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Member Since 1964
Bob L. McPherron
Professor, University of California Los Angeles
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University of California Los Angeles
Professor
Education
University of California Berkeley
Doctorate
1968
University of Southern California
Masters
1961
University of Washington Seattle
Bachelors
1959
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Can We Predict Super Substorms? IRANNA: An Imbalanced Regression Neural Network for Auroral Electrojet Indices
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) FOR SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY IN SOLAR WIND–EARTH INTERACTION I POSTER
spa-magnetospheric physics | 18 december 2025
The Early History of the Burton Equation
FIFTY YEARS OF THE BURTON EQUATION: RING CURRENT PHYSICS AND PREDICTION I ORAL
spa-magnetospheric physics | 15 december 2025
Imbalanced Regression Artificial Neural Network Model for Auroral Electrojet Indices (IRANNA): Can We Predict Strong Events?
SPACE WEATHER
20 may 2025
Application of the Midlatitude Positive Bay Index (MPB) to Substorm Research
UNDERSTANDING GEOMAGNETICALLY INDUCED CURRENTS AND THEIR IMPACT ON TECHNOLOGY II ORAL
spa-magnetospheric physics | 14 december 2023
A Path to Research in Space Physics
PERSPECTIVES OF EARTH AND SPACE SCIENTISTS
11 july 2023
Substorm Triggering by the Solar Wind
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH: SPACE PHYSICS
07 june 2023
Effects of the Ionospheric Conductance on the Dynamics of the Magnetotail
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH: SPACE PHYSICS
19 january 2023
The Effects of the Ionospheric Conductance on Magnetotail Dynamics
MAGNETOSPHERE-IONOSPHERE-THERMOSPHERE COUPLING DURING DISTURBED TIMES VI ORAL
spa-aeronomy | 14 december 2022
Volunteer Experience
2020 - 2021
Member
Space Physics and Aeronomy Education and Public Outreach Committee
2008 - 2009
President
Space Physics and Aeronomy Executive Committee
2006 - 2007
President-Elect
Space Physics and Aeronomy Executive Committee
Honors & Awards
James Van Allen Lecture
Received December 2020
Lecture Title Solar Wind Coupling and Magnetospheric Substorms Field Photo
Lecture Title Solar Wind Coupling and Magnetospheric Substorms Field Photo
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Union Fellow
Received January 1995