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'''Craig Allen Kletzing''' ( |
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| birth_name = Craig Allen Kletzing |
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1958|2|3}} |
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| birth_place = [[Sacramento, California]] |
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| death_date = {{Death date and age|2023|8|10|1958|2|3}} |
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| spouse = Jeanette Welch |
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| fields = [[Plasma physics]], [[Space physics]] |
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| education = [[University of California, Berkeley]] (B.A.) <br/> [[University of California, San Diego]] (M.S., Ph.D.) |
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| thesis_title = Auroral electron time dispersion |
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| thesis_url = https://www.proquest.com/docview/303673120 |
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| thesis_year = 1989 |
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| academic_advisors = [[Carl E. McIlwain]] <br/> [[Roy B. Torbert]] |
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| known_for = NASA [[Van Allen Probes]] mission (EMFISIS) <br/> NASA [[Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics Reconnaissance Satellites|TRACERS]] mission |
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| awards = Fellow of the [[American Physical Society]] (2022) |
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⚫ | '''Craig Allen Kletzing''' (February 3, 1958 – August 10, 2023) was an American plasma physicist and professor at the [[University of Iowa]], known for his work in space [[Plasma (physics)|plasmas]] and laboratory plasmas. He conducted pioneering work in kinetic [[Alfvén wave]]s,<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Kletzing |first1=C. A. |title=Electron acceleration by kinetic Alfvén waves |journal=Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics |date=June 1994 |volume=99 |issue=A6 |pages=11095–11103 |doi=10.1029/94JA00345}}</ref> developed instruments for various [[NASA]] missions, and taught college level physics. |
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⚫ | Kletzing was a principal investigator of the Electric and Magnetic Field Instrument Suite and Integrated Science (EMFISIS)<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Kletzing |first1=C. A. |last2=Kurth |first2=W. S. |last3=Acuna |first3=M. |last4=MacDowall |first4=R. J. |last5=Torbert |first5=R. B. |last6=Averkamp |first6=T. |last7=Bodet |first7=D. |last8=Bounds |first8=S. R. |last9=Chutter |first9=M. |last10=Connerney |first10=J. |last11=Crawford |first11=D. |last12=Dolan |first12=J. S. |last13=Dvorsky |first13=R. |last14=Hospodarsky |first14=G. B. |last15=Howard |first15=J. |date=1 November 2013 |title=The Electric and Magnetic Field Instrument Suite and Integrated Science (EMFISIS) on RBSP |journal=Space Science Reviews |language=en |volume=179 |issue=1 |pages=127–181 |doi=10.1007/s11214-013-9993-6 |issn=1572-9672|doi-access=free }}</ref> unit aboard NASA's [[Van Allen Probes]], and a co-investigator of the electric and magnetic Fields Suite aboard NASA's [[Magnetospheric Multiscale Mission]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Torbert |first1=R. B. |last2=Russell |first2=C. T. |last3=Magnes |first3=W. |last4=Ergun |first4=R. E. |last5=Lindqvist |first5=P.-A. |last6=LeContel |first6=O. |last7=Vaith |first7=H. |last8=Macri |first8=J. |last9=Myers |first9=S. |last10=Rau |first10=D. |last11=Needell |first11=J. |last12=King |first12=B. |last13=Granoff |first13=M. |last14=Chutter |first14=M. |last15=Dors |first15=I. |date=1 March 2016 |title=The FIELDS Instrument Suite on MMS: Scientific Objectives, Measurements, and Data Products |journal=Space Science Reviews |language=en |volume=199 |issue=1 |pages=105–135 |doi=10.1007/s11214-014-0109-8 |issn=1572-9672|doi-access=free }}</ref> In 2019, NASA selected to fund Kletzing's [[Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics Reconnaissance Satellites|Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics Reconnaissance Satellites (TRACERS)]] mission proposal as part of the agency's [[Explorers Program|Small Explorer Program]]. |
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==Early life and education== |
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Kletzing was born in Sacramento, California in 1958.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Craig Kletzing Obituary |url=https://www.lensingfuneral.com/obituaries/Craig-A-Kletzing?obId=28688482}}</ref> |
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He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in physics at the [[University of California, Berkeley]] in 1981. Subsequently in 1983, he earned his Master's degree in physics, and in 1989, he received his Ph.D. degree in physics, both from the [[University of California, San Diego]]. His Ph.D. thesis, titled "Auroral electron time dispersion", examined precipitating electron data in the Earth's [[ionosphere]] using a [[sounding rocket]] mission.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Kletzing |first=Craig A. |title=Auroral electron time dispersion |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/303673120|id={{ProQuest|303673120}} }}</ref> |
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==Career== |
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After receiving his Ph.D., Kletzing briefly worked as a research assistant professor at the [[University of Alabama in Huntsville]] before relocating in the same year to an assistant research-track professor position at the [[University of New Hampshire]] (UNH) in 1989. In 1995, he was promoted to the position of Associate Research Professor. During his time at UNH, he held a Visiting Scientist appointment at the [[Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics|Max-Planck-Institut fuer extraterrestrische Physik]] from 1993 to 1994. In 1996, he joined the [[University of Iowa]] as a tenure-track associate professor in the Department of Physics & Astronomy, and was subsequently promoted to full professor in 2005. From 2011 to 2019, he held the title of F. Wendell Miller Distinguished Professor.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Craig Kletzing , Principal Investigator |url=https://tracers.physics.uiowa.edu/people/craig-kletzing}}</ref> In 2019, he was named the Donald A. and Marie B. Gurnett Chair,<ref name=":2" /> an honor he retained until his death. |
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Kletzing's research focused on space [[Plasma (physics)|plasmas]] (a rarefied form of ionized gas that makes up a majority of the matter in the universe), the physics of [[Aurora|auroras]] or Northern/Southern lights, and the dynamics of the [[Van Allen radiation belt|Van Allen radiation belts]] surrounding Earth.<ref name=":3" /> While at the University of Iowa, he was a Co-Investigator and led hardware contributions on NASA's [[Van Allen Probes]] and [[Magnetospheric Multiscale Mission|Magnetospheric Multiscale]] satellite missions.<ref name=":4">{{Cite news |title=UI scientists carry on legacy of space pioneer James Van Allen |work=The Gazette |url=https://www.thegazette.com/news/ui-scientists-carry-on-legacy-of-space-pioneer-james-van-allen/}}</ref> Kletzing also led multiple NASA sounding rocket missions. In total, he was involved in over 30 space missions throughout his career<ref name=":3" /> and authored or co-authored over 300 publications.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Web of Science, Craig Kletzing |url=https://www.webofscience.com/wos/author/record/16061422}}</ref> His instrument specialty was measuring magnetic and electric fields and waves in space above active aurora and within the radiation belts.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":4" /><ref name=":3" /><ref name=":5" /> |
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From 2001 to 2006, Kletzing served as the Associate Chair for the Department of Physics & Astronomy at the University of Iowa.<ref name=":6" /> He also served on multiple committees, review panels, and organizing bodies within the [[heliophysics]] community.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Craig Kletzing, Experimental Space Physicist |url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/craig-kletzing-163610b/}}</ref> |
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Kletzing had a strong passion for teaching<ref>{{Cite web |title=A researcher, a teacher, a leader |url=https://stories.uiowa.edu/kletzing-researcher-teacher-leader}}</ref> and public outreach, which was exemplified by his many media interviews, including the high-profile [[Science Friday]] show on National Public Radio.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Spacecraft Records 'Chorus' of Space Sounds |url=https://www.sciencefriday.com/segments/spacecraft-records-chorus-of-space-sounds/)}}</ref> |
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In 2019, Kletzing secured the single largest research grant in University of Iowa's history,<ref>{{Cite news |title=UI wins its largest-ever research award |work=Iowa Now |url=https://now.uiowa.edu/news/2019/06/ui-wins-its-largest-ever-research-award}}</ref> a $115 million award from NASA to lead the [[Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics Reconnaissance Satellites|TRACERS spacecraft mission]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Space's Storm Chasers: Inside Iowa's Latest NASA Mission |work=Iowa Magazine |url=https://magazine.foriowa.org/story.php?ed=true&storyid=1937}}</ref> Scheduled for launch in 2024,<ref>{{Cite web |title=TRACERS (Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics Reconnaissance Satellites) |url=https://www.eoportal.org/satellite-missions/tracers}}</ref> TRACERS will study how the [[solar wind]] and Earth's magnetic fields interact in a particular spot called the cusp region, dynamically driven by a process called [[magnetic reconnection]]. |
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==Personal life == |
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Kletzing was married to Jeanette Welch,<ref name=":3" /> whom he met in California. Together, they played in many Iowa City bands throughout his life including Hold My Llama, Bipolar, Brace for Blast,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Brace for Blast on Bandcamp |url=https://braceforblast.bandcamp.com/album/greatest-hits}}</ref> House of Escher, Truffle Pig<ref>{{Cite web |title=Truffle Pig on Facebook |website=[[Facebook]] |url=https://www.facebook.com/trufflepigic/}}</ref> and, most recently, Fork in the Road.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fork in the Road on Facebook |website=[[Facebook]] |url=https://www.facebook.com/ClassicBluesCoverBand}}</ref> |
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Kletzing died on August 10, 2023, at the age of 65.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news |title=Renowned Iowa physics professor, researcher Craig Kletzing dies |work=Iowa Now |url=https://now.uiowa.edu/news/2023/08/renowned-iowa-physics-professor-researcher-craig-kletzing-dies}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Esteemed Iowa, NASA physicist Craig Kletzing dies |work=The Gazette |url=https://www.thegazette.com/higher-education/esteemed-iowa-nasa-physicist-craig-kletzing-dies/}}</ref> |
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==Awards and honors== |
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In 2006, Kletzing was awarded the University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Teaching Award<ref>{{Cite web |title=College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University Teaching Awards |date=September 8, 2011 |url=https://clas.uiowa.edu/faculty/university-teaching-awards}}</ref> and in 2007 he won the President and Provost Award for Teaching Excellence.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |title=President & Provost Award for Teaching Excellence, 2007 |date=September 8, 2011 |url=https://clas.uiowa.edu/faculty/president-provost-award-teaching-excellence-2007}}</ref> In 2008, the university honored him with the Regent's Award for Faculty Excellence.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Regents Award for Faculty Excellence — CLAS Recipients |date=September 23, 2011 |url=https://clas.uiowa.edu/faculty/regents-award-faculty-excellence-clas-recipients}}</ref> |
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From 2011 to 2019, Kletzing held the title of F. Wendell Miller Distinguished Professor,<ref name=":1" /> and in 2019 was named as the Donald A. and Marie B. Gurnett Chair.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=University of Iowa names Craig Kletzing as inaugural holder of the Donald A. and Marie B. Gurnett Chair |date=June 24, 2019 |url=https://clas.uiowa.edu/news/university-iowa-names-craig-kletzing-inaugural-holder-donald-and-marie-b-gurnett-chair}}</ref> In 2022, he delivered the 39th Annual Presidential Lecture at the University of Iowa.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |title=University of Iowa Presidential Lecture |url=https://president.uiowa.edu/about-president/presidential-lecture}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=39th Annual Presidential Lecture - February 27, 2022 | website=[[YouTube]] |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mm2hjaoaQ9Y}}</ref> |
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In 2016, Kletzing was invited as a Distinguished Lecturer in the American Physical Society Division of Plasma Physics<ref>{{Cite web |title=APS DPP Distinguished Lecturers |url=https://engage.aps.org/dpp/programs/distinguished-lecturer}}</ref> and in 2022, Kletzing was named as a Fellow of the [[American Physical Society]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kletzing Named APS Fellow |url=https://physics.uiowa.edu/news/2022/10/kletzing-named-aps-fellow}}</ref> |
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Craig Kletzing
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Born | Craig Allen Kletzing (1958-02-03)February 3, 1958 |
Died | August 10, 2023(2023-08-10) (aged 65) |
Education | University of California, Berkeley (B.A.) University of California, San Diego (M.S., Ph.D.) |
Known for | NASA Van Allen Probes mission (EMFISIS) NASA TRACERS mission |
Spouse | Jeanette Welch |
Awards | Fellow of the American Physical Society (2022) |
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Fields | Plasma physics, Space physics |
Thesis | Auroral electron time dispersion (1989) |
Academic advisors | Carl E. McIlwain Roy B. Torbert |
Craig Allen Kletzing (February 3, 1958 – August 10, 2023) was an American plasma physicist and professor at the University of Iowa, known for his work in space plasmas and laboratory plasmas. He conducted pioneering work in kinetic Alfvén waves,[1] developed instruments for various NASA missions, and taught college level physics.
Kletzing was a principal investigator of the Electric and Magnetic Field Instrument Suite and Integrated Science (EMFISIS)[2] unit aboard NASA's Van Allen Probes, and a co-investigator of the electric and magnetic Fields Suite aboard NASA's Magnetospheric Multiscale Mission.[3] In 2019, NASA selected to fund Kletzing's Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics Reconnaissance Satellites (TRACERS) mission proposal as part of the agency's Small Explorer Program.
Kletzing was born in Sacramento, California in 1958.[4]
He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in physics at the University of California, Berkeley in 1981. Subsequently in 1983, he earned his Master's degree in physics, and in 1989, he received his Ph.D. degree in physics, both from the University of California, San Diego. His Ph.D. thesis, titled "Auroral electron time dispersion", examined precipitating electron data in the Earth's ionosphere using a sounding rocket mission.[5]
After receiving his Ph.D., Kletzing briefly worked as a research assistant professor at the University of Alabama in Huntsville before relocating in the same year to an assistant research-track professor position at the University of New Hampshire (UNH) in 1989. In 1995, he was promoted to the position of Associate Research Professor. During his time at UNH, he held a Visiting Scientist appointment at the Max-Planck-Institut fuer extraterrestrische Physik from 1993 to 1994. In 1996, he joined the University of Iowa as a tenure-track associate professor in the Department of Physics & Astronomy, and was subsequently promoted to full professor in 2005. From 2011 to 2019, he held the title of F. Wendell Miller Distinguished Professor.[6] In 2019, he was named the Donald A. and Marie B. Gurnett Chair,[7] an honor he retained until his death.
Kletzing's research focused on space plasmas (a rarefied form of ionized gas that makes up a majority of the matter in the universe), the physics of auroras or Northern/Southern lights, and the dynamics of the Van Allen radiation belts surrounding Earth.[8] While at the University of Iowa, he was a Co-Investigator and led hardware contributions on NASA's Van Allen Probes and Magnetospheric Multiscale satellite missions.[9] Kletzing also led multiple NASA sounding rocket missions. In total, he was involved in over 30 space missions throughout his career[8] and authored or co-authored over 300 publications.[10] His instrument specialty was measuring magnetic and electric fields and waves in space above active aurora and within the radiation belts.[5][9][8][11]
From 2001 to 2006, Kletzing served as the Associate Chair for the Department of Physics & Astronomy at the University of Iowa.[12] He also served on multiple committees, review panels, and organizing bodies within the heliophysics community.[13]
Kletzing had a strong passion for teaching[14] and public outreach, which was exemplified by his many media interviews, including the high-profile Science Friday show on National Public Radio.[15]
In 2019, Kletzing secured the single largest research grant in University of Iowa's history,[16] a $115 million award from NASA to lead the TRACERS spacecraft mission.[17] Scheduled for launch in 2024,[18] TRACERS will study how the solar wind and Earth's magnetic fields interact in a particular spot called the cusp region, dynamically driven by a process called magnetic reconnection.
Kletzing was married to Jeanette Welch,[8] whom he met in California. Together, they played in many Iowa City bands throughout his life including Hold My Llama, Bipolar, Brace for Blast,[19] House of Escher, Truffle Pig[20] and, most recently, Fork in the Road.[21]
Kletzing died on August 10, 2023, at the age of 65.[8][22]
In 2006, Kletzing was awarded the University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Teaching Award[23] and in 2007 he won the President and Provost Award for Teaching Excellence.[12] In 2008, the university honored him with the Regent's Award for Faculty Excellence.[24]
From 2011 to 2019, Kletzing held the title of F. Wendell Miller Distinguished Professor,[6] and in 2019 was named as the Donald A. and Marie B. Gurnett Chair.[7] In 2022, he delivered the 39th Annual Presidential Lecture at the University of Iowa.[11][25]
In 2016, Kletzing was invited as a Distinguished Lecturer in the American Physical Society Division of Plasma Physics[26] and in 2022, Kletzing was named as a Fellow of the American Physical Society.[27]
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