Edward Lowell Chupp

Professor of Physics Emeritus and Space Science Center in The Institute for the Study of Earth Oceans and Space, University of New Hampshire 

8 College Road

Durham, NH 03824

Morse Hall – Room 322

Phone: 603 862-2750

Fax:     603 862-3584

E-mail: edward.chupp@unh.edu

Date of Birth:  May 1927

Education: 

1954 PhD  from University of California Berkeley, California

1950 AB with Honors in Physics from University of California Berkeley, California

Professional History:

2006 - Present

1967 - 2006: Professor of Physics, University of New Hampshire

1962 - 1967: Associate Professor of Physics, University of New Hampshire

1959 - 1962: Chief, Geo-Space Physics Unit, Aerospace Division Boeing Company  Seattle, Washington

1954 - 1959: Staff member, Physicist, Lawrence Radiation Laboratory Livermore, California

Significant Honors:

NASA Medal for Exceptional Scientific Achievement (1972)

Explorer’s Club Fellow (1978)

American Physical Society Fellow (1975)

Senior Fulbright-Hayes Fellow (1972/1973)

Alexander von Humboldt Senior Awardee (1972 and 1992)

US National Academy of Sciences – China Scholar (1987)

Area of Expertise:

Edward L. Chupp works in the general area of  High Energy Astrophysics including Cosmic and Solar gamma-ray/neutron  Astronomy. He has been Principal Investigator for the Gamma-Ray Spectrometer experiments on the OSO-7 and the Solar Maximum Mission satellite missions, which made pioneering observations of solar flare gamma rays and neutrons, as well as on several balloon projects. He is the lead author of numerous papers on gamma-ray astronomy and a monograph that reviewed the field, with emphasis on experimental techniques. He has considerable experience in the analysis and interpretation of data from gamma-ray astronomy experiments. In addition, he has been thesis advisor to more than 10 graduate students, several of whom are currently making independent contributions to Solar Physics and Astophysics.

Some Relevant Publications:

Chupp, E.L., Forrest, D.J., Higbie, P.R., Suri, A.N., Tsai, C., and Dunphy, P.P. ``Solar Gamma Ray Lines Observed during the Solar Activity of August 2 to August 11, 1972”, Nature, 241, 333 (1973) NASA ADS

Chupp, E.L. ``Gamma Ray Astronomy (Nuclear Transition Region)'' D. Reidel Publishing Company, Dordrecht, Holland (1976)

Chupp, E. L.,  Forrest, D. J.,  Ryan, J. M., et al., “A Direct Observation of Solar Neutrons Following  The 0118 UT Flare on 1980 June 21”, The Astrophysical Journal,  263, L95 (1982) NASA ADS

Forrest, D. J., and Chupp, E.,  “Simultaneous acceleration of electrons and Ions in solar flares”, Nature, 305, 291 (1983) NASA ADS

Chupp, E.L.,  “High Energy Neutral Radiations from the Sun”,  Ann. Rev. Astron. Astrophys.,  22, 359 (1984) NASA ADS

Chupp, E.L. , “Transient Particle Acceleration Associated with Solar Flares'', Science, 250, 229 (1990) NASA ADS

Chupp, E. L.,  “ Emission Characteristics Of  Three Intense Solar Flares  Observed In Cycle 21”,  The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series,  73,  213 (1990) NASA ADS

Chupp, E. L., Trottet, G., Marschhäuser, H., et al., “A study of the evolution of electron and ion acceleration during the 09:09 UT solar flare on 1989 September 9”,  Astron. Astrophys. 275, 602 (1993) NASA ADS

Trottet, G., Chupp, E. L.,  Marschhäuser, H., et al., “ A comparison of gamma-ray and radio emissions during the 11:42 UT solar flare on 1982 June 3”, Astron. Astrophys. ,  288,  647 (1994) NASA ADS

Aprile, E., Chupp, E.L., et al., “Determination of the Galactic 26AL Source Distribution with a Novel Imaging Telescope”. The Astrophysical Journal,  453, 685 (1995) NASA ADS

Chupp, E.L., Aprile, E., Bertsch, D.L., Dunphy, P.P., and Ramaty, R. ``Future High Energy Solar Missions (Imaging >20 MeV Neutral Flare Emissions),'' Adv. Space Res.,  21, Issue 1-2, 333, (1998) NASA ADS

Klein, K. –L., Chupp, E. L., Trottet, G., et al., “Flare-associated energetic Particles in the corona and at 1 AU”, Astron. Astrophys. 348, 271 (1999) NASA ADS

James M. Ryan

Professor of Physics Space Science Center

Contact Information

8 College Rd.

Durham, NH 03824

Office   603-862-3510

Fax       603-862-3584

E-mail: jryan@comptel.sr.unh.edu

Date of Birth:   October 1947

Education:

1978 Ph.D. in Physics, University of California, Riverside

1974  M.S. in Applied Physics, University of California, Riverside

1970  B.S. in Physics and Mathematics, University of California, Riverside

Professional History

1997 - Present :           Professor,  University of New Hampshire

1992 - 1997 :              Associate Professor,  University of New Hampshire

1987 - 1992 :              Research Associate Professor, University of New Hampshire

1984 - 1987 :              Research Assistant Professor, University of New Hampshire

1982 - 1984 :              Research Scientist, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH

1978 - 1982 :              Research Scientist, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH

Significant Honors

American Physics Society Fellow (2008)

Areas of Expertise

Dr. Ryan has been involved in high energy astrophysics and solar physics research for over 30 years. His thesis research involved the development of a balloon-borne Compton telescope. From 1978 to 1982, he was a co-investigator on the UNH SMM Gamma Ray Spectrometer experiment. In 1982, he became a co-investigator with the COMPTEL experiment on CGRO. In 1988, he became a Co-Principle Investigator on the COMPTEL project. His scientific interests have focused on studies of the high energy emissions from solar flares. Recent projects have included a study of ground level neutrons for IBM, the development of CdZnTe strip detectors for γ-ray astronomy, and the development of a scintillating fiber neutron tracking telescope (SONTRAC). In addition, he is the Principal Investigator on the Mt. Washington and Durham neutron monitors, the BalloonWinds project to measure tropospheric with with a balloon-borne lidar sounder, UNH efforts to develop a hard X-ray polarimeter for solar flares, the development of a water Çerenkov telescope (MILAGRO) for detecting solar protons and neutrons above 4 GV and development of neutron and gamma detectors for homeland security. Dr. Ryan has also served on numerous NASA committees, including the most recent Solar Sentinel Definition Team.

Some relevant publications:

Ryan, J.M., et al., 1981, Ap. J., 244, L175, Observations With the SMM Gamma Ray Spectrometer—The Impulsive Solar Flares of 1980 March 29. NASA ADS

Ryan, J.M. and M.A. Lee, “On the Transport and Acceleration of Solar Flare Particles in a Coronal Loop,” Astrophys. J., 368, 316-324 (1991). NASA ADS

Ryan, J., et al., 1993, in AIP Conf. Proc. 280, “Compton Gamma-Ray Observatory”, ed. M. Friedlander, N. Gehrels & D.J. Macomb (New York: AIP), p.641. COMPTEL Gamma Ray and Neutron Measurements of Solar Flares. NASA ADS

Ryan, J., 1994, in AIP Conf. Proc. 304, “The Second Compton Symposium”, ed. C.E. Fichtel, N. Gehrels & J.P. Norris (New York: AIP), p. 12. Solar Physics with the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory. NASA ADS

Hudson, H. and J. Ryan, 1995, Ann. Rev. of Astron. and Astrophys., 33, 239-282. NASA ADS

Ryan, J.M. and R. Saxena, 1996 Proc. Amer. Nucl. Soc. Topical Meetings, Radiation Protection and Shielding, vol. 1, 219-226. Ground Level Neutron Measurements from 10-170 MeV

Ryan, J.M. and M.L. McConnell, 1996,  in AIP Conf. Proc. 374, “High Energy Solar Physics”, ed. R. Ramaty, N. Mandzhavidze & X.-M. Hua (New York, AIP), p. 200. COMPTEL Solar Flare Measurements. NASA ADS

Ryan, J. M., et al.,” Solar-Terrestrial and Terrestrial Science,” in  The Many Faces of the Sun, Springer-Verlag, 457-477 (1999). NASA ADS

Ryan, J.M. et al., “A scintillating plastic fiber tracking detector for neutron and proton imaging and spectroscopy,” Nuc. Inst. and Meth. in Phys. Res., A422, 49-53 (1999). NASA ADS

Ryan, J.M., Debrunner, H. and Lockwood, J., “Energetic Solar Particles,” Space Sci. Rev., 93, 35 (2000). NASA ADS

Ryan, J. M., “Long Duration Solar Gamma Ray Flares,” Space Sci. Rev., 93, 581 (2000). NASA ADS

Ryan, J. M., et al., “SONTRAC – An Imaging Spectrometer for Solar Neutrons,” Proc. SPIE, 4853, 399 (2003). NASA ADS

Ryan, J. M., et al., “Development of CZT Strip Detector Modules for 0.05-1 MeV Gamma-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy,” Proc. SPIE, 4851, 885 (2003). NASA ADS

Ryan, J. M., “Astrophysics Challenges of MeV Astronomy Instrumentation,” NewAR, 48, 199 (2004). NASA ADS

Ryan, J.M., et al., Development and performance of the Fast Neutron Imaging Telescope for SNM detection, Proc. SPIE 6945, 694509 (2008) NASA ADS