Planetary Geodynamics Laboratory
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Michael E. Purucker
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CURRENT POSITION
- Raytheon, Chief Scientist, Geodynamics, Geophysics, and Space Geodesy Program, within the Planetary Geodynamics Laboratory
RESEARCH AREAS
- Planetary magnetic fields, geophysics, comparative planetology, the role of magnetic fields as fingerprints of processes in planetary lithospheres and ionospheres
EDUCATION
- 1976 - BS (geophysics) California Institute of Technology
- 1976 - MS (planetary science) California Institute of Technology
- 1984 - Ph.D (geology) Princeton University
PREVIOUS POSITIONS
| 1976-1981 | Geophysicist, USGS, Flagstaff, AZ |
| 1984-1985 | Chief Geologist, Phoenix Corp, McLean, VA |
| 2000-2001 | Invited Professor (2nd class), Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, France |
| 2002-present | Mission Advisory Group, SWARM |
| 2005 | Invited Professor (1st class), Laboratoire de Planetologie et Geodynamique, Univ de Nantes, France. |
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Mandea, M., and Purucker, M., Observing, Modeling, and Interpreting Magnetic Fields of the Solid Earth, Surveys in Geophysics, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10712-005-3857-x, 2005
Fox Maule, C., Purucker, M., Olsen, N., and K. Mosegaard, Heat flux anomalies in Antarctica revealed by satellite magnetic data, Science (and Science Express), 309, 464-467, July 15, 2005 and (June 9, 2005).
Whaler, K. and Purucker, M., A spatially continuous magnetization model for Mars, J. Geophys. Res., Vol. 110, No. E9, E09001, http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2004JE002393, 02 September 2005
Purucker, M. and Ishihara, T., Magnetic images of the Sumatran region crust, EOS, Transactions of the American Geohysical Union, 86 (10), 8 March 2005, 101-102.
Sabaka, T., Olsen, N., and Purucker, M., Extending Comprehensive Models of the Earth's Magnetic Field with Oersted and CHAMP data, Geophys. J. Int.,159, 521-547, Nov. 2004.
Purucker, M., Langlais, B., Olsen, N., Hulot, G., Mandea, M., The southern edge of cratonic North America: Evidence from new satellite magnetometer observations, Geophys.Res.Lett., 29(15),8000, doi:10.1029/2001GL013645,2002
Purucker , M., Ravat, D., Frey, H., Voorhies, C., Sabaka, T., and Acuna, M., An altitude-normalized magnetic map of Mars and its interpretation, Geophys. Res. Lett.., v. 27, 2449-2452, Aug. 15, 2000.
Purucker, M., R. Langel, M. Rajaram, and C. Raymond, Global magnetization models with a priori information, Journal of Geophysical Research, v.103, 2563-2584, 1998.
Purucker, M., T. Sabaka, and R. Langel, Conjugate Gradient Analysis: A New Tool For Studying Satellite Magnetic Data Sets, Geophysical Research Letters, v. 23, p.507-510, March 1, 1996 .
Purucker, M., Elston, D., and E.M. Shoemaker, Early Acquisition of Characteristic Magnetization In Red Beds of the Moenkopi Formation (Triassic), Gray Mountain, Arizona, Journal of Geophysical Research, vol. 85, p. 997 - 1012, 1980.
