Wen Li (space physicist) explained

Wen Li
Workplaces:Boston University
Alma Mater:University of California, Los Angeles
Thesis Title:Characteristics, generation, and role of chorus waves in the Earth's radiation belts : observations and simulations
Thesis Url:https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/
Thesis Year:2010
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Wen Li is a space physicist at Boston University.[1] Her research interests include space plasma waves, Earth's radiation belt physics, solar-wind magnetosphere coupling, energetic particle precipitation, and Jovian magnetosphere and aurora:[2] She is a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union.

Biography

In 2005, Wen Li received her B.Sc. in Geophysics from the University of Science and Technology of China.[3] In 2007 and 2010, she got her M.S. and Ph.D. in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences from the University of California, Los Angeles. Following her Ph.D. she remained at the University of California, Los Angeles as an associate researcher until she moved to Boston University in 2016.[3]

Li's research centers on waves in Earth's magnetosphere, modeling Earth's radiation belts, and examining radiation belts on Jupiter. In 2019, she received funding to examine plasma waves called 'whistler mode waves', which are high energy electrons in Earth's radiation belts.[4]

Research

One of Li's research areas is "killer electrons," electrons that emit such a high level of radiation that they can damage the satellites in Earth's radiation belts. Li uses multi-satellite observations to study this process, benefiting national security and commercial interests.

Her research and use of low-altitude satellite data has revealed that electromagnetic ion cyclotron waves during geomagnetic storms and recovery cause the loss of relativistic electrons that would typically be trapped in Earth's radiation belts. To understand the distribution of these plasma waves, Li used the low-satellite data to calculate the properties of plasma waves and create a much more detailed global distribution than available before. These developments have been incorporated into numerous other research projects and studies since then.[5] [6] [7]

Honors and awards

Selected publications

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Meet BU's Six NSF CAREER Award Recipients. 2021-09-06. Boston University. en.
  2. Web site: Wen Li BU Profile . BU Center for Space Physics . 1 March 2021.
  3. Web site: Home. 2021-09-06. home. en.
  4. Web site: NSF Award Search: Award # 1847818 - CAREER: Exploring Mysterious Whistler Mode Waves in Earth's Plasmaspheric Plumes. 2021-09-09. www.nsf.gov. en.
  5. Thorne . R . Li . W . Ni . B . Rapid local acceleration of relativistic radiation-belt electrons by magnetospheric chorus . Nature . 2013 . 504 . 7480 . 411–414 . 10.1038/nature12889 . 24352287 . 2013Natur.504..411T . 4387148 . 14 September 2021.
  6. Li . W . Shprits . R . Thorne . M . Dynamic evolution of energetic outer zone electrons due to wave-particle interactions during storms . Journal of Geophysical Research . 23 October 2007 . 112 . A10 . 10.1029/2007JA012368. 2007JGRA..11210220L .
  7. Li . W . Thorne . R . Angelopoulos . V . Bortnik . J . Cully . C . Ni . B . LeContel . O . Roux . A . Auster . U . Magnes . W . Global distribution of whistler-mode chorus waves observed on the THEMIS spacecraft . Geophysical Research Letters . May 2009 . 36 . 9 . 10.1029/2009GL037595. 2009GeoRL..36.9104L . 120391902 . free .
  8. Web site: AFOSR awards grants to 57 scientists and engineers through its Young Investigator Research Program. 28 July 2021. WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB. 20 January 2015 .
  9. Web site: Young Scientists. 28 July 2021. International Union of Radio Science.
  10. Web site: Home. Richard. Wen Li. 28 July 2021. AGU.
  11. Web site: Boston University. 28 July 2021. Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.
  12. Web site: Award Abstract # 1847818 CAREER: Exploring Mysterious Whistler Mode Waves in Earth's Plasmaspheric Plumes. 28 July 2021. National Science Foundation.

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