معرفی
Umran Inan is a Professor of Electrical Engineering at Stanford University, serving as Director of the VLF Group and STAR Laboratory. He concurrently serves as President of Koç University in Istanbul, Turkey. His research focuses on plasma physics, electromagnetic waves, and space physics, with notable contributions to studies of ionospheric phenomena and satellite data analysis.
Education:
- B.S., Middle East Technical University, Turkey (1972)
- M.S., Middle East Technical University, Turkey (1973)
- Ph.D., Stanford University (1977)
Research Interests:
- Optical observations of atmospheric phenomena (sprites, elves)
- VLF/ELF remote sensing of ionospheric disturbances
- HF radio wave heating of ionospheric plasma
- Computer modeling of plasma display panels
- Analysis of plasma wave data from satellites like CLUSTER and POLAR
Awards:
- Appleton Prize (2008)
- Fellow of AGU and IEEE
- Allan Cox Medal (2007)
- Multiple NASA Group Achievement Awards
Service & Grants:
- Principal investigator on grants from ONR, NSF, NASA, and Air Force
- Directed over 300 refereed publications
- Authored textbooks on electromagnetics and plasma physics
Labs & Teams: Leads the STAR Laboratory and VLF Group at Stanford, managing Antarctic and ocean-based observatories for VLF/ELF measurements.
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