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Jim Crumley

Professor/Chair
Education
  • Ph.D., University of Minnesota – Twin Cities (2002)
  • B.S., University of Wisconsin – Madison
Research Areas of Interest

Space plasma physics, in particular ion cyclotron waves and solitary waves in the magnetosphere. Also, meteors and physics education.

Select Publications

J. P. Crumley, A. D. Palczewski, and S. A. Kaster. Examining the Location of the Magnetopause in an Undergraduate Lab.  Am. J. Phys. (in press).

C. Cattell, C. Neiman, J. Dombeck, J. Crumley, J. Wygant, C. A. Kletzing, W. K.  Peterson, F. S. Mozer, and M. André. Large amplitude solitary waves in and near the Earth’s magnetosphere, magnetopause and bow shock: Polar and Cluster observations.  Nonlin. Proc. Geophys., 10:13-26, 2003.

J. P. Crumley, C. A. Cattell, R. L. Lysak, and J. P. Dombeck. Studies of ion solitary waves using simulations including hydrogen and oxygen beams. J.  Geophys. Res., 106(A4):6007-6015, April 2001.