Paul Withers
Paul Withers is an Associate Professor of Astronomy at Boston University. His main research interests include planetary atmospheres and ionospheres, radio science instruments, and accelerometer instruments..[1].
Education[edit]
Withers received his B.A. and M.S. in Physics in 1998 from Queens' College, Cambridge University. He then received his M.A. in 2001 from Queens' College. In 2003, Withers received his Ph.D. in Planetary Sciences from the University of Arizona[2]
Career[edit]
Withers began his career in 1998 as a graduate research assistant at the University of Arizona. He studied tides in the martian upper atmosphere and had an advisory role in mission operations for Mars Global Surveyor and Mars Odyssey aerobraking[3]
In 2003, Withers became a research associate at Boston University, where he analyzed ionospheric data from Venus, Earth, and Mars, as well as numerical modeling[3].
From 2010 to the present, Withers has worked as an assistant professor in the Astronomy Department at Boston University. His current research includes analysis of atmosphere and ionospheric data from Venus, Earth, and Mars, as well as involvement with accelerometer and radio science spaceflight instruments[3].
Scientific Contributions[edit]
Withers has been involved in a number of spacecraft missions:[3]
- MAVEN Participating Scientist
- ExoMars Entry Demonstrator Module Entry Science Investigation (Co-I)
- Venus Express Accelerometer Instrument (Co-I)
- Venus Express Radio Science Instrument (Co-I)
- Mars Express Radio Science Instrument (Co-I)
- Mars Science Laboratory “Atmospheric Council” for EDL Planning
- Mars Odyssey Accelerometer Instrument (Participating Scientist)
- Huygens Atmospheric Structure Instrument (ACC sub-system Team Member)
Professional Memberships[edit]
- 2004-2005: Mars Exploration Program Analysis Group (MEPAG) Mars Human Precursor Science Steering Group - Atmospheric Focus Team member[3]
- 2008-present: Mars Exploration Program Analysis Group (MEPAG) Goals Committee
member[3]
- 2012-present: DPS Executive Committee[3]
- 2013-2014: NASA Living With a Star (LWS) Targeted Research and Technology (TR&T) Steering Committee[3]
Selected Publications[edit]
- [1] Predictions of the effects of Mars’ encounter with comet C/2013 A1 (Siding Spring) upon metal species in its ionosphere
- [2]/ How to process radio occultation data: 1. From time series of frequency residuals to vertical profiles of atmospheric and ionospheric properties
- [3] Predictions of electron temperature in the Mars ionosphere and their effects on electron densities
References[edit]
- ↑ "Paul Withers". BU Center for Space Physics. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ↑ "Paul Withers, Ph.D." Sirius BU. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 "Paul Withers" (PDF). Sirius BU. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
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