Ph.D. University of Maryland (1975) B.S. University of Notre Dame (1971) M.B.A. University of Maryland (1982) Dr. Huba is Head of the Space Plasma Physics Section of the Beam Physics Branch at the Naval Research Laboratory. Dr. Huba was Head of the Geophysical and Plasma Dynamics Branch at the Naval Research Laboratory from 1983 until 1989 at which time it was incorporated into the Space Plasma Branch. He joined the Beam Physics Branch in 1992. His primary area of expertise is the stability of collisional and collisionless plasmas. In this regard he has performed a number of linear and nonlinear studies of a variety of kinetic and fluid plasma instabilities using both analytical and numerical techniques. His research interests have included the study of the Rayleigh-Taylor instability, the Kelvin-Helmholtz instability, the nonlinear theory of interchange instabilities, plasma opening switch dynamics, dynamics of the solar atmosphere, wave phenomena in the ionospheres of earth and Venus, and non-ideal MHD dynamics.

His current research interests are modeling of the earth's ionosphere and 3D Hall MHD dynamics. These studies are relevant to phenomena occurring in both space and laboratory plasma environments. Dr. Huba has over 100 research publications in these areas.

Dr. Huba is a Fellow of the American Physical Society. He is a member of the American Geophysical Union, the American Physical Society, and the International Union of Radio Science (URSI). He was an Associate Editor for the Journal of Geophysical Research (1983-1986). Dr. Huba was awarded the 1991 Editor's Citation for Excellence in Refereeing: Journal of Geophysical Research (Space Physics). Prior to joining the Naval Research Laboratory, Dr. Huba was employed by Science Applications, Inc., as a Research Scientist from 1977 to 1981 and was an NRC/NRL Research Associate from 1975-1977.