Dr. Brandon Lee Burkholder
Research Associate · Non-Tenure Track
Goddard Planetary Heliophysics Institute
About
Graduated from Clemson University in 2015 with a B.S. in physics and minor in computer science. Graduated from the University of Alaska Fairbanks in 2019 with a Ph.D. in space physics. Worked at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University from 2019-2021 and moved to the UMBC GPHI in 2021.
Research interests
Simulations and data analysis at Earth and planetary magnetospheres to understand fundamental plasma processes throughout the solar system and improve space weather forecasting.
Education
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Ph D, Space Physics
— University of Alaska Fairbanks (2019) Solar Magnetic Fields: Source, Evolution, and Interaction with Planetary Magnetospheres
- BS, Physics — Clemson University (2015)
Grants and Contracts
- MMS Early Career Award 2024