Jade Morton is an international leader in both experimental and observational ionospheric physics and has made a lasting impact on the Space Physics and Aeronomy (SPA) community. Morton is an effective and excellent communicator and a strong advocate...

Nat Gopalswamy has made a lasting impact on the Space Physics and Aeronomy (SPA) community by serving in various leadership roles at national and international levels: president of International Astronomical Union Commission 49, president of the Scie...

Patricia Doherty, a leader in the use of Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) for ionospheric research, is the author or coauthor of more than 80 peer-reviewed papers. In addition, she has served as organizer and coconvener of several national ...

Sigrid Close will receive the 2017 Space Physics and Aeronomy Richard Carrington (SPARC) Education and Public Outreach Award at the 2017 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, to be held 11–15 December in New Orleans, La. The award is given “in rec...