lidar, focusing on events over North America. Additional interests include atmospheric dynamics on other planets, particularly the generation of waves in the Venusian atmosphere.

Tyler Karasinski is an astrophysics Ph.D. student working with the Near-Earth Space Sensing Group under Dr. Katrina Bossert at Arizona State University. He studies seasonal variability in atmospheric gravity waves and their relationship to sudden stratospheric warming, as well as other atmospheric phenomena. Originally from the east coast, Tyler received his B.S. in physics from St. Lawrence University where he studied the masses of hydrogen-rich spiral galaxies. Tyler is passionate about science education and outreach. In his free time, he enjoys music, hiking, and going outside to explore.

Jessica is an astrophysics PhD student at Arizona State University, working with Dr. Katrina Bossert to study gravity waves and the role they play in transporting momentum throughout the Earth's atmosphere. Jessica uses an OH airglow imager located at the Poker Flat Research Range in Fairbanks, Alaska to capture images of gravity waves, instabilities, and breaking near an altitude of 86 km.

Jessica has developed the Gravity Wave Zoo citizen science project:

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