Bio
BioDr. Brian Anderson is a physicist with significant experience in space magnetometry and basic research in space plasma physics and planetary magnetic fields. He was a magnetometer instrument scientist for NEAR and MESSENGER and contributed to spacecraft magnetics control and mitigation for UARS, NEAR, MESSENGER, and MMS. He was also deputy project scientist for MESSENGER. Dr. Anderson’s basic research focuses on plasma waves, Birkeland currents and magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling, and Mercury and Earth’s magnetic fields. He pioneered the application of platform Iridium constellation magnetometer data for rapid-cadence measurement of Earth’s Birkeland currents, which led to the establishment of the NSF Geospace Facilities and the Active Magnetosphere and Planetary Electrodynamics Response Experiment (AMPERE), for which he is the principal investigator.
Notable Awards and Leadership
Notable Awards and Leadership| Year(s) | Description |
|---|---|
| Year(s) 2016 | Description NASA RHG Exceptional Achievement for Engineering Group Achievement Award to MMS Smart Instrument Suite Team for MMS SMART Instrument Suite Development |
| Year(s) 2013 | Description APL Outstanding Research Paper in an Externally Refereed Journal |
| Year(s) 2012 | Description International Academy of Astronautics Laurels for Team Achievement Award to the MESSENGER Team |
| Year(s) 2010 - 2012 | Description Member, National Academy of Sciences Steering Committee for Heliophysics |
| Year(s) 2008 | Description Group Achievement Award to the MESSENGER Mission Team for Development and Operation of MESSENGER |
| Year(s) 2007 | Description Editors’ Citation for Excellence in Refereeing, Space Weather |
| Year(s) 1999 - 2007 | Description Chair, Division III, IAGA |
| Year(s) 2006 | Description NASA Group Achievement Award for UARS Mission Operations |
| Year(s) 2004 | Description Distinguished Alumnus Award, Augsburg College |
| Year(s) 2001 - 2004 | Description Editor, Geophysical Research Letters, Space Physics and Aeronomy |
| Year(s) 2000 | Description APL Award for Outstanding Development Paper in an Externally Refereed Publication |
| Year(s) 1997 | Description APL Honorable Mention Award for Outstanding Research Paper in an Externally Refereed Publication |
| Year(s) 1995 | Description Editors’ Citation for Excellence in Refereeing, Geophysical Research Letters |
| Year(s) 1993 | Description APL Award for Outstanding Paper in a Refereed Publication |
| Year(s) 1990 | Description NASA Group Achievement Award for AMPTE Mission Operations |
| Year(s) 1990 | Description Editors’ Citation for Excellence in Refereeing, Journal of Geophysical Research |
| Year(s) 1985 - 1986 | Description Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship, Graduate School of the University of Minnesota |
| Year(s) 1982 | Description Graduation Summa Cum Laude, Augsburg College |
