Space Physics

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Phone number: (617) 353-5990
Location: 725 Commonwealth Avenue
Associated faculty: Hubbard, Oliver, Ruane, Semeter

Several ECE faculty work in collaboration with the Boston University Center for Space Physics (CSP). Bill Oliver and Josh Semeter are directly involved in atmospheric and remote sensing studies, and others are involved in signal processing applications (David Castañón, Clem Karl, and Janusz Konrad) and instrumentation (Allyn Hubbard and Mike Ruane). Mike Ruane and Josh Semeter are investigating miniature magnetometers based on Giant Magneto Impedance, and developing the motor controls for the Loss Cone Imager, which will fly on the USAF DSX satellite in 2009. ECE affiliate appointments for CSP/AST Ted Fritz, Michael Mendillo, and Supriya Chakrabarti have strengthened the collaboration and facilitated the involvement of ECE students in CSP projects in areas such as atmospheric studies using radio wave technology, remote sensing, and astronomical imaging. Affiliated with CSP, the Imaging Science Laboratory, led by Michael Mendillo and Josh Semeter, applies state-of-the-art optical imaging technology to the study of the Earth, Moon, planets, and comets. Activities include equipment design and fabrication, field campaigns to observation sites world-wide, and digital signal processing.