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Michael Wiltberger

 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4844-3148
    1998 …2026

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    Dr. Wiltberger’s main area of research is the modeling of the magnetosphere and its interaction with the solar wind and coupled thermosphere-ionosphere system. His work includes the development of new models, analysis of model results, and dissemination of research findings, with a focus on understanding the fundamental physical processes involved in magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling.

    He currently serves as Deputy Director of the NSF NCAR High Altitude Observatory (HAO) and as Deputy Director of the Center for Geospace Storms (CGS). From 2017–2021, he completed a successful rotation at the National Science Foundation as head of the Geospace Section. He has serves as a member of the White House Space Weather Advisory Group (SWAG) and was part of the Space Weather Panel of the 2024 Solar and Space Physics Decadal Survey.  Dr. Wiltberger has also contributed as chair of the GEM Steering Committee, vice-chair of the American Meteorological Society (AMS) Science and Technology Committee (STAC) on Space Weather. He is the author or co-author of more than 160 refereed publications and has delivered over 125 invited presentations at scientific conferences.

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    Education/Academic qualification

    Physics, BS, Clarkson University

    Physics, MS, University of Maryland, College Park

    Physics, PhD, University of Maryland, College Park

    External positions

    Space Weather Advisory Group, NATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL

    Oct 1 2024 → Sep 30 2027

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    • Advancing Heliophysics and Space Weather Modeling Through Open Science

      Corti, C., Kuznetsova, M. M., Reiss, M. A., Yue, J., Karpen, J., Arge, C. N., Bacchini, F., Bard, C., Bruinsma, S., Caplan, R. M., Daldorff, L. K. S., Deka, P. J., DeVore, C. R., Elvidge, S., Ganushkina, N., Huba, J. D., Jackson, B. V., Jordanova, V., Linker, J. A. & Liu, H. & 68 others, Luhmann, J. G., Markidis, S., Mayank, P., Merkin, V., Moens, N., Odstrcil, D., Omelchenko, Y. A., Palmroth, M., Poedts, S., Ridley, A. J., Shou, Y., Tenishev, V., Themens, D. R., Toth, G., Wang, W., Wilhelm, R. P., Young, M. A., Cecconi, B., Chou, M. Y., De Zeeuw, D., Delzanno, G. L., Didigu, C., El Alaoui, M., Fung, S., Green, J., Huang, Z., Jian, L. K., Landwer, L. J., Lesko, M., MacNeice, P., Masson, A., Mays, M. L., Mehta, P. M., Miesch, M. S., Palmerio, E., Petrenko, M., Provornikova, E., Rastätter, L., Rusaitis, L., Sachdeva, N., Samara, E., Sur, D., Taktakishvili, A., Topper, J., Tsui, T., Verbeke, C., Wang, J., Wiegand, C., Wiltberger, M., Zheng, Y., Bisi, M. M., Georgoulis, M. K., Kodikara, T., Pulkkinen, T., Chartier, A., da Silva, D., Faturahman, A., Garcia-Sage, K., Kondrashov, D., Ledvina, V. E., Liu, W., Pandey, C., Resnick, E., Shi, C., Weigel, R. S., Whitman, K., Zakharenkova, I. & Zhang, K., Jun 2026, In: Space Weather. 24, 6, e2025SW004922.

      Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

      Open Access

    • Efficiency of Electromagnetic Energy Transfer From Solar Wind to Ionosphere Through Magnetospheric Ultra-Low Frequency Waves

      Lin, D., Hartinger, M., Lotko, W., Wang, W., Shi, X., Sorathia, K., Kunduri, B., Merkin, V., Pham, K. & Wiltberger, M., Jan 16 2026, In: Geophysical Research Letters. 53, 1, e2025GL118532.

      Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review

      Open Access
      2 Scopus citations

    • Recommendations for Advancing Heliophysics and Space Weather Modeling Through Open Science

      Reiss, M. A., Kuznetsova, M. M., Corti, C., Yue, J., Karpen, J., Arge, C. N., Bacchini, F., Bard, C., Bruinsma, S., Caplan, R. M., Daldorff, L. K. S., Deka, P. J., DeVore, C. R., Elvidge, S., Ganushkina, N., Huba, J. D., Jackson, B. V., Jordanova, V., Linker, J. A. & Liu, H. & 68 others, Luhmann, J. G., Markidis, S., Mayank, P., Merkin, V., Moens, N., Odstrcil, D., Omelchenko, Y. A., Palmroth, M., Poedts, S., Ridley, A. J., Shou, Y., Tenishev, V., Themens, D. R., Toth, G., Wang, W., Wilhelm, R. P., Young, M. A., Cecconi, B., Chou, M. Y., De Zeeuw, D., Delzanno, G. L., Didigu, C., El Alaoui, M., Fung, S., Green, J., Huang, Z., Jian, L. K., Landwer, L. J., Lesko, M., MacNeice, P. J., Masson, A., Mays, M. L., Mehta, P. M., Miesch, M. S., Palmerio, E., Petrenko, M., Provornikova, E., Rastätter, L., Rusaitis, L., Sachdeva, N., Samara, E., Sur, D., Taktakishvili, A., Topper, J., Tsui, T., Verbeke, C., Wang, J., Wiegand, C., Wiltberger, M., Zheng, Y., Bisi, M. M., Georgoulis, M. K., Kodikara, T., Pulkkinen, T., Chartier, A., da Silva, D., Faturahman, A., Garcia-Sage, K., Kondrashov, D., Ledvina, V. E., Liu, W., Pandey, C., Resnick, E., Shi, C., Weigel, R. S., Whitman, K., Zakharenkova, I. & Zhang, K., Jun 2026, In: Space Weather. 24, 6, e2026SW005194.

      Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate

      Open Access
      1 Scopus citations

    • Universal Time Influence on Stormtime Magnetosphere Ionosphere Coupling

      Ghag, K., Lotko, W., Pham, K., Lin, D., Merkin, V., Raghav, A. & Wiltberger, M., Apr 2026, In: AGU Advances. 7, 2, e2025AV002071.

      Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

      Open Access

    • Center for geospace storms graduate student workshop

      Keesee, A., Merkin, V. G., Wiltberger, M., Hale, S., Winter, E. & Rao, N., 2025, In: Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences. 12, 1663738.

      Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

      Open Access
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