Member Since 1985
Fran Bagenal
Senior Research Scientist, Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics
Professional Experience
Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics
Senior Research Scientist
1989 - Present
University of Colorado Boulder
Professor, Astro & Planetary Sciences
1999 - 2015
Education
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Doctorate
1981
Honors & Awards
James Van Allen Lecture
Received December 2018
Union Fellow
Received January 2006
Publications
Electron Densities in Jupiter's Upper Ionosphere Inferred From Juno Plasma Wave Observations
Juno's highly eccentric polar orbit takes it to perijove distances of ∼ ${\sim} $1.06 RJ ${\mathrm{R}}_{J}$ on each orbit. For the first peri...
March 07, 2025
Spatially Variable Electron Beams in Io's Northern Alfven Wi...
February 25, 2025
Super‐Corotating Flows in Plasma Disk Within 30 Jupiter Radi...
January 30, 2025
A Durable Electron Density Profile Near the Inner Edge of th...
January 03, 2025
AGU Abstracts
Survey of Cold Plasma Blobs in Jupiter's Magnetosphere from Juno's JADE Ion Measurements: Evidence for Centrifugal Instabilities
CONTRIBUTIONS OF HEAVY IONS AND THEIR ROLES IN REGULATING PLASMA DYNAMICS IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM II ORAL
spa-magnetospheric physics | 13 december 2024
Jianzhao Wang, Fran Bagenal, Robert J. Wilson, Pet...
In Jupiter's magnetosphere, iogenic plasma of heavy ions is believed to be radially transported outward via centrifugally driven dynamics. In flux tub...
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Disentangling exogenic delivery and endogenic losses of ions at Europa
JUNO’S MULTI-INSTRUMENT VIEW OF IO, EUROPA, AND GANYMEDE II ORAL
planetary sciences | 12 december 2024
Jamey R. Szalay, Joachim Saur, Tom Andre Nordheim,...
Europa has a predominantly water-ice surface, modified by exposure to charged particles (electrons, protons, and oxygen and sulfur ions) from Jupiters...
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Recommendations for Promoting a Healthy and Vital Solar and Space Physics Community
FACILITATING A POSITIVE SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, AND PRODUCTIVE CULTURE IN THE EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCES I ORAL
education | 12 december 2024
Mark B. Moldwin, Fran Bagenal
The National Academy of Sciences Decadal Survey for Solar and Space Physics (Heliophysics) 2024-2033 tasked the State of the Profession Panel to asses...
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Volunteer Experience
2017 - 2018
Member
Planetary Sciences Fellows Committee
2015 - 2016
Chair
Planetary Sciences Fellows Committee
2013 - 2014
Member
Planetary Sciences Fellows Committee
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