Educational Background

Doctorate of Philosophy in Atmospheric Sciences from
University of California, Los Angeles, 2003

Master of Science in Atmospheric Sciences from
University of California, Los Angeles, 1997

Bachelor of Science in Astronomy/Physics from
University of Southern California, 1995

Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics from
University of Southern California, 1995

Experience

Principal Systems Engineer

Raytheon, El Segundo, CA
IPT lead responsible for leading a team of systems analysts (requirements flowdown, spec trade analysis, testing, and verification), preparing program bids, evaluating cost-analysis and earned-value, hiring and staffing the team, providing technical leadership, creating and assessing schedules, and responsible for overall systems sell-off. (August 2005-present)

Senior Systems Engineer II

Raytheon, El Segundo, CA
Senior systems engineer responsible for system performance predictions and systems requirements flow, verifiction, and test planning.  Also supports technical design reviews and provide technical consulting. (July 2001-Jully 2005)

Adjunct Professor

Santa Monica College, Santa Monica, CA
Adjunct professor teaching Stellar Astronomy (Astronomy 1A) with the Earth Science Department. (August 2005-present)

Postdoctoral Researcher

UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
Part time postdoctoral researcher with the Department of Atmospheric Sciences.  Research study involves the dynamics of the Earth's Ring Current and convection electric field during a geomagnetic storm. I am involved in modeling the inner magnetospheric convective electric field which drives solar wind plasma earthward and enhancing the ring current and Dst during storms. (October 2003-January 2004)

Graduate Student Researcher

UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
A graduate researcher with the Department of Atmospheric Sciences writing Ph.D. thesis which involves the study of the dynamics of the Earth's Ring Current and convection electric field during a geomagnetic storm. I am involved in modeling the inner magnetospheric convective electric field which drives solar wind plasma earthward and enhancing the ring current and Dst during storms. (March 1996-2003)

UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
Taught general education discussion sections (3 sections per quarter) at the Department of Atmospheric sciences. Tasks include giving lectures and computer lab training sessions, grading (labs, homework, and exams), preparing assignments (lab manuals, homework's, and exams), hold office hours, and proctoring examinations. Courses taught include AS2, AS3, and AS5. (Sept. 1995-Present)

Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA
Analyzed data (Multi-channel Analyzer and Sweep Frequency Analyzer magnetic and electric wave signals) from POLAR satellite's Plasma Wave Instrument. Studied how plasma waves observed at the Low Latitude Boundary Layer of the Earth's magnetoshpere could be used as an indicator of LLBL region. (June 1996-Oct. 1996)

USC, Los Angeles, CA
Assisted the professor in a general education course (Astr100) in the Department of Physics and Astronomy. Tasks included holding office hours and grading homework and exams. (January 1995-May 1995)

USC, Los Angeles, CA
Tutored university courses in math (from basic math to calculus), physics (general education physics and astronomy), and writing (general education English courses) at USC's Center for Academic Support. Tasks include one-on-one and group tutoring sessions. (August 1992-May 1995)

Publications (Click here for research information.)

Ring current asymmetry from global simulations using a high-resolution electric field model, Jordanova, V. K., Boonsiriseth, A., R. M. Thorne, and Y. Dotan, J. Geophys. Res., 108(A12), 1443, 2003.

A semi-empirical equatorial mapping of AMIE convection electric potentials (MACEP) for the January 10 magnetic storm, Boonsiriseth, A., R. M. Thorne, G. Lu, V. K. Jordanova, M. F. Thomsen, D. Ober, and R. J. Ridley, J. Geophys. Res., 106, 12,903, 2001.

Broadband plasma waves observed in the polar cap boundary layer (PCBL):POLAR, Tsurutani, B. T., G. S. Lakhina, C. M. Ho, J. K. Arballo, C. Galvan, A. Boonsiriseth, ISTP Special Issue of J. Geophys. Res., 103, 17351-17366, 1998.

Wideband plasma waves in the polar cap boundary layer: Polar observations, Ho, C. M., B. T. Tsurutani, A. Boonsiriseth, J. K. Arballo,  D. A. Gurnett, and  J. S. Pickett, Proceedings of the Third SOLTIP Symposium, ed. by X. S. Feng and M. Dryer, Chinese Science Publishing House, International Academic Publishers, Beijin, China, 213, 1998.

Presentations
 

Storm-time electric field study from MACEP (Mapping of AMIE Convection Electric Potentials), Boonsiriseth, A., R. M. Thorne, G. Lu, V. K. Jordanova,   M. F. Thomsen, and D.M. Ober, GEM Workshop, Snowmass, Colorado, June 2000.

Inner magnetospheric storm-time convection, Boonsiriseth, A., Dept. of Atmospheric Sciences Weekly Seminar, UCLA, Los Angeles, California, May 2000.

MACEP (Mapping of AMIE Convection Electric Potentials), Boonsiriseth, A., R. M. Thorne, G. Lu, D. M. Ober, and M. F. Thomsen, Fall AGU Meeting, San Francisco, California, December 1999.

Storm-time convection features observed from MACEP for Jan. 10 and May 15, 1997, Boonsiriseth, A., R. M. Thorne, and G. Lu, (LANL) IGPP Conference on Transport in the Magnetosphere, Yellowstone, MT, September 1999.

A comparison study of the convection electric field during the Jan. 10 and May 15, 1997 storms, Boonsiriseth, A., R. M. Thorne, G. Lu, and V. K. Jordanova, GEM Workshop, Snowmass, Colorado, June 1999.

Magnetospheric electric field variation during Jan. 10, 1997 storm infered from AMIE electric potentials, Boonsiriseth, A., R. M. Thorne, G. Lu, M. F. Thomsen, and V. K. Jordanova, Fall AGU Meeting, San Francisco, California, December 1998.

Modeling of the inner magnetospheric electric potentials during the January '97 geomagnetic storm, Boonsiriseth, A., R. M. Thorne, V. K. Jordanova, and G. Lu, GEM Workshop, Snowmass, Colorado, June 1998.

ISTP study of ring current dynamics during recent geomagnetic storms, Boonsiriseth, A., and R. M. Thorne, Fall AGU Meeting, San Francisco, California, December 1997.

Honors

        Jacob Bjerknes Memorial Award for Graduate Research,  University of California, Los Angeles, Fall, 2000.

        Morris Neiburger Award for Outstanding Teaching,  University of California, Los Angeles, Fall, 2000.

Professional Activities

President of Departmental Graduate Student Association

UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
Served as president of the university chartered Chi Epsilon Pi Honor Society of the Department of Atmospheric Sciences for one academic year. Duties include coordinating departmental student/faculty events, meeting/recruiting new graduate students, and lobby for graduate student issues. (Sept. 1997-June 1998)

AGU, Washington, DC
An active graduate student member of the American Geophysical Union. Attended annual fall meetings at San Francisco and presented poster presentations at meetings. (Dec. 1997-present)

Phi Kappa Phi, Baton Rouge, LA
A university nominated member of the National Honor Society. (Fall, 1991-present)

The Challenger Boys' and Girls' Club of Metro LA, Compton, CA
Performed science experiments to young children ages 6 to 15. Meet with parents and help encourage children to develope an interest in science. (Jan. 1999)

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