Research & Projects

Transient Space Weather Impacts on the MIT System

My research program characterizes and predicts the impact of transient solar activity on the near-Earth space environment, with emphasis on how these impacts propagate through the ionosphere to affect HF radio communications, satellite navigation, power grids, and submarine cables. I work at the intersection of observational data analysis, physics-based numerical modeling, and machine learning, using the SuperDARN HF radar network as a primary observational tool alongside coupled whole-atmosphere models and ground-based instrumentation.

Research Projects
Solar Flare Effects
Research

Solar Flare Effects on HF Radio & Ionosphere

Characterization of shortwave fadeout, the Doppler Flash, and ionospheric sluggishness using SuperDARN HF radars and WACCM-X simulations.

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GMD Submarine Cable Vulnerability
Research

GMD & Submarine Cable Vulnerability (SCUBAS)

Modeling geomagnetically induced currents in submarine fiber-optic cables using the open-source SCUBAS thin-sheet electromagnetic model.

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Solar Eclipse Ionospheric Physics
Research

Solar Eclipse Ionospheric Physics

NSF-funded (2024–2027) investigation of ionospheric density response to American solar eclipses using SuperDARN, HamSCI, and WACCM-X.

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Coronal Hole Detection CHIPS
Research

Coronal Hole Detection (CHIPS)

Probabilistic identification of coronal holes and boundaries in solar EUV images using the pyCHIPS open-source algorithm.

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AGW-Driven Impacts on HF Communication
Research

AGW-Driven Impacts on HF Communication

Investigating how atmospheric gravity waves from severe weather propagate into the ionosphere and affect HF radio propagation.

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Data Analytics & Tools
Probabilistic Geomagnetic Storm Prediction
Data Analytics

Probabilistic Geomagnetic Storm Prediction

Two-layer neural network for Kp index forecasting with 3-hour lead time and probabilistic uncertainty bounds.

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SWF Anomaly Detection in SuperDARN
Data Analytics

SWF Anomaly Detection in SuperDARN

Probabilistic shortwave fadeout detection in SuperDARN time series using Z-score and nonlinear energy operator methods.

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SWF Real-Time Monitoring Tool
Data Analytics

SWF Real-Time Monitoring Tool

Operational monitoring tool generating summary reports of flare-driven SWF events across the North American SuperDARN network.

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Submarine Cable Monitoring Google GARA
Data Analytics

Submarine Cable Monitoring (Google GARA)

Google Unrestricted Award (GARA) project developing tools for monitoring geomagnetically induced voltages in global submarine cables using SCUBAS.

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