Alfredo A. Cruz
(Curation Scientist)
| Email: | alfredo.cruz@nasa.gov |
| Org Code: | 672 |
| Address: |
NASA/GSFC Mail Code 672 Greenbelt, MD 20771 |
| Employer: | ADNET SYSTEMS INC |
Positions/Employment
Curation Scientist
ADNET Systems, Inc. - Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) - Greenbelt, MD
April 2024 - Present
Graduate Research Internship
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) - Los Alamos, NM
January 2022 - August 2022
Graduate Research Assistant
West Virginia University - Morgantown, WV
August 2020 - August 2023
Research Scientist
Space Environment Technologies (SET) - Boulder, CO
May 2018 - February 2023
Graduate Internship (Summer)
Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL) - Pasadena, CA
May 2017 - July 2017
Teaching Experience
SPUR Graduate Mentor
University of Colorado-Boulder, Boulder, CO
Summer 2016
Graduate Teaching Assistant
University of Colorado-Boulder
Courses:
Fall 2017 - Intro to Thermo (ASEN 2002)
Spring 2018 - Aerospace Environment (ASEN 5335)
Fall 2018 - Thermo & Heat Transfer (ASEN 3113)
Education
Ph.D. (Pre-Candidate), Aerospace Engineering, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
M.S., Aerospace Engineering Sciences, 2018, University of Colorado-Boulder, Boulder, CO
M.S., Engineering Physics, 2012, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, FL
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, 2009, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX
Professional Societies
American Geophysical Union (AGU)
Standard Membership
2024 - Present
American Meteorological Society (AMS)
Student Membership
2023
Awards
AMS Student Poster Competition - 1st Place
AMS Conference, Denver, CO, Jan. 2023
Palace Acquire (PAQ) - Awardee
USAF Civil Service, Tinker AFB, OK, Sept 2010
Pre-Commencement Speaker
University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX, May 2009
Special Experience
Astrodynamics & Satellite Navigation Systems Certificate
University of Colorado-Boulder, Boulder, CO
Completed: December 2018
Space Weather Summer School
National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), Boulder, CO
Completed: July 2016
Publications
Refereed
2024. "Reduced‐Order Probabilistic Emulation of Physics‐Based Ring Current Models: Application to RAM‐SCB Particle Flux.", Space Weather, 22 (6): e2023SW003706 [10.1029/2023sw003706] [Journal Article/Letter]
2022. "Modeling the Dynamic Variability of Sub‐Relativistic Outer Radiation Belt Electron Fluxes Using Machine Learning.", Space Weather, 20 (8): e2022SW003079 [10.1029/2022sw003079] [Journal Article/Letter]
2021. "Relativistic Electron Model in the Outer Radiation Belt Using a Neural Network Approach.", Space Weather, 19 (12): e2021SW002808 [10.1029/2021sw002808] [Journal Article/Letter]
2021. "The SET HASDM Density Database.", Space Weather, 19 (4): e2020SW002682 [10.1029/2020sw002682] [Journal Article/Letter]
2017. "Thermospheric nitric oxide response to shock‐led storms.", Space Weather, 15 (2): 325-342 [10.1002/2016sw001567] [Journal Article/Letter]