Kistler has a B.S. in physics from Harvey Mudd College, and an M.S. and a Ph.D. in physics from the University of Maryland.[1] As of 2021, Kistler is a professor of physics and the director of the Space Science Center at the University of New Hampshire.[1] In 2016, Kistler was elected fellow of the American Geophysical Union. The citation recognized her "... prolific seminal contributions to our understanding of the role of heavy terrestrial ions in magnetospheric structure and dynamics."[2]
Kistler is known for her research on Earth's magnetosphere, where she examines the heavy ions found in the ring current[3] and changes in the flow of O+ ions during geomagnetic storms.[4][5] Kistler's research includes the design and testing of instruments placed on satellites to examine processes in the magnetosphere, including the Ion Mass Spectrum Analyzer[6][7] and instruments within the Solar Orbiter mission.[8][9]
Kistler, L. M.; Ipavich, F. M.; Hamilton, D. C.; Gloeckler, G.; Wilken, B.; Kremser, G.; Stüdemann, W. (1989). "Energy spectra of the major ion species in the ring current during geomagnetic storms". Journal of Geophysical Research. 94 (A4): 3579. Bibcode:1989JGR....94.3579K. doi:10.1029/JA094iA04p03579.
Kistler, L. M.; Möbius, E.; Baumjohann, W.; Paschmann, G.; Hamilton, D. C. (1 March 1992). "Pressure changes in the plasma sheet during substorm injections". Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics. 97 (A3): 2973–2983. Bibcode:1992JGR....97.2973K. doi:10.1029/91JA02802.
^Kistler, L. M.; Ipavich, F. M.; Hamilton, D. C.; Gloeckler, G.; Wilken, B.; Kremser, G.; Stüdemann, W. (1989). "Energy spectra of the major ion species in the ring current during geomagnetic storms". Journal of Geophysical Research. 94 (A4): 3579. Bibcode:1989JGR....94.3579K. doi:10.1029/JA094iA04p03579.
