William Bristow
Email
wab5217@psu.edu
Office Address
621 Walker Building
Title(s)
Professor of Atmospheric Science
Research Specialty
Education
Ph.D. Space Physics, University of Alaska Fairbanks, 1992
B.S. Applied Physics, University of Alaska Fairbanks, 1988
B.S. Electrical Engineering, University of Alaska Fairbanks, 1988
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Dr. William Bristow's research interests include studies of winds in the upper atmosphere, studies of the magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling, and space-weather effects on radio propagation, which directly impacts radio communications in high-latitude regions. Dr. Bristow is one of the US principal investigators for the Super Dual Auroral Radar Network (SuperDARN). He is responsible for the operation of radars at Kodiak and Adak, Alaska, and McMurdo Station and South Pole Station, Antarctica.
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION:
- High-latitude plasma convection
- Radar systems
- Data analysis techniques
- Space weather and studies of the upper atmosphere.