{"634237":{"#nid":"634237","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Physics Senior Peter Addison on Planetary Plasma, NASA Research, Post-Grad Plans","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/svensimon.gatech.edu\/group-members\/\u0022\u003EPeter Addison\u0026rsquo;s\u003C\/a\u003E schedule for the coming school year is already on a par with students who have been in a Ph.D. program for two or three years. In December he will head to the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.agu.org\/fall-meeting\u0022\u003Efall meeting\u003C\/a\u003E of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.agu.org\/\u0022\u003EAmerican Geophysical Union\u003C\/a\u003E, the largest gathering of planetary and space scientists in the world. He\u0026rsquo;s also on track to make a presentation at an international conference on space science in Japan in September 2021.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhich makes the fact that Addison is about to receive his undergraduate degree from the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Physics\u003C\/a\u003E, graduating with highest honors, all the more remarkable.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Normally our Ph.D. students start attending (the AGU meeting) at the end of their second or third years,\u0026rdquo; \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/people\/simon-dr-sven\u0022\u003Esays Sven Simon\u003C\/a\u003E, associate professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E and Addison\u0026rsquo;s research group director. \u0026ldquo;But given Peter\u0026rsquo;s exceptional skills as a researcher, I am convinced that he will do an outstanding job there.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAfter Simon\u0026rsquo;s research group on planetary plasma environments won a major research grant from NASA\u0026rsquo;s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/nspires.nasaprs.com\/external\/solicitations\/summary!init.do?solId=%7bF9610853-AEFA-5B06-BD7C-21510F3A14C6%7d\u0026amp;path=open\u0022\u003ESolar System Workings program\u003C\/a\u003E, \u0026ldquo;it was already abundantly clear that we wanted Peter to join this project as a Ph.D. student,\u0026rdquo; he says.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor Addison, a recipient of the prestigious \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/grad.gatech.edu\/PresFellows\u0022\u003EPresident\u0026rsquo;s Fellowship\u003C\/a\u003E for incoming graduate students, it\u0026rsquo;s all part of the Georgia Tech experience. \u0026ldquo;Georgia Tech has taught me the meaning of hard work. Nothing comes to you for free here,\u0026rdquo; he says. \u0026ldquo;The School of Physics is filled with some of the most intelligent men and women I have ever met, far smarter than me, and it\u0026rsquo;s been a privilege to learn how our world works from them. That being said, I never want to do quantum mechanics ever again.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EA different kind of physics\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAddison has been more interested in theoretical plasma physics, especially that of magnetospheres in the outer solar system. After meeting with Simon In late 2018, he joined \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/svensimon.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EMagnetospheres of the Outer Solar System\u003C\/a\u003E, the research group Simon directs. He said Addison had already received a good background in theoretical astrophysics, thanks to taking \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/tamara-bogdanovic\u0022\u003ETamara Bogdanovi\u0107\u0026rsquo;s\u003C\/a\u003E classes through the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cra.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECenter for Relativistic Astrophysics\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;When Peter and I talked for the first time, we decided that he would join my group as a teaching assistant,\u0026rdquo; says Simon. \u0026ldquo;At that time, I was looking for a TA for my spring 2019 class on \u0026lsquo;Mathematical Methods in Geophysics.\u0026rsquo; This is actually a graduate-level class that covers advanced mathematical concepts. Although he was still an undergraduate student at that time, I had no doubt that Peter\u0026rsquo;s excellent background in theoretical physics would make it easy for him to handle this challenging task. During the next couple of months, he proved to be an extraordinarily dedicated and reliable group member as well as a great teacher, proactively rendering support to the students whenever needed.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPlotting possible paths for NASA\u0026rsquo;s Europa Clipper\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAddison\u0026rsquo;s own research deals with the ultimate goals of NASA\u0026rsquo;s forthcoming \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.jpl.nasa.gov\/missions\/europa-clipper\/\u0022\u003EEuropa Clipper\u003C\/a\u003E mission. He is developing a new model of the interaction between Europa, Jupiter\u0026rsquo;s intriguing moon which is a good candidate for harboring potential life, and Jupiter\u0026rsquo;s planetary radiation.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Our group tries to understand how the moons of planets like Jupiter and Saturn interact with their parent planet\u0026rsquo;s environment, specifically via magnetic field interactions,\u0026rdquo; Addison says. Moons like Europa and Saturn\u0026rsquo;s Titan orbit within the magnetosphere of their parent planets, and they receive constant bombardment of high energy particles.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EUnderstanding which regions of the moon receive the highest levels of irradiation can help explain surface features, the existence of atmospheres, and even help decide where and how to land and protect probes that NASA may send to these moons to explore.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAddison\u0026lsquo;s research, based on an earlier tool developed by former group postdoctoral researcher \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/pwp.gatech.edu\/lucasliuzzo\/\u0022\u003ELucas Liuzzo\u003C\/a\u003E, involves generating surface irradiation maps for Europa. It\u0026rsquo;s something Addison\u0026rsquo;s done \u0026ldquo;from scratch \u0026ndash; a completely new simulation model that will calculate the irradiation of Europa,\u0026rdquo; Simon says. The goal is to reveal signs of possible life that haven\u0026rsquo;t been bombarded into oblivion by the harsh radiation. Those areas could be prime landings sites of NASA\u0026rsquo;s Europa Clipper probe. Simon adds, \u0026ldquo;Peter makes progress on this project at a remarkable rate, coming up with new procedures and ideas for his model every week.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn fall 2021, Addison will present the latest findings on his research at the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/isss14.org\/\u0022\u003E14\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E International School\/Symposium for Space Simulations\u003C\/a\u003E in Kobe, Japan. \u0026ldquo;It\u0026rsquo;s a privilege to present our science to the some of the best scientists in the world. However, I\u0026rsquo;m also there to learn,\u0026rdquo; Addison says. \u0026ldquo;It\u0026rsquo;s not often that you gather many of the great minds of space sciences in one place, and it will be a tremendous opportunity to see what research everyone else is cooking up.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"School of Physics\u2019 Addison will graduate into Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, pursuing Ph.D. and safe landing sites for NASA\u2019s Europa Clipper"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ESchool of Physics senior Peter Addison is already working on a graduate school level, according to his research\u0026nbsp;group director. 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