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NARAYAN P. CHAPAGAIN Visiting Postdoctoral Research Associate NASA LWS Fellowship Program Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1308 West Main Street, 322 CSL Urbana, IL 61801 _____________________________________________________________________ EDUCATION Ph.D. May 2011 Utah State University, Logan, UT, USA Area of study: Space and Ionospheric Physics Dissertation: Dynamics of Equatorial Spread F using Ground-based Optical and Radar Measurements Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, India Area of study: Atmospheric and Space Sciences Thesis: Total Ozone Measurements over Kathmandu Using Brewer Spectrophotometer Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal Major: Physics Thesis: The Study on Preheat in D-D and D-T as a Fusion Fuel in Inertial Confinement Fusion Plasma Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal Major: Physics and Mathematics

M.Tech. August 2003

M.S.

March 1992

B.S.

September 1988

RESEARCH INTERESTS Atmospheric and Astrophysics Ionospheric physics, magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling, space weather. Optical and radio remote sensing techniques from both ground- and satellite-based platforms. SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS The NASA Living With a Star Jack Eddy Postdoctoral Fellowship Program (2011-2013), Administered by the University Corporation of Atmospheric Research (UCAR), Boulder, CO. Claude E. ZoBell Scholarship (2009-2010), College of Science, Utah State University (USU), UT, USA. 2009 Graduate Student Senate (GSS) Enhancement Award, USU, USA. First prize in oral presentation from College of Science, 2009 Intermountain Graduate Research Symposium, USU, USA. 1

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2008 Howard L. Blood Endowed Scholarship, Physics Department, USU, USA. 2007 Laboratory Teaching Assistant of the Year, Physics Department, USU, USA. 2006 Gene Adam Award, Outstanding Academic Performance, Physics Department, USU, USA. Scholarship for Post Graduate Course in Space and Atmospheric SciencesConducted by Centre for Space Science and Technical Education in Asia and the Pacific (CSSTE-AP) affiliated to the United Nations, 1999-2000. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Postdoctoral position (May 2011-present): Jack Eddy Postdoctoral Fellowship Program sponsored by NASA Living With a Star Heliophysics Postdoctoral Fellowship Program in University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Convener (June 2012): CEDAR workshop on Thermosphere-Ionosphere Coupling and the Development of Irregularities, June 23-29 2012, Santa Fe, New Mexico. Reviewer (2009 - present): Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR) - Space Physics, Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics (JASTP), and Journal of Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics (JMAP). Organizer (2011- present): Seminars and Journal Club, Remote Sensing and Space Science (RSSS) group, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL. Principal investigator: Coupling Relationships between Nighttime MediumScale Traveling Ionospheric Disturbances (MSTIDs) and Low-Latitude Ionospheric Irregularities. Judge: Served as a judge for Outstanding Student Paper Award of AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA. Graduate Teaching Assistant (2005-2011): Physics Department, Utah State University, UT. Graduate Research Assistant (2006-2009): Center for Atmospheric and Space Sciences, Utah State University, UT. Lecturer (1995-2005): Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal. Assistant Lecturer (992-1995): Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal. Founder/Academic Director (2000): Kathmandu Bernhardt College, Kathmandu, Nepal. Head of Department of Physics (1998-2000), Patan M. Campus, Tribhuvan University, Lalitpur, Nepal. Head of Department of Physics (1997-1998): Kathmandu, Donbosco College, Nepal. Chief Editor (1991): Science Magazine published by M.Sc. Physics students at the Central Department of Physics, Tribhuvan University, Nepal.

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COMPUTER SKILL Microsoft Office, Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, Origin, MatLab, FOTRAN, IDL, and Python Programing. SELECTED MEMBERSHIPS AND SERVICES American Geophysical Union (AGU). American Physical Society (APS). Life Member, Nepal Physical Society (NPS), Nepal. Physics Department Representative of Graduate Student Senate (2009), Utah State University. Joint Secretary, Nepal Physical Society (NPS), Nepal (19992001). Treasurer, University Teacher Association, Patan M. Campus, Tribhuvan University, Nepal (1993-1996). RESEARCH EXPERIENCES Postdoctoral Research Associate (May 2011-present): Sponsored by the NASA Living With a Star Heliophysics Postdoctoral Fellowship (Jack Eddy Postdoctoral Fellowship) Program and working at Remote Sensing and Space Science (RSSS) Laboratory, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL. Worked on ground- and space-based multi-instrument observations such as optical imaging systems to measure the airglow depletions of the ionospheric irregularities, GPS receiver for the ionospheric scintillations, Fabry-Perot interferometer for the neutral wind measurements, and satellite data for the ionospheric conditions. Investigated important relationships between neutral winds and the ionospheric irregularities using the data from several sites from Brazil and Peru, illustrating that the seeding of such irregularities is controlled by the neutral winds. Worked as a principal investigator on finding coupling relationships between nighttime medium-scale traveling ionospheric disturbances and low-latitude ionospheric irregularities using optical imaging data from Hawaii and Chile. Developed the theoretical model of ionospheric plasma drifts to compare with the experimental results of zonal drift velocity of the ionospheric irregularities. Research Assistant, Center for Atmospheric and Space Science, Utah State University, Logan, Utah (2006-2010): Characterized the morphology and dynamics of ionospheric irregularities using ground-based optical measurements. Determined the day-to-day variability of ionospheric plasma bubble evolutions and their zonal drift velocities from several sites distributed in different longitude sectors such as Christmas Island in the Central Pacific Ocean, Ascension Island in Atlantic Ocean, and several sites from Brazil.

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Investigated the seasonal and solar cycle variations of onset times and heights of the radar plumes from the climatological study of post-sunset equatorial spread F using long-term radar measurements from Jicamarca, Peru. Worked on studying the effect of magnetic field perturbations (data from ACE satellite and magnetometers) on the plasma drift velocity derived from Jicamarca radar and satellites observations (e.g., DMSP and C/NOFS). Faculty Member, Department of Physics, Patan Multiple Campus, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal (1995-2005): Worked on atmospheric ozone measurements over Kathmandu, Nepal using ground-based measurements from Brewer Spectrophotometer and satellite observations. The research grant was awarded by the Dean Office, Institute of Science and Technology, Tribhuvan University, Nepal. Mentored to undergraduate students for their projects on investigating the variability of atmospheric ozone measurements over Kathmandu. TEACHING EXPEIENCES Teaching Assistant, Department of Physics, Utah State University, Logan, Utah (2005-2011): Served as an instructor for undergraduate students and tutored introductory Physics courses, set up Physics Laboratory, conducted exams. As recognition of my outstanding performance, I was awarded as the best laboratory teaching assistant of the year 2007. Lecturer, Department of Physics, Patan Multiple Campus, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal (1995-2005): Taught Astrophysics, Mechanics, Modern Physics, Thermodynamics, ElectricityMagnetism, and Optics to undergraduate students, as well as Classical Mechanics, Electrodynamics to graduate students in Tribhuvan University, Nepal. Involved on course design, laboratory set up, exam conduction, and also served as a Head of Department of Physics.