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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2010 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)
  • 1989 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For his seminal contributions to the measurement and understanding of the isotopic abundances of cosmic rays and solar energetic particles

Overview

R. A. Mewaldt is affiliated with the California Institute of Technology in the United States. Their research contributions focus primarily within the broad field of Physics and Astronomy, with specific attention to several subfields such as Astronomy and Astrophysics, Artificial Intelligence, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, and Geophysics.

Their main research topics reflect a concentration on Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics, Astro and Planetary Science, Solar Radiation and Photovoltaics, Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics, Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry, Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae, and broader Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies.

R. A. Mewaldt has published extensively in several scientific journals and venues. Notable frequent publication venues include:

  • The Astrophysical Journal
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
  • Proceedings of 37th International Cosmic Ray Conference - PoS(ICRC2021)
  • arXiv (Cornell University)

Their collaboration network involves frequent co-authors such as C. M. S. Cohen, N. A. Schwadron, M. E. Wiedenbeck, E. R. Christian, and D. J. McComas.

Among recent papers authored or co-authored by R. A. Mewaldt are:

  • "Energetic Particle Increases Associated with Stream Interaction Regions", 2020, The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
  • "Solar Energetic Particles Produced by a Slow Coronal Mass Ejection at ∼0.25 au", 2020, The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
  • "Properties of Suprathermal-through-energetic He Ions Associated with Stream Interaction Regions Observed over the Parker Solar Probe's First Two Orbits", 2020, The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
  • "Observations of the 2019 April 4 Solar Energetic Particle Event at the Parker Solar Probe", 2020, The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
  • "³He-rich Solar Energetic Particle Observations at the Parker Solar Probe and near Earth", 2020, The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series

R. A. Mewaldt's scientific career includes recognition through awards such as the Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) awarded in 2010, and the Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) awarded in 1989, with a citation for seminal contributions to the measurement and understanding of the isotopic abundances of cosmic rays and solar energetic particles.

Best Publications

  • The Advanced Composition Explorer

    E. C. Stone;A. M. Frandsen;R. A. Mewaldt;E. R. Christian

  • Global Energetics of Thirty-Eight Large Solar Eruptive Events

    A. G. Emslie;B. R. Dennis;A. Y. Shih;P. C. Chamberlin

  • Shock Geometry, Seed Populations, and the Origin of Variable Elemental Composition at High Energies in Large Gradual Solar Particle Events

    A. J. Tylka;C. M. S. Cohen;W. F. Dietrich;M. A. Lee

  • STEREO IMPACT Investigation Goals, Measurements, and Data Products Overview

    J. G. Luhmann;D. W. Curtis;P. Schroeder;J. McCauley

  • Energy partition in two solar flare/CME events

    A. G. Emslie;A. G. Emslie;H. Kucharek;B. R. Dennis;N. Gopalswamy

  • Discovery of very large amplitude whistler-mode waves in Earth's radiation belts

    C. Cattell;J. R. Wygant;K. Goetz;K. Kersten

  • The Solar Isotope Spectrometer for the Advanced Composition Explorer

    E. C. Stone;C. M. S. Cohen;W. R. Cook;A. C. Cummings

  • Relativistic Electron Acceleration and Decay Time Scales in the Inner and Outer Radiation Belts: SAMPEX

    D. N. Baker;J. B. Blake;L. B. Callis;J. R. Cummings

  • The Absolute Flux of Protons and Helium at the Top of the Atmosphere Using IMAX

    W. Menn;M. Hof;O. Reimer;O. Reimer;M. Simon

  • Measurement of the Secondary Radionuclides 10Be, 26Al, 36Cl, 54Mn, and 14C and Implications for the Galactic Cosmic-Ray Age

    Nathan Eugene Yanasak;Nathan Eugene Yanasak;M. E. Wiedenbeck;R. A. Mewaldt;A. J. Davis

  • Proton, helium, and electron spectra during the large solar particle events of October-November 2003

    R. A. Mewaldt;C. M. S. Cohen;A. W. Labrador;R. A. Leske

  • > 25 MeV Proton Events Observed by the High Energy Telescopes on the STEREO A and B Spacecraft and/or at Earth During the First ∼ Seven Years of the STEREO Mission

    I. G. Richardson;I. G. Richardson;T. T. von Rosenvinge;H. V. Cane;E. R. Christian

  • THE COSMIC-RAY ISOTOPE SPECTROMETER FOR THE ADVANCED COMPOSITION EXPLORER

    E. C. Stone;C. M. S. Cohen;W. R. Cook;A. C. Cummings

  • Energy Spectra, Composition, and Other Properties of Ground-Level Events During Solar Cycle 23

    R. A. Mewaldt;M. D. Looper;C. M. S. Cohen;D. K. Haggerty

  • Acceleration and Transport of Energetic Particles Observed in the Heliosphere.

    Richard A. Mewaldt;J. R. Jokipii;Martin A. Lee;Eberhard Möbius

  • RECORD-SETTING COSMIC-RAY INTENSITIES IN 2009 AND 2010

    R. A. Mewaldt;A. J. Davis;K. A. Lave;R. A. Leske

  • Measurement of 0.25–3.2 GeV Antiprotons in the Cosmic Radiation

    J. W. Mitchell;L. M. Barbier;E. R. Christian;J. F. Krizmanic

  • Two components in major solar particle events

    H. V. Cane;T. T. von Rosenvinge;C. M. S. Cohen;R. A. Mewaldt

  • Recurrent geomagnetic storms and relativistic electron enhancements in the outer magnetosphere: ISTP coordinated measurements

    D N Baker;X Li;Niescja E Turner;J H Allen

  • Solar eruptions and energetic particles

    Natchimuthukonar Gopalswamy;Richard Mewaldt;Jarmo Torsti

Frequent Co-Authors

E. C. Stone
E. C. Stone California Institute of Technology
Nathan A. Schwadron
Nathan A. Schwadron University of New Hampshire
Stamatios M. Krimigis
Stamatios M. Krimigis Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
J. B. Blake
J. B. Blake The Aerospace Corporation
Angelos Vourlidas
Angelos Vourlidas Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Stuart D. Bale
Stuart D. Bale University of California, Berkeley
Daniel N. Baker
Daniel N. Baker University of Colorado Boulder
Olaf Reimer
Olaf Reimer University of Innsbruck
Ralph L. McNutt
Ralph L. McNutt Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Justin C. Kasper
Justin C. Kasper University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

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