VT SuperDARN student Xueling Shi passes PHD Preliminary Exam
By: miker on: Thu., Nov. 09, 2017 12:40 PM EST (5388 Reads)
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Xueling Shi successfully sat her PhD Preliminary Exam on Monday, November 6 before a committee of six professors. Xueling has authored and co-authored papers using satellite and radar data to study ULF pulsations in the coupled magnetosphere-ionosphere system. She is currently performing a comprehensive survey of Pc3-4 and Pc5 pulsations using data collected by the SuperDARN radars operating in the high-resolution THEMIS mode. Xueling is a recipient of a prestigious 2017 NASA Earth and Space Fellowship. She now passes into PhD Candidate status.
Congratulations, Xueling!
Photo credit: Dong Lin
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