ROBERT R. MEIER
703-973-5482 (C)
703-993-9847 (GMU)
202-767-2773 (NRL)
Fax 202-404-8090
rmeier@gmu.edu
robert.meier@nrl.navy.mil
EDUCATION
Duquesne University, B.S., 1962
University of Pittsburgh, Ph.D., 1966
CAREER
1962-1968 Teaching/Research Assistant, University of Pittsburgh
1966-1968 E.O. Hulburt Research Associate, NRL
1968-1975 Research Physicist, NRL
1975-1983 Head, Planetary Atmospheres Section, NRL
1983-2001 Head, Upper Atmospheric Physics Branch, NRL
2002-2004, Senior Scientist for Atmospheric Physics, NRL
2004-present, Research Professor of Space Science, School of Physics, Astronomy, and
Computational Sciences, George Mason University
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
American Geophysical Union (Fellow)
American Physical Society (Fellow)
Sigma Xi
International Association of Geomagnetism and Aeronomy
International Astronomical Union
International Academy of Astronautics
AWARDS
E.O. Hulburt Annual Science and Engineering Award for 1991 (NRL's highest civilian
award)
NRL Alan Berman Publication Award, seven times
USAF Special Recognition Award as PI on STP 83-1, first DoD Get-Away-Special on
Shuttle mission STS-7
Journal of Geophysical Research Editor's Citation for Excellence in Refereeing, 1993
Fellow of the American Physical Society, 1997
NRL 75th Anniversary Innovation Award, 1998
Fellow of the American Geophysical Union, 1999
Academician, International Academy of Astronautics 1999
NRL Technology Transfer Award, 2000
Aeronomy Secretary, American Geophysical Union, 2000-2002
NRL Distinguished Contribution Award, 2000
Nicolet Lecture, Fall AGU Meeting, 2007
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NASA Group Achievement Award, TIME/GUVI, 2008
NASA Group Achievement Award, TIMED/SEE, 2011
SELECTED RESEARCH INTERESTS
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Upper atmospheric and ionospheric physics, chemistry, and dynamics with special emphasis on
development of techniques for remote sensing of composition and temperature.
Studies of auroras from ground and space to understand nature of precipitating particles and their
relationship to geomagnetic storms.
Investigation of the basic properties of comets and their interaction with the solar wind and radiation
fields.
The interstellar medium and its interaction with the solar system, with special focus on the flow of
hydrogen and helium into the interplanetary regime.
Studies of the plasmasphere and its special relationship with the ionosphere and magnetosphere,
especially from a global perspective through extreme ultraviolet imaging.
Radiative transport theory, with emphasis on development of numerical techniques for interpretation
of spectra and images of very optically thick planetary atmospheres.
Solar irradiance variability and its effect on planetary atmospheres.
Photolysis of trace constituents in the middle atmosphere.
Planetary atmospheres, with special interest in Venus, Mars and the moons of the outer planets
Space-based experimentation with rocket and satellite payloads.
RECENT PUBLICATIONS
Ajello, Joseph, Rao Mangina, and R. R. Meier, UV Molecular Spectroscopy from Electron Impact for Applications to
Planetary Astronomy and Astrophysics, in Charged Particle and Photon Interactions with Matter, Recent Advances,
Applications, and Interfaces, eds., Y. Hatano, Y. Katsumura, and A. Mozumder, Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton (2010).
Richards, P. G., M. J. Nicolls, C. J. Heinselman, J. J. Sojka, J. M. Holt, and R. R. Meier (2009), Measured and modeled
ionospheric densities, temperatures, and winds during the international polar year, J. Geophys. Res., 114,
A12317,doi:10.1029/2009JA014625.
Richards, P. G., R. R. Meier, and P. J. Wilkinson (2010), On the consistency of satellite measurements of thermospheric
composition and solar EUV irradiance with Australian ionosonde electron density data, J. Geophys. Res., 115,
A10309, doi:10.1029/2010JA015368.
Stevens, M. H., et al. (2011), The production of Titan’s ultraviolet nitrogen airglow, J. Geophys. Res., 116,
A05304,doi:10.1029/2010JA016284.
Meier, R. R., J. M. C. Plane, M. H. Stevens, L. J. Paxton, A. B. Christensen, and G. Crowley (2010), Can molecular
diffusion explain Space Shuttle plume spreading?, Geophys. Res. Lett., 37, L08101, doi:10.1029/2010GL042868.
Lean, J. L., T. N. Woods, F. G. Eparvier, R. R. Meier, D. J. Strickland, J. T. Correira, and J. S. Evans (2011), Solar extreme
ultraviolet irradiance: Present, past, and future, J. Geophys. Res., 116, A01102, doi:10.1029/2010JA015901.
Niciejewski, R., W. Skinner, M. Cooper, A. Marshall, R. R. Meier, M. H. Stevens, D. Ortland, and Q. Wu (2011),
Verification of large‐ scale rapid transport in the lower thermosphere: Tracking the exhaust plume of STS‐ 107
from launch to the Antarctic, J. Geophys. Res., 116, A05302, doi:10.1029/2010JA016277.
Kil, H., Y.‐ S. Kwak, L. J. Paxton, R. R. Meier, and Y. Zhang (2011), O and N2 disturbances in the F region during the
20 November 2003 storm seen from TIMED/GUVI, J. Geophys. Res., 116, A02314, doi:10.1029/2010JA016227.
Lean, J. L., J. T. Emmert, J. M. Picone, R. R., Meier, Global and regional trends in ionospheric total electron content, J.
Geophys. Res., 116, A00H04, doi:10.1029/2010JA016378.
Lean, J. L., R. R. Meier, J. M. Picone, and J. T. Emmert (2011), Ionospheric total electron content: Global and
hemispheric climatology, J. Geophys. Res., 116, A10318, doi:10.1029/2011JA016567.
Meier, R. R., M. H. Stevens, J. M. C. Plane, J. T. Emmert, G. Crowley, I. Azeem, L. J. Paxton, and A. B. Christensen
(2011), A study of space shuttle plumes in the lower thermosphere, J. Geophys. Res., 116, A12322,
doi:10.1029/2011JA016987
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