Bio
BioDr. Parisa Mostafavi is a space physicist interested in the structure and properties of the solar wind and energetic particles. She developed a theoretical model and a numerical code to investigate the structure the shock waves in the presence of the energetic particles in the heliosphere and the very local interstellar medium (VLISM). She has investigated the role of pickup ions at the heliospheric termination shock, the inner heliosheath, and the VLISM. Her research interests also include the interaction of our heliosphere with the VLISM. Dr. Mostafavi is modeling the inner heliosphere with the GAMERA MHD code to study the turbulence and instabilities of the solar wind at unprecedented resolution. She is also interested in Parker Solar Probe observations of switchbacks and their origins.
Notable Awards and Leadership
Notable Awards and Leadership| Year(s) | Description |
|---|---|
| Year(s) 2020 | Description Fred L. Scarf Award — the Fred L. Scarf Award is given annually to one honoree in recognition of an outstanding dissertation that contributes directly to solar-planetary science |
| Year(s) 2019 | Description Session co-convener, American Geophysical Union meeting |
| Year(s) 2019 | Description Graduate Research Award in the College of Science, The University of Alabama in Huntsville |
| Year(s) 2016 - Present | Description Honorary member, Phi Kappa Phi |
| Year(s) 2016 - 2019 | Description NASA Earth and Space Science Fellowship (NESSF) |
| Year(s) 2015 - 2019 | Description Academic Excellence Award from the Dean of Graduate Studies, The University of Alabama in Huntsville |
| Year(s) 2015 | Description Departmental Scholarship, The University of Alabama in Huntsville |
| Year(s) 2014 - Present | Description Member, American Geophysical Union |
