Marc R. Hairston, Research Scientist
William B. Hanson Center for Space Sciences
The University of Texas at Dallas

Research Interests

Ionospheric physics: current topics include polar ionospheric convection, theta aurora, response times to changes in the IMF, scientific visualizationof space science data.

Bernard: What causes them [the northern lights] to do that?
Chris: Well, this is just a guess, but, I think that high speed electrons and protons from the sun are trapped in the Van Allen Belt. Then they're channeled through the polar regions by the Earth's magnetic field where they collide with other particles and create a brilliant luminosity.
Bernard: What does that have to do with us ?
Chris: I swear I don't know....
--Northern Exposure "Aurora Borealis"

Click here to see our Cindi in Space comic book.

Click for a list of Selected Publications.

Click for information about on-line DMSP and SSIES thermal plasma data.

Click for information about scientific visualization and our videotape offer. This explains what the "tortilla in space" pictured above is all about.

Click for information about my current work on theta aurora using DE and DMSP data.

Click for my spring 1995 AGU paper/GEM 1995 workshop poster and information about our DMSP database.

We are participating in the National Space Weather Initiative by providing DMSP data about the polar cap ionospheric convection and potential drop during the study period of 2-11 November 1993. Click here for our contribution.

Click for information about the Spring 1999 and Spring 2000 Natural Wonders course taught by Dr. Pam Gossin that I am helping with where the class studies Hayao Miyazaki's manga and film Nausicaa of the Valley of Wind.

Education

B.A. in Physics and English, Rice University, 1979
M.A. in Physics, Duke University, 1981
PhD. in Space Physics, Rice University, 1986

Address

Dr. Marc R. Hairston
William B. Hanson Center for Space Sciences
University of Texas at Dallas
P.O. Box 830688 FO22
Richardson, TX 75083-0688
(972)883-2826
hairston@utdallas.edu

Click here for essay Why 2001 Won't Be Like 2001.

Click here for personal pictures..

I am now an Official Cabinet Member of Dogbert's New Ruling Class. You may bow to me now.

Other interests

(you mean I'm allowed to have outside interests?)

This way to anime.

Click here for my Nadia page. This was theCool Site of the Day on February 24, 1995. It has also been selected by Point Communications (the Lycos folks) as one of the top 1000 sites on the web (in 1995).

Click here for my job.

And now for some dissenting views about the net:

Go to the UTD Space Sciences home page.

Go to the UTD Space Sciences Personnel page.

Updated (and finally moved to the UTD server) on January 2008