Dr. Jess Vriesema, M.Sc Ph.D.
Contact Information
Education
2009: B.Sc. in Physics, Calvin College (minor in Computer Science)
2011: M.Sc. in Physics, University of Arizona
2015: M.Sc. in Planetary Science, University of Arizona
2020: Ph.D. in Planetary Science, University of Arizona
Teaching and Research Interests
Computational physics, scientific modeling, numerical analysis, planetary science, astronomy/astrophysics, high-performance computing.
Research: Computational physics (general), scientific modeling scalability in high-performance computing, magnetohydrodynamics as applied to planetary atmospheres.
Published Research
Vriesema, J. W., Koskinen, T. T. and Yelle, R. (2019). "Electrodynamics in Saturn’s Thermosphere at Low and Middle Latitudes." Icarus, in press. DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2019.113390.
Dykhuis, M. J., Molnar, L. A., Gates, C. J., Gonzales, J. A., Huffman, J. J., Maat, A. R., Maat, S. L., Marks, M. I., Massey-Plantinga, A. R., McReynolds, N. D., Schut, J. A., Stoep, J. P. Stutzman, A. J., Thomas, B. C., Vander Tuig, G. W., Vriesema, J. W. and Greenberg, R. (2015). "Efficient spin sense determination of Flora-region asteroids via the epoch method." Icarus, 267, 174–203. DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2015.12.021.
Molnar, L. and Vriesema, J. (2006). Minor Planet Observations, Minor Planet Circulars, 56166, 1.
Honors And Recognition
2016–2019: NASA Earth and Space Science Fellowship (NESSF)
2011: William Bickel Award for Enthusiasm in Laboratory and Pedagogy