Delaware Space Grant Director Delivers Francis Alison Lecture on Solar Wind

Matthaeus to discuss research on space physics

The annual Francis Alison Lecture is scheduled for 3 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 18, in Gore Recital Hall, featuring the 2024 recipient of UD’s highest faculty honor, William H. Matthaeus, the Martin A. Pomerantz Professor of Physics and Astronomy.

The title of the lecture is “Riding the Turbulent Solar Wind: A Journey through Space Physics.” It is free and open to the public; a reception will follow in the Center for the Arts lobby. To register, click this link.

Matthaeus is director of the Delaware NASA Space Grant and the Delaware NASA EPSCoR program. He is co-investigator on several current and upcoming spacecraft missions, and he is a fellow of the American Physical Society, the Institute of Physics, the American Geophysical Union and the American Association for Advancement of Science.

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Original Post Date: 1.28.25

Author Credit: Mike Chalmers

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