- Ph.D. in Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences, University of Michigan, 2017
- Graduate Certificate in Plasma Science and Engineering, University of Michigan, 2017
- MSc. Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences, University of Michigan, 2014
- B.A. Physics and Astronomy, Astrophysics/Physics Track, University of Colorado, 2012
Gang Kai Poh
(Assistant Research Scientist)
| Email: | gangkai.poh@nasa.gov |
| Phone: | 301.286.0445 |
| Org Code: | 675 |
| Address: |
NASA/GSFC Mail Code 695 Greenbelt, MD 20771 |
| Employer: | CATHOLIC UNIV OF AMERICA |
Education
Positions/Employment
Assistant Research Scientist
The Catholic University of America - NASA Goddard Space Flight Center - NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
2021 - Present
Research Associate Professor
Catholic University of America - Washington DC
2022 - Present
Postdoctoral Research Associate
CRESSTII, The Catholic University of America - NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
2019 - 2021
Postdoctoral Research Associate
CRESSTII, University of Maryland Baltimore County - NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
2018 - 2019
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, Michigan
2017 - 2018
Graduate Research Assistant
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, Michigan
2012 - 2017
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado - Boulder, Colorado
2011 - 2012
Professional Societies
American Geophysical Union
Member
2012 - Present
European Geophysical Union
Member
2014 - Present
Asia Oceania Geoscience Society
Member
2014 - Present
Professional Service
Mercury Exploration Assessment Group (MExAG) Steering Committee
Role: Early Career Steering Committee Member
NASA review panel
Executive Secretary, 2014
NASA review panel
Panelist, 2019 – current
Asia Oceania Geoscience Society Conference
Session Convener, 2018 – current
American Geophysical Union Fall Conference
Session Convener, 2021 – current
NASA Request for Information Space Weather Instruments and Missions for Science (SWIMS)
Title: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Fluxgate Magnetometers for Space Weather Observations
Role: Co-author
NASA Request for Information Development of Flight Capacity Building Programs for Emerging International Partners
Title: Development of a flight capacity building program for Space Weather Research at CUA in collaboration with NASA GSFC
Role: PI/Lead Author
Association for Women in Science affiliate chapter at University of Michigan, 2017 – 2018
Member
Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility (IDEA) Working Group, 2020 – 2022
MExAG Representative
Awards
Michigan Institute for Plasma Science and Engineering (MIPSE) Fellowship, 2014 - 2015
Grants
Magnetopause Reconnection at Mercury
Discovery Data Analysis Program - NASA - Awarded: 2018-06-15
MMS GI Investigation of Magnetic Flux Rope Formation and Evolution in the Cross-tail Current Sheet
MMS Guest Investigator Program - NASA - Awarded: 2018-10-01
MMS Investigation of Ultra-Low Frequency Waves in the Earth’s Upstream Ion Foreshock Region
MMS Early Career Grant - NASA - Awarded: 2020-09-01
Dates: -
Dynamics and statistical properties of Eart's magnetopause X-lines and flux transfer events
Heliophysics Supporting Research - NASA - Awarded: 2021-07-13
Dates: -
Investigation of Upstream ULF waves in Mercury’s Foreshock
Discovery Data Analysis Program - NASA - Awarded: 2021-04-01
Dates: -
Erosion and Dissipation of Earthward-moving Flux Ropes in the near-Earth’s Geomagnetic Tail Region: Dynamics and Particle Energization
Heliophysics Guest Investigator - Open - Catholic University of America - Awarded: 2023-01-01
Dates: -
Special Experience
NASA GSFC Values & Goals Team
Role: Goals #2 Team Member
Selected Publications
Refereed
2021. "On the Growth and Development of Non‐Linear Kelvin–Helmholtz Instability at Mars: MAVEN Observations." Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics 126 (9): [10.1029/2021ja029224] [Journal Article/Letter]
2020. "Large‐Amplitude Oscillatory Motion of Mercury's Cross‐Tail Current Sheet." Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics 125 (7): [10.1029/2020ja027783] [Journal Article/Letter]
2019. "Dissipation of Earthward Propagating Flux Rope Through Re‐reconnection with Geomagnetic Field: An MMS Case Study." Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics 2018JA026451 [10.1029/2018ja026451] [Journal Article/Letter]
2018. "Transport of Mass and Energy in Mercury's Plasma Sheet." Geophysical Research Letters 45 (22): 12,163-12,170 [10.1029/2018gl080601] [Journal Article/Letter]
2017. "Coupling between Mercury and its nightside magnetosphere: Cross-tail current sheet asymmetry and substorm current wedge formation." Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics 122 (8): 8419-8433 [10.1002/2017ja024266] [Journal Article/Letter]
2017. "Mercury's cross-tail current sheet: Structure, X-line location and stress balance." Geophysical Research Letters 44 (2): 678-686 [10.1002/2016gl071612] [Journal Article/Letter]
2016. "MESSENGER Observations of Cusp Plasma Filaments at Mercury." Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics 121 (9): 8260–8285 [10.1002/2016ja022552] [Journal Article/Letter]
2015. "Cassini in situ observations of long-duration magnetic reconnection in Saturn’s magnetotail." Nature Physics 12 (3): 268-271 [10.1038/nphys3565] [Journal Article/Letter]
2014. "MESSENGER observations of Mercury's dayside magnetosphere under extreme solar wind conditions." Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics 119 (10): 8087-8116 [10.1002/2014ja020319] [Journal Article/Letter]
2013. "Solar wind forcing at Mercury: WSA-ENLIL model results." Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics 118 (1): 45-57 [10.1029/2012ja018064] [Journal Article/Letter]