
We’re very pleased to report that another Climate & Space student has successful defended his doctoral dissertation!
Dr. Benjamin Alterman
Defense Date: 10/11/2019
Dissertation Title: The Significance of Proton Beams in the Multiscale Solar Wind
Faculty Advisor: Prof. Justin C. Kasper
Dr. Alterman will continue to work with Prof. Kasper on Wind Faraday Cup data, as well as data from the Parker Solar Probe mission here at U-M. His long-term plans include joining the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) in San Antonio, TX to work with CLASP Research Prof. Stefano Livi and SwRI faculty member Dr. Mihir Desai on a variety of heliospheric missions.