J. DOUGLAS MENIETTI

10 Lyn Den Drive

Iowa City, IA 52240

(319) 339‑4533 (home)  (319) 335‑1919 (office)

 

 

PERSONAL DATA:

 

Date of Birth:   10 February 1949      

U.S. Citizen

Marital Status:  Married (Stephanie); 4 Children: Matthew (17), Christina (16), John (12), Robin (4)

 

 

EDUCATION:

 

Bachelor of Science in Physics with Honors, Minor in Mathematics, 1971:

Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, Illinois

 

Master of Science in Physics, 1974:

University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

Thesis:  "Model of a Circumstellar Shell"

 

Ph.D., 1977:

University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

Dissertation:  "Luminosity Constant Models of Circumstellar Dust Shells and Resultant Spectra"

 

 

EXPERIENCE:

 

1977‑1980‑‑Assistant Professor of Physics at Western Illinois University. 

Courses taught include:  "Energy and the Environment", "Astrophysical Concepts", and "Introduction to Astronomy".

 

Summer, 1979‑‑ Post‑doctoral Research Associate in Space Physics at University of Iowa under Professor D. A. Gurnett.

 

1980‑1992‑‑Research, Principal, and Staff Scientist at Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio, TX. 

Primary duties included conducting basic research in space physics by data analysis and computer modeling.  Projects involved the following satellite programs:  Atmospheric Explorer, Voyager 1 and 2, and Dynamics Explorer 1 and 2.


1992‑present‑‑Research Scientist in the Dept. of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Iowa. 

Duties include conducting basic research in space analyzing particle and wave data from the Galileo, Polar, Cluster, and Cassini satellites; assisting teaching of Electricity and Magnetism; assist graduate students in conducting research.  I am currently the Science Data Manager of the Plasma Wave Instrument of the Polar spacecraft.

 

 

POSITIONS & HONORS:

 

1971             Graduated with Honors (Southern Illinois University)

1970, 1971   Outstanding Achievement Award ‑ A.F.R.O.T.C.

1971‑1974   National Defense Education Act Fellow, University of Iowa

1990,1992    Chairman of Dept. Management Advisory Committee at S.w.R.I.

1993              NASA Outstanding Achievement Award for the Galileo Project

1993‑1995   Executive Committee of Commission H of the International Union of Radio Science

1992‑2002  Served on Several Proposal Review Panels each for NASA & NSF

2001              Co‑editor of "Planetary Magnetospheres", Adv Space Sci, 28, 2001.

 

 

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS: 

            American Geophysical Union 

            Union Radio‑Scientifique Internationale

 

 

Publications:

 

            To date Dr. Menietti has over 100 publications in refereed scientific journals including Journal of Geophysical Research, Geophysical Research Letters, Radio Science, Planetary and Space Science, and numerous geophysical monographs.  A list of publications is available.

 

 

PROJECT MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE

 

Project Title:  Modeling and Investigative Studies of Jovian Low Frequency Emissions

Principal Investigator: J. D. Menietti

Source:  NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC

Award Amount:          $64,000

Period of Award:       March 1, 1985 to Feb 28, 1986

 

Project Title:  Ray Tracing of Cyclotron‑Maser Emission From an RSCVn‑Type Stellar System

Principal Investigator:  J. D. Menietti

Source:  Southwest Research Institute Internal Research Program

Award Amount:          $16,650

Period of Award:       January 1, 1982 to 31 December, 1982

 

Project Title:  Statistical Study of Plasmaspheric Refilling and Ion Flow Velocities Utilizing The Dynamics Explorer Database

Principal Investigator: J. D. Menietti

Source:  Southwest Research Institute Internal Research Program

Award Amount:          $47,822

Period of Award:       October 1, 1984 to March 31, 1986

 

Project Title:  Numerical Simulation Of Conical Distributions of Electrons in the Auroral Magnetosphere

Principal Investigator: J. D. Menietti

Source:  Southwest Research Institute Internal Research Program

Award Amount:          $69,839

Period of Award:       October 1, 1986 to September 30, 1987

 

Project Title:  Comparative Study of Planetary Emissions

Principal Investigator: J. D. Menietti

Source:  Southwest Research Institute Internal Research Program

Award Amount:          $100,959

Period of Award:       January 1, 1988 to December 31, 1988

 

Project Title:  Plasma Radio Wave Source Mechanism and Propagation Study for the Uranus Data Analysis Program

Principal Investigator: J. D. Menietti

Source:  NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC

Award Amount:          $313,619

Period of Award:       October 1, 1987 to September 30, 1990


 

Project Title:   Plasma Radio Wave Source Mechanism and Propagation Study for the Neptune Data Analysis Program

Principal Investigator: J. D. Menietti

Source:  NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC

Award Amount:           $290,000

Period of Award:        January 1, 1991 to May 31, 1994

 

Project Title:   A Comprehensive Analysis of Electron Conical Distributions from Multisatellite Databases

Principal Investigator: J. D. Menietti

Source:  NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC

Award Amount:           $180,000

Period of Award:        April 1, 1991 to March 31, 1994

 

Project Title:    Comprehensive Investigation of 2fp Radio Emissions Observed by DE 1 in the Dayside and Nightside Auroral Regions

Principal Investigator: J. D. Menietti

Source:  NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC

Award Amount:         $186,000

Period of Award:        June 1, 1996 to May 31, 1999

 

Project Title:  Theory and Modeling of Auroral Region 2fp Radio Emissions

Principal Investigator: J. D. Menietti

Source:  NASA Headquarters

Award Amount:           $115,000

Period:                         1 July 1997 to 30 June 2000

 

Project Title:  Analysis and Modeling of Jovian Radio Emissions Observed by Galileo

Principal Investigator: J. D. Menietti

Source:  NASA Headquarters

Award Amount:           $105,000

Period:                         1 January 2001 to 30 June 2003

 

Project Title:  Modeling of Auroral Kilometric Radiation (AKR) Ordered Fine Structure via Electromagnetic and Electrostatic Ion Cyclotron (EMIC/EIC) Wave Stimulation and Particle Interaction

           Principal Investigator: J. D. Menietti

           Source: National Science Foundation

           Award Amount:            $300,000

           Period:                          1 July, 2004 to June 30, 2007

 

 

REFERENCES

 

Dr. James. L. Burch

V. P., Instrumentation & Space Research Div.

Southwest Research Institute

6220 Culebra Rd

P. O. Drawer 28510

San Antonio, TX  78228‑0510

(210) 522‑2526 (Office)

(210) 520‑9935 (Fax)

email: JBurch@swri.edu

 

Prof. Robert F. Winglee

University of Washington

Geophysics

Box 351650

Rm 202, ATG Bldg.

Seattle, WA  98195‑1650

(206) 685‑8160 (Office)

(206) 685‑3815 (Fax)

winglee@geophys.washington.edu

 

Dr. James L. Green

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

MC 630

Bldg #26

Greenbelt, MD  20771‑1000

(301) 286‑7354  (Office)

(301) 286‑1771  (Fax)

green@mail630.gsfc.nasa.gov