Ali Sulaiman
Ali Sulaiman
Assistant Professor, School of Physics and AstronomyContact
John T. Tate Hall Room 285-20 116 Church Street SeMinneapolis, MN 55455
Affiliations
Cassini-Huygens mission to Saturn
Juno mission to Jupiter
Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer mission to Jupiter
Biographical Info
Education
- Ph.D., Imperial College London, 2016
- M.Eng. (First Class Honours), Imperial College London, 2012
Professional Background
Assistant Research Scientist, University of Iowa, 2020-2022
Postdoc, University of Iowa, 2016-2020
Scientific & Professional Societies
- Member, American Geophysical Union
Research & Teaching
Research Interests
Planetary magnetospheres: The coupling between giant planets and their environment (e.g. Saturn, its rings, and Enceladus). The solar wind interaction with giant planet magnetospheres. Plasma waves: The role of plasma waves in magnetospheres and ionospheres of giant planets. Space plasma physics: Collisionless shock waves, particularly very high Mach number processes.
Planetary Missions Involvement
Cassini-Huygens mission to Saturn (Magnetometer and Radio & Plasma Wave instruments)
Juno mission to Jupiter (Radio and Plasma Wave instrument)
Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer mission to Jupiter (Magnetometer instrument)
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Publications & Awards
Honors and Awards
- Ernest Rutherford Fellowship, 2022
- University of Iowa Postdoctoral Scholar Excellence Award, 2019
- NASA Group Achievement Award, 2018
- International Union of Radio Science Young Scientist Award, 2017
- Springer Thesis Prize, 2016