VT SuperDARN student Ian Kelley successfully presented his thesis in support of earning a Master of Science degree to a committee of professors on July 28, 2022. The title of his thesis is 'Medium Scale Travelling Ionospheric Disturbances sensed with GNSS TEC and SuperDARN'. Ian has shown that there is a class of medium scale TIDs that is associated with very strong electric fields during storm times. This work has been submitted for publication in JGR. His official advisors are Drs. Jo Baker and Mike Ruohoniemi while his primary mentor on the TID work has been Dr. Bharat Kunduri. He has also been mentored by scientists at MIT Haystack Observatory. During his time as a graduate student Ian has been very active on hardware under the supervision of Mr. Kevin Sterne and has worked extensively at Virginia Tech SuperDARN radar sites. Ian is a graduate of Virginia Tech's Undergraduate/Graduate (UG/G) Accelerated Master's Degree program.
Congratulations, Ian!
(Photo credit: Bharat Kunduri)