Statistical Modeling & ML/AI
Building interpretable data-driven workflows for classifying plasma regions, detecting events, and scaling multi-spacecraft analysis beyond manual inspection.
Selected papers
01 Classifying 8 years of MMS dayside plasma regions via unsupervised ML JGR Space Physics, 2024 PDF Link 02 Classification of magnetosheath jets using neural networks Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences, 2020 PDF Link 03 Time-invariant properties and principal components for outlier detection in space missions Journal of Computational Science, 2026 PDF Link
Particle Energization
Connecting shock structure, transient compressions, and multi-scale plasma dynamics to electron acceleration from near-Earth space to planetary and heliospheric shocks.
Selected papers
01 Relativistic electron acceleration at the bow shock of Jupiter and beyond Nature, 2026 PDF Link 02 Unexpectedly low electron injection threshold via reinforced shock acceleration Nature Communications, 2025 PDF Link 03 Relativistic electrons and high-speed jets linked to shock-generated transients The Astrophysical Journal Letters, 2025 PDF Link
Collisionless Shocks & Transient Processes
Characterizing the foreshock, bow shock, magnetosheath jets, and transient structures that mediate momentum and energy transfer in collisionless plasmas.
Selected papers
01 Compressive structures in the foreshock of collisionless shocks The Astrophysical Journal Letters, 2026 PDF Link 02 Downstream high-speed plasma jet generation as a consequence of shock reformation Nature Communications, 2022 PDF Link 03 On magnetosheath jet kinetic structure and plasma properties Geophysical Research Letters, 2022 PDF Link More work
Additional publications, talks, and research-adjacent projects
A broader record of papers, invited talks, conference presentations, and community-facing projects is available through the publication, presentation, and side-project pages.