Bio
BioDr. Ian Cohen is a space physicist and deputy chief scientist of the Space Exploration Sector who focuses on experimental space physics, specifically magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling (e.g., ion outflow, auroral dynamics, ionospheric feedback), energetic particle dynamics, and plasma and energetic particle instrumentation. He is interested in mission concept and instrument development and serves as lead for the Energetic Particle Detector (EPD) Investigation aboard NASA’s Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) mission and as deputy project scientist for NASA’s Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) mission.
In addition, Dr. Cohen is a leader in solar and space physics advocacy. As solar and space physics external engagements lead for the APL Civil Space Mission Area and chair of the AGU Space Physics and Aeronomy Section’s Advocacy Committee, he coordinates engagement and messaging between the solar and space physics community and stakeholders and policymakers to educate on and promote the benefits of solar and space physics research.
Notable Awards and Leadership
Notable Awards and Leadership| Year(s) | Description |
|---|---|
| Year(s) 2022 | Description COSPAR Outstanding Paper Award for Young Scientists for “Rocket Investigation of Current Closure in the Ionosphere (RICCI): A novel application of CubeSats from a sounding rocket platform” |
| Year(s) 2021 | Description American Geophysical Union Local Science Partners Cohort |
| Year(s) 2021 - Present | Description Member, Executive Committee of the NASA LWS Program Analysis Group (LPAG) |
| Year(s) 2021 - Present | Description Member, NSF Geospace Environment Modeling Steering Committee |
| Year(s) 2020 - Present | Description Chair, American Geophysical Union Space Physics & Aeronomy Section Advocacy Committee |
| Year(s) 2014 - Present | Description Member, Scientist Network, NSF Aurorasaurus Project |
| Year(s) 2013 - Present | Description Member, American Astronomical Society Solar Physics Division Public Policy Committee |
| Year(s) 2013 - 2015 | Description Student Representative, NSF Geospace Environment Modeling Steering Committee |
| Year(s) 2013 | Description NASA Student Ambassador |
| Year(s) 2011 - 2013 | Description Graduate Student Researchers Program (GSRP) fellowship, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center |
