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Tai Jespersen

PLASMA Physics REU

Tai Jersperson

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College or Department: Eberly College of Arts and Sciences

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Analyzing data from satellites in orbit around earth to study properties of the Auroral Acceleration Region (AAR). Currently, I am looking at data from the Cluster Mission, which contains multi-spacecraft observations of electric and magnetic field properties within the AAR.

REU Research Mentor: Dr. Katherine Goodrich

Following undergraduate studies, Tai intend to go to grad school and study observational astrophysics. Specifically, Tai plans to go into the field of research and data analysis.




  • WVU Astrophysics and Plasma REU

"I love the community here, not just amongst the REU students but also with the grad students, postdocs, professors, and faculty. Everyone has been extremely helpful and I have learned so much from all of them."

  • Franklin and Marshall College
    Major/Minor: Major in Astrophysics, Minor in Applied Mathematics
  • Hometown: Menlo Park, CA