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Heliospheric Physics Laboratory

Alfredo A. Cruz

(Curation Scientist)

Alfredo A. Cruz's Contact Card & Information.
Email: alfredo.cruz@nasa.gov
Org Code: 672
Address:
NASA/GSFC
Mail Code 672
Greenbelt, MD 20771
Employer: ADNET SYSTEMS INC

Positions/Employment


Curation Scientist

ADNET Systems, Inc. - Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) - Greenbelt, MD

April 2024 - Present


Graduate Research Internship

Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) - Los Alamos, NM

January 2022 - August 2022


Graduate Research Assistant

West Virginia University - Morgantown, WV

August 2020 - August 2023


Research Scientist

Space Environment Technologies (SET) - Boulder, CO

May 2018 - February 2023


Graduate Internship (Summer)

Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL) - Pasadena, CA

May 2017 - July 2017

Teaching Experience


SPUR Graduate Mentor

University of Colorado-Boulder, Boulder, CO

Summer 2016


Graduate Teaching Assistant

University of Colorado-Boulder

Courses:

Fall 2017 - Intro to Thermo (ASEN 2002)

Spring 2018 - Aerospace Environment (ASEN 5335)

Fall 2018 - Thermo & Heat Transfer (ASEN 3113)

Education


Ph.D. (Pre-Candidate), Aerospace Engineering, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV

M.S., Aerospace Engineering Sciences, 2018, University of Colorado-Boulder, Boulder, CO

M.S., Engineering Physics, 2012, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, FL

B.S., Mechanical Engineering, 2009, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX

Professional Societies


American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Standard Membership

2024 - Present


American Meteorological Society (AMS)

Student Membership

2023

Awards


AMS Student Poster Competition - 1st Place

AMS Conference, Denver, CO, Jan. 2023


Palace Acquire (PAQ) - Awardee

USAF Civil Service, Tinker AFB, OK, Sept 2010


Pre-Commencement Speaker

University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX, May 2009

Special Experience


Astrodynamics & Satellite Navigation Systems Certificate

University of Colorado-Boulder, Boulder, CO

Completed: December 2018


Space Weather Summer School

National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), Boulder, CO

Completed: July 2016

Publications


Refereed

2024. "Reduced‐Order Probabilistic Emulation of Physics‐Based Ring Current Models: Application to RAM‐SCB Particle Flux." Space Weather 22 (6): e2023SW003706 [10.1029/2023sw003706] [Journal Article/Letter]

2022. "Modeling the Dynamic Variability of Sub‐Relativistic Outer Radiation Belt Electron Fluxes Using Machine Learning." Space Weather 20 (8): e2022SW003079 [10.1029/2022sw003079] [Journal Article/Letter]

2021. "Relativistic Electron Model in the Outer Radiation Belt Using a Neural Network Approach." Space Weather 19 (12): e2021SW002808 [10.1029/2021sw002808] [Journal Article/Letter]

2021. "The SET HASDM Density Database." Space Weather 19 (4): e2020SW002682 [10.1029/2020sw002682] [Journal Article/Letter]

2017. "Thermospheric nitric oxide response to shock‐led storms." Space Weather 15 (2): 325-342 [10.1002/2016sw001567] [Journal Article/Letter]

Selected Public Outreach