NAME: Dr. James A. Slavin

DATE OF BIRTH: May 15, 1955

PRESENT ASSIGNMENT: Head, Electrodynamics Branch

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Code 696

Greenbelt, MD 20771

RESEARCH: Experimental investigations in magnetospheric physics,

solar wind interactions with planets and comets

and planetary and heliospheric magnetic fields

EDUCATION: 1982 ‑ Ph.D., Space Physics, University of California at Los
Angeles

1978 ‑ M.S., Space Physics, University of California at Los Angeles

1976 ‑ B.S., Physics, Case Institute of Technology

MANAGEMENT

TRAINING: 2004 -- EMDC Executive Development Seminar

> 2002 -- EMDC Management Development Seminar
>
> 1994 - Management Education Program (MEP 72)

1990 - Goddard Leadership Education Series

WORK HISTORY: 1996-1997 Acting Head, Information Analysis and

> Display Office

1990 - Head, Electrodynamics Branch

1987-1989 Staff Scientist, NASA/GSFC Laboratory for

Extraterrestrial Physics

1986‑1987 Discipline Scientist for Magnetospheric

Physics, Space Plasma Physics Branch,

NASA Headquarters

1983‑1986 Research Scientist, Astrophysics and Space

Physics Section, Caltech/Jet Propulsion Laboratory

1982‑1983 NRC Resident Research Associate, Caltech/Jet

Propulsion Laboratory

1976‑1981 Postgraduate Research Assistant, UCLA

Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics

1975 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellow,

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

PROJECT SCIENCE

EXPERIENCE: 2003- Science Advisor, Magnetic Test Facility Restoration

2000- Senior Advisor, Living with a Star Project

1999- Project Scientist, ST-5 NanoSatellite Constellation

Trailblazer, New Millenium Program

1998- Senior Project Scientist for Solar Terrestrial

Probes Geospace Missions

1997 Acting Mission Scientist, IMAGE Mission

1996-1998 Member, Solar Probe Science Definition Team

1996-1998 Mercury Orbiter Future Mission Study Team

1993. Member, MAUDEE Discovery Mission Study

> Team

1989-1992 Member, Solar Probe Science Working Team

1989-1991 Study Scientist, Mercury Orbiter

1988-1991 Deputy Project Scientist, GGS/POLAR

1986. Study Scientist, Mars Aeronomy Observer

FLIGHT INSTRUMENT

> TEAM EXPERIENCE: 1999 - Co-Investigator, MESSENGER Mission
>
> 1997 - Co-Investigator, IMP 8 Magnetic Field Investigation
>
> 1996 - Co-Investigator, Svalbard Cusp Sounding Rockets

1995 - Co-Investigator, Oersted Magnetic Fields Investigation

1994 - Participating Scientist, Mars Global Surveyor MAG-ER

1994 - Co-Investigator, Guara Equatorial Electrojet Sounding Rocket
Campaign

1992 - Participating Scientist, Mars Observer MAG-ER

1990 - Co-Investigator, Mars-96 MAREMF Investigation

1990 ‑ Principal Investigator, ESA Polar Platform Advanced

Particles and Fields Observatory

1989 ‑ Co‑Investigator, EOS Geomagnetic Observing System

> 1989 - Co-Investigator, GGS/WIND Magnetic Fields

Investigation

1989 ‑ Co‑Investigator, Dynamics Explorer‑1/2 Magnetic Fields

Investigation

1988 ‑ IKI Guest Investigator, Phobos‑1/2

1988 - Co-Investigator Cluster Magnetic Fields Investigation

1987 ‑ Co‑Investigator, ISEE‑3/ICE Magnetic Fields

Investigation

1986 ‑ Co‑Investigator, CRAF Magnetic Fields Investigation

1983 ‑ Guest Investigator, Pioneer Venus Orbiter

1978 ‑ Team Member, Pioneer Venus Orbiter Magnetic Fields

Investigation

NON-FLIGHT R & D: 1983 -- 2002 Principal Investigator, Magnetospheric
Physics

SR&T (20 years continuous funding)

ARCHIVED DATA SETS: DE 1 Vector Magnetic Field Measurements (1981-1991)

DE 2 Vector Magnetic Field Measurements (1981-1983)

NRC RESIDENT RESEARCH

ASSOCIATES: 1990 -- 1992 C.J. Owen, Univ. College London/MSSL

1992 - 1994 J.J.Moses, Air Force Office of Sci. Resarch

1993 - 1995 M.M. Kuznetsova, NASA GSFC

1996 - 1999 S. Taguchi, Univ. of Electro-Communications

1996 - 1998 M.C. Collier, NASA GSFC

2001 - 2002 M.I. Verigin, Space Research Institute (IKI)

2002 - 2005 E. Tanskanen, Univ. of Helsinki

EDITORIAL SERVICE: 1997- 2002 Foreign Editor for Space Physics,

Journal of Earth, Space, and Planets

> 1998 Co-Editor (with J.B. Blake) *Particle Acceleration*
>
> *in Space Plasmas, Adv. Space Res., 21*, No. 4

1998. Associate Editor for J. Geophysical Research

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1997. Associate Editor for Space Physics, Reviews of Geophysics

1986 Co-Editor (with Y. Kamide) *Solar Wind - Magnetosphere Coupling*,
Terra‑Reidel Publishers, Tokyo

COMMUNITY SERVICE: 2003 Co-Chair, GSFC Magnetics Testing Workshop

2001 SEC Lead, DSN 70m Science Workshop

2000 - 2002 Member, NASA HQ Geospace Science MOWG

2000 Co-Convenor, LWS Measurement Requirements

Workshop

1999 - 2000 Co-Chair, SEC 2000 Roadmap Team

1999. Member, Committee of Visitors,

> NSF Upper Atmosphere Research Section

1998. Member, Tellers Committee, American Geophysical

> Union

1995-1996 Member, Mercury Sub-committee, Terrestrial Planets Science
Working Group

1994-1999 LEP Coordinator for the NRC/RRA Program

1993-1996 Co-Chair, COSPAR Sub-Commission D.3

on Planetary Magnetospheres

1991-1992 Solar‑Terrestrial Physics Group Leader, National Academy of
Sciences Geomagnetism Initiative

Workshop

1990-1991 Member, Magnetospheres Panel, NASA HQ Space

Physics Strategy‑Implementation Study

1989-1993 Co‑Chair, COSPAR Sub‑Commission D.2 on

Mars Plasma Environment

1985-1986 Co-Convenor, AGU Chapman Conference on Solar

Wind-Magnetosphere Coupling

HONORS: 2002 -- GSFC Performance Award

2001 -- GSFC Performance Award

2000 - NASA Group Achievement Award, Sun-Earth Connection

2000 Roadmap Team

1999 - AGU Editor\'s Citation for Excellence in Refereeing

1999 - GSFC Special Act Award for ST-5 NCT Concept Study

1999 -- GSFC Performance Award

1998 - Contributing Author, Publishers Association Award

for Best Physics and Astronomy Book of 1998 for

\"New Perspectives in Magnetotail Physics\"

1998 - NASA Group Achievement Award, WIND MFI Team

1997 -- GSFC Outstanding Performance Award

1996 - GSFC Outstanding Performance Award

1995 - AGU Editor\'s Citation for Excellence in Refereeing

1995 - NASA Group Achievement Award, WIND Magnetic

Fields Investigation

1993 - AGU Editor\'s Citation for Excellence in Refereeing

1989 - GSFC Outstanding Performance Award

1988 - GSFC Outstanding Performance Award

1986 ‑ NASA Group Achievement Award, International

Cometary Explorer Magnetometer Team

1981 ‑ NASA Group Achievement Award, Pioneer Venus

Orbiter Magnetometer Team

PROFESSIONAL

SOCIETIES: American Geophysical Union

American Astronomical Society/Division Planetary Sciences

American Association for the Advancement of Science

First Author Scientific Publications

(Total Publications: \>230)

46\. Slavin, J.A., Mercury's Magnetosphere, *Adv. Space Res*., in press,
2004.

45\. Slavin, J.A., C.J. Owen, M.W. Dunlop, E. Borälv, M.B. Moldwin, D.G.
Sibeck,

E. Tanskanen, M.L. Goldstein, A. Fazakerley, A. Balogh, E. Lucek, I.
Richter, H. Reme

and J.M. Bosqued, Cluster four spacecraft measurements of small
traveling

compression regions in the near-tail, *Geophys. Res. Lett.,* *30*(23)*,*
2208,

doi:10.1029/2003GL018438, 2003.

44\. Slavin, J.A., R.P. Lepping, J. Gjerloev, D.H. Fairfield, M.H.
Acuna, M.L. Goldstein,

A. Balogh, M. Dunlop, M.G. Kivelson, K. Khurana, A. Fazakerley, C.J.
Owen, H. Reme

and J.M. Bosqued, Cluster measurements of electric current density
within a

flux rope in the plasma sheet, *Geophys. Res. Lett., 30*(7), 1362,

doi:10.1029/2002GL016411*,* 2003*.*

43\. Slavin, J.A., R.P. Lepping, J. Gjerloev, D.H. Fairfield, M. Hesse,
C.J. Owen, M.B.

Moldwin, T. Nagai, A. Ieda, and T. Mukai, Geotail Observations of
Magnetic Flux

Ropes in the Plasma Sheet, *J. Geophys. Res*., *108*(A1), 1015,

doi:10.1029/2002JA009557, 2003.

42\. Slavin, J. A., D. H. Fairfield, R. P. Lepping, M. Hesse, A. Ieda,
E. Tanskanen,

N. Østgaard, T. Mukai, T. Nagai, H. J. Singer, and P. R. Sutcliffe,
Simultaneous

observations of earthward flow bursts and plasmoid ejection during
magnetospheric

substorms, J. Geophys. Res., *107*(A7)*,* doi:10.1029/2000JA003501, 2002

41\. Slavin, J.A., Magnetospheres: Mercury, *Encyclopedia of Astronomy
and Astrophysics*,

ed. P Murdin, Institute of Physics Publishing/Macmillan, London, 2000.

40\. Slavin, J.A., M. Hesse, C.J. Owen, S. Taguchi, D.H. Fairfield, R.P.
Lepping, S. Kokubun,

T. Mukai, A.T.Y. Lui, R. Anderson, H. Matsumoto and P.R. Sutcliffe, Dual
Spacecraft

Observations of Lobe Magnetic Field Perturbations Before, During and
After Plasmoid

Release, *Geophys. Res. Lett., 26*, 2,897, 1999.

39\. Slavin, J.A., Traveling Compression Regions, *New Perspectives in
Magnetotail Physics,*

ed. A. Nishida, S.W.H. Cowley and D.N. Baker, pp. 225-240, AGU
Monograph, 105,

> 1998\.

38\. Slavin, J.A., D.H. Fairfield, M. Kuznetsova, C.J. Owen, R.P.
Lepping, S. Taguchi,

T. Mukai, Y. Saito, T. Yamamoto, S. Kokubun, A.T.Y. Lui, and G.D.
Reeves, ISTP

Observations of Plasmoid Ejection: IMP 8 and Geotail, *J. Geophys. Res.,
103*, 119,

1998\.

37\. Slavin, J. A., C. J. Owen, J. E. P. Connerney, and S. P. Christon,
Mariner 10 Observations of Field-Aligned Currents at Mercury, *Planet.
Space Sci., 45,* 133, 1997.

36\. Slavin, J.A., D.H. Fairfield, R.P. Lepping, A. Szabo, M.J. Reiner,
M. Kaiser, C.J. Owen,

T. Phan, R. Lin, S. Kokubun, T. Mukai, T. Yamamoto, H. Singer, S.
Romanov,

J. Buechner, T. Iyemori, and G. Rostoker, WIND, GEOTAIL and GOES 9

Observations of Magnetic Field Dipolarization and Bursty Bulk Flows in
the Near-Tail,

*Geophys. Res. Lett., 24*, 971, 1997.

35\. Slavin, J. A., A. Szabo, M. Peredo, C. J. Owen, R. P.Lepping, R.
Fitzenreiter, K. W. Ogilvie,

> J. L. Steinberg, and A. J. Lazarus, Near-Simultaneous Bow Shock
> Crossings by WIND and IMP 8 on December 1, 1994, *Geophys. Res. Lett.,
> 23*, 1,207, 1996.

34\. Slavin, J. A., C. J. Owen, M. M. Kuznetsova, and M. Hesse, ISEE 3
Observations of

Plasmoids with Flux Rope Magnetic Topologies, *Geophys. Res. Lett., 22*,
2,061, 1995.

33\. Slavin, J. A., C. J. Owen, and M. Hesse, The Evolution of the
Plasmoid-Lobe Interaction

with Downtail Distance, *Geophys. Res. Lett., 21*, 2,765, 1994.

32\. Slavin, J. A., M. Verigin, K. Gringauz, G. Kotova, S. Stahara, J.
Spreiter, W. Riedler,

K. Schwingenschuh, H. Rosenbauer, and S. Livi, The Solar Wind
Interaction with

Mars: Phobos-2 Bow Shock Observations on 24 March, 1989, *Plasma
Environment*

*of Non-Magnetic Planets, COSPAR Colloquium Series, 4,* pp. 279-283,
1993.

31\. Slavin, J. A., M. F. Smith, E. L. Mazur, D. N. Baker, T. Iyemori,
and E. W. Greenstadt,

ISEE-3 Observations of Traveling Compression Regions in the Earth\'s
Magnetotail*,*

*J. Geophys. Res., 98,* 15,425, 1993.

30\. Slavin, J.A., M. F. Smith, E. L. Mazur, D. N. Baker, T. Iyemori, H.
J. Singer, and E. W. Greenstadt, ISEE‑3 Plasmoid and TCR Observations
During an Extended Interval of Substorm Activity, *Geophys. Res. Lett.,
19,* 825, 1992.

29\. Slavin, J. A., K. Schwingenschuh, W. Riedler, and Ye. Yeroshenko,
The Solar Wind Interaction with Mars: Mariner 4, Mars‑2, 3 & 5, and
Phobos‑2 Observations of Bow Shock Position and Shape, *J. Geophys.
Res., 96*, 11,235, 1991.

28\. Slavin, J. A., R. P. Lepping, and D. N. Baker, IMP‑8 Observations
of Traveling Compression Regions: New Evidence for Near‑Earth Plasmoids
and Neutral Lines, *Geophys Res. Lett., 17*, 913, 1990.

27\. Slavin, J. A., D. N. Baker, J. D. Craven, R. C. Elphic, D. H.
Fairfield, L. A. Frank,

A. B. Galvin, W. J. Hughes, R. H. Manka, D. G. Mitchell, I. G.
Richardson,

T. R. Sanderson, D. J. Sibeck, H. J. Singer, E. J. Smith, and R. D.
Zwickl, CDAW‑8

Observations of Plasmoid Signatures in the Geomagnetic Tail: An
Assessment,

*J. Geophys. Res., 94,* 15,153, 1989.

26\. Slavin, J. A., D. S. Intriligator, and E. J. Smith, Pioneer Venus
Orbiter Magnetic Field and

Plasma Observations Within the Venus Magnetotail, *J. of Geophys. Res.,
94,* 2,383,

1989\.

25\. Slavin, J. A., P. W. Daly, E. J. Smith, T. R. Sanderson, K.‑P.
Wenzel, R. P. Lepping, and

H.W. Kroehl, Magnetic Configuration of the Distant Plasma Sheet: ISEE‑3

Observations, *Magnetotail Physics*, ed. A. T. Y. Lui, pp. 59‑64, JHU
Press,

Baltimore, 1987.

24\. Slavin, J. A., E. J. Smith, P. W. Daly, K. R. Flammer, G.
Gloeckler, B. A. Goldberg, D. J. McComas, F. L. Scarf, and J. L.
Steinberg, The P/Giacobini‑Zinner Magnetotail, *Exploration of Halley\'s
Comet*, ESA SP‑250, Vol. I, pp. 81‑7, 1986.

23\. Slavin, J. A., B. A. Goldberg, and E. J. Smith, The Structure of a
Cometary Type I Tail: Ground‑based and ICE Observations of
P/Giacobini‑Zinner, *Geophys. Res. Lett., 13*, 1,085, 1986.

22\. Slavin, J. A., G. Jungman, and E. J. Smith, Interplanetary Magnetic
Field Intensity during Solar Cycle 21: ISEE‑3/ICE Observations,
*Geophys. Res. Lett., 13*, 513, 1986.

21\. Slavin, J. A., E. J. Smith, B. T. Tsurutani, G. L. Siscoe, D. E.
Jones, and D. A. Mendis, Giacobini‑Zinner Magnetotail: ICE Magnetic
Field Observations, *Geophys. Res. Lett., 13, 283*, 1986.

20\. Slavin, J. A., E. J. Smith, D. G. Sibeck, D. N. Baker, R. D.
Zwickl, S.‑I. Akasofu, and R. P. Lepping, Solar Wind‑ Magnetosphere
Coupling and the Distant Magnetotail, *Solar Wind‑Magnetosphere
Coupling,* eds. Y. Kamide and J. A. Slavin, pp. 717 ‑730, Terra‑Reidel,
Tokyo, 1986.

19\. Slavin, J. A., E. J. Smith, D. G. Sibeck, D. N. Baker, R. D.
Zwickl, and S.‑I. Akasofu,

An ISEE‑3 Study of Average and Substorm Conditions in the Distant
Magnetotail,

*J. Geophys. Res., 90,* 10,875, 1985.

18\. Slavin, J. A., E. J. Smith, J. R. Spreiter, and S. S. Stahara,
Gasdynamic Modeling of the

Jovian and Saturnian Bow Shocks: Solar Wind Flow About the Outer
Planets,

*J. Geophys. Res.,* *90,* 6,275, 1985.

17\. Slavin, J. A., E. J. Smith, and D. S. Intriligator, A Comparative
Study of Distant Magnetotail Structure at Venus and Earth, *Geophys.
Res. Lett., 11*, 1,074, 1984.

16\. Slavin, J. A., R. E. Holzer, J. R. Spreiter, and S. S. Stahara,
Planetary Mach Cones: Theory

and Observation, *J. Geophys. Res., 89*, 2,708, 1984.

15\. Slavin, J. A., E. J. Smith, B. T. Tsurutani, D. G. Sibeck, H. J.
Singer, D. N. Baker, J. T. Gosling, E. W. Hones, and F. L. Scarf,
Substorm Associated Traveling Compression Regions in the Distant Tail:
ISEE‑3 Geotail Observations, *Geophys. Res. Lett., 11*, 657, 1984.

14\. Slavin, J. A., E. J. Smith, and B. T. Thomas, Large Scale Temporal
and Radial Gradients in the IMF: Helios 1, 2, ISEE‑3, and Pioneer 10,
11, *Geophys. Res. Lett., 11*, 279, 1984.

13\. Slavin, J. A., B. T. Tsurutani, E. J. Smith, D. E. Jones, and D. G.
Sibeck, Average Configuration of the Distant Magnetotail: Initial ISEE‑3
Magnetic Field Results*, Geophys. Res. Lett., 10*, 973, 1983.

12\. Slavin, J.A., and E J. Smith, Solar Cycle Variations in the
Interplanetary Magnetic Field, *Proceedings of Solar Wind 5 Conference*,
ed. M. Neugebauer, pp. 323‑331, NASA CP‑2280, Washington, DC, 1983.

11\. Slavin, J. A., E. J. Smith, P. R. Gazis, and J. D. Mihlov, A
Pioneer‑Voyager Study of the

Solar Wind Interaction with Saturn, *Geophys. Res. Lett., 10*, 9, 1983.

10\. Slavin, J. A., R. E. Holzer, J. R. Spreiter, S. S. Stahara, and D.
S. Chaussee, Solar Wind Flow about the Terrestrial Planets, 2.
Comparisons with Gasdynamic Theory and Implications for Solar‑Planetary
Interactions, *J. Geophys. Res., 88*, 19, 1983.

9\. Slavin, J. A., and R. E. Holzer, The Solar Wind Interaction with
Mars Revisited*, J. Geophys. Res., 87*, 10,285, 1982.

8\. Slavin, J. A., and R. E. Holzer, Solar Wind Flow about the
Terrestrial Planets, 1. Modeling

Bow Shock Position and Shape, *J. Geophys. Res., 86*, 11,401, 1981.

7\. Slavin, J. A., R. C. Elphic, C. T. Russell, F. L. Scarf, J. H.
Wolfe, J. D. Mihalov,

D. S. Intriligator, L. H. Brace, H. A. Taylor, Jr., and R. E. Daniell,
Jr., The Solar Wind Interaction with Venus: Pioneer Venus Observations
of Bow Shock Location and Structure, *J. Geophys. Res., 85*, 7,625,
1980.

6\. Slavin, J.A., and R.E. Holzer, Empirical Relationships Between
Interplanetary Conditions, Magnetospheric Flux Transfer, and the AL
Index*, Quantitative Modelling of Magnetospheric Processes*, ed. W. P.
Olson, pp. 423‑435, AGU, Washington, DC, 1979.

5\. Slavin, J. A., and R. E. Holzer, On the Determination of the
Hermaean Magnetic Moment: A Critical Review, *Phys. Earth Planet.
Interiors, 20*, 231, 1979.

4\. Slavin, J.A., and R.E. Holzer, On the Prediction of Magnetospheric
Configuration, *Solar‑Terrestrial Predictions Proceedings*, ed. R. F.
Donnelly, 2, pp. 365‑374, NOAA, Washington, DC, 1979.

3\. Slavin, J. A., R. C. Elphic, and C. T. Russell, A Comparison of
Pioneer Venus and Venera

Bow Shock Observations: Evidence for a Solar Cycle Variation, *Geophys.
Res. Lett., 6,*

905, 1979.

2\. Slavin, J. A., R. C. Elphic, C. T. Russell, J. H. Wolfe, and D. S.
Intriligator, Position and

Shape of the Venus Bow Shock: Pioneer Venus Orbiter Observations,
*Geophys.*

*Res. Lett.,6*, 901, 1979.

1\. Slavin, J. A., and R. E. Holzer, The Effect of Erosion on the Solar
Wind Stand-off Distance at Mercury, *J. Geophys. Res., 84*, 1,076, 1979.