Nicholas L. Bunch
Physics Graduate Student
at Dartmouth since 2004
Nicholas L. Bunch
Physics Graduate Student
at Dartmouth since 2004
Education
University of Colorado at Boulder: B.A. 2004
Experience
2004 - present: Graduate Student in Physics, Dartmouth College.
2002-2004: Engineer / Undergraduate Research Assistant, Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP), University of Colorado at Boulder.
2000-2002: Undergraduate Research Assistant, University of Colorado High Energy Physics.
Honors and Awards
- Presidential Scholar Award, Dartmouth College, 2004.
- Eagle Scout, 2000.
Memberships
- Sigma Pi Sigma
-National Society of Collegiate Scholars
-Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society
-American Geophysical Union
-American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics
Contact Information
Office: 315A Wilder Hall
Telephone: (603) 646-1394
Email: nicholas.bunch AT dartmouth.edu
Professional Interests
Experimental space plasma physics, remote sensing of ionospheric plasma, instrumentation, plasma wave instabilities.
Selected Recent Publications
M. Hor´anyi, V. Hoxie, D. James, A. Poppe, C. Bryant, B. Grogan, B. Lamprecht, J.
Mack, F. Bagenal, S. Batiste, N. Bunch, T. Chantanowich, F. Christensen , M. Colgan, T.
Dunn , G. Drake, A. Fernandez, T. Finley, G. Holland, A. Jenkins, C. Krauss, E. Krauss,
O. Krauss, M. Lankton, C. Mitchell, M. Neeland , T. Resse, K. Rash, G. Tate, C. Vaudrin,
J. Westfall, “The Student Dust Counter on the New Horizons Mission”, Space Sci. Rev., 2007.
Selected Recent Talks and Posters
"First observations of auroral radio emissions at Toolik Lake, AK", Bunch, N., LaBelle, J., Ye, S.,
Weatherwax, A., Hughes, J. GEM Conference, Midway, UT. June, 2007.
"Direction nding of auroral radio emissions", Nicholas Bunch, Shengyi Ye, and James LaBelle.
Arctic Studies Symposium, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH. May, 2007.
"Radio direction nding measurements of auroral MF burst and 3 fce auroral roar", Nicholas
Bunch, Shengyi Ye, and James LaBelle. GEM Conference, Snowmass, CO. June, 2006.
"Student Dust Counter and New Horizons Mission", Presented at Thayer School of Engineering
AIAA, Dartmouth College Chapter, Hanover, NH. May 2, 2006.
"The Student Dust Counter", Horanyi, M., et. al. AGU Fall Meeting 2005.
"Student Dust Counter I: Science Objectives", Mitchell, C., et al. AGU Fall Meeting 2003
"Student Dust Counter II: Building the Instrument", Krauss, C., et al. AGU Fall Meeting 2003
Curriculum Vitae (coming soon)
Resume (NBresume.pdf)
Other Interests
Tuck Rugby Club, financial markets, computing, traveling.