Toshi Nishimura
| Toshi Nishimura | |
|---|---|
| Native name | 之紀 西村 |
| Born | Yukitoshi Nishimura Japan |
| 🎓 Alma mater | Tohoku University |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| 🌐 Website | http://people.atmos.ucla.edu/toshi/#a |
Toshi Nishimura (born Yukitoshi Nishimura; 之紀 西村) is a Japanese-born geophysicist, space physicist, scholar, researcher, and educator. Nishimura has changed the scientific understanding of plasma processes in space near-Earth.[1] His primary research interests include aurora,[2] auroral physics,[3] solar wind-magnetosphere-ionosphere interaction, ionosphere-thermosphere interaction at Earth, optical and radar imaging,[4] and space weather. Nishimura is a research associate professor at Boston University. He is a member of the American Geophysical Union.[5][non-primary source needed]
Biography[edit]
Nishimura received his B.Sc degree in 2004, M.Sc degree in 2006, and Ph.D. in 2009 from Tohoku University, Japan, for Geophysics.[6][non-primary source needed] He was a JSPS Research Fellow at the Nagoya University from 2009 to 2011, followed by joining the Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in 2011.[7]
From 2016 to the present, Nishimura has worked as a research associate professor in space physics at Boston University.[2][8]
Research[edit]
Nishimura's research focuses on coupling processes across different regimes in the Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere system, including coupling among the dayside-plasma sheet-inner magnetosphere using new high-resolution imaging in the polar region, and coupling to the upper neutral atmosphere by combining satellite observations and numerical simulations. He identified the sequence of events leading to substorm auroral onset, which put to end a 40-year debate in the magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling community, and provided a basis for understanding the complete substorm onset process.[9] He discovered the driver of a type of aurora called pulsating aurora using unique cross-correlation method.[6][10][11]
Honors and awards[edit]
- 2007: American Geophysical Union Outstanding Student Paper Award[5]
- 2006-2009: JSPS Research Fellowship for Young Scientists[12]
- 2008: SGEPSS Student Presentation Award[5]
- 2009-2011: JSPS Research Fellowship for Young Scientists[12]
- 2014: SGEPSS Obayashi Young Scientist Award[5]
- 2015: URSI AT-RASC Young Scientist Award[5]
- 2016: Young Scientist Prize: The Commendation for Science and Technology by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan[5]
- 2016: AGU James B. Macelwane Medal[9]
- 2017: Excellence in Refereeing in JGR Space Physics[5]
- 2019: NASA RHG Exceptional Achievement for Science for the STEVE/Aurorasaurus Team[13]
Selected publications[edit]
- Nishimura, Y; Bortnik, J; Li, W; Thorne, R; Lyons, L; Angelopoulos, V; Mende, S; Bonnell, J; LeContel, O; Cully, C; Ergun, R; Auster, U (1 October 2010). "Identifying the Driver of Pulsating Aurora". Science. 330 (6000): 81–84. Bibcode:2010Sci...330...81N. doi:10.1126/science.1193186. PMID 20929809. Retrieved 20 September 2021. Unknown parameter
|s2cid=ignored (help) - Nishimura, Y; Lyons, L; Zoe, S; Angelopoulos, V; Mende, S (27 July 2010). "Substorm triggering by new plasma intrusion: THEMIS all-sky imager observations". Journal of Geophysical Research. 115 (A7). doi:10.1029/2009JA015168. hdl:2027.42/95031. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
References[edit]
- ↑ Donovan, Eric (2016-12-16). "Hooper, Long, Nishimura, Sluijs, and Villarini Receive 2016 James B. Macelwane Medals". Eos. Retrieved 2021-11-28. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Howell, Elizabeth (2019-05-06). "That Weird, Aurora-Like Phenomenon Called STEVE Finally Has an Explanation". Space.com. Retrieved 2021-11-28.
- ↑ "Dr Yukitoshi Nishimura and Dr Ying Zou - Studying the Auroras and What Makes Them Shine". Scientia. 2017-06-07. Retrieved 2021-11-28. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Boswell, Randy (22 December 2009). "'Startling Discovery' in Northern Sky". National Post (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 "Toshi Nishimura". BU College of Engineering. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Toshi Nishimura". Center for Space Physics (CSP). Boston University (BU). Retrieved 2 April 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Keiling, Andreas; Lee, Dong-Hun; Nakariakov, Valery (2016-04-04). Low-Frequency Waves in Space Plasmas. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-1-119-05495-5. Search this book on
- ↑ Andrews, Robin George (2019-05-03). "Steve the odd 'aurora' revealed to be two sky shows in one". NationalGeographic.com. Retrieved 2021-11-28. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 9.0 9.1 Donovan, Erin. "Toshi Nishimura". AGU Advancing Earth and Science. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ↑ Nishimura, Y; Bortnik, J; Li, W; Thorne, R; Lyons, L; Angelopoulos, V; Mende, S; Bonnell, J; LeContel, O; Cully, C; Ergun, R; Auster, U (1 October 2010). "Identifying the Driver of Pulsating Aurora". Science. 330 (6000): 81–84. Bibcode:2010Sci...330...81N. doi:10.1126/science.1193186. PMID 20929809. Retrieved 20 September 2021. Unknown parameter
|s2cid=ignored (help) - ↑ Nishimura, Y; Lyons, L; Zoe, S; Angelopoulos, V; Mende, S (27 July 2010). "Substorm triggering by new plasma intrusion: THEMIS all-sky imager observations". Journal of Geophysical Research. 115 (A7). doi:10.1029/2009JA015168. hdl:2027.42/95031. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Welcome". UCLA Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Auroral Research Group. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ↑ "STEVE/Aurorasaurus Team Awarded Robert H. Goddard Group Honor Award". New Mexico Consortium. 8 May 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
External links[edit]
- Yukitoshi Nishimura publications indexed by Google Scholar
- Center for Space Physics Webpage
- Nishimura's BU CSP Profile
- Nishimura's Research Group Website
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