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1 Maria de Soria-Santacruz Pich Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Room Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA (617) EDUCATION PhD in Aeronautics and Astronautics, January 2014 Dissertation: Controlled Precipitation of Energetic Van Allen Belt Protons by Electromagnetic Ion Cyclotron (EMIC) Waves: Scientific and Engineering Implications Dissertation Committee: Prof. Manuel Martinez-Sanchez (advisor), Dr. Gregory Ginet, Prof. David Miller, Prof. Jeffrey Hoffman, Prof. Kerri Cahoy. M.S. in Aeronautics and Astronautics, June 2011 Thesis title: Radiation of VLF/ELF Waves from a Magnetospheric Tether Thesis advisor: Prof. Manuel Martinez-Sanchez Polytechnic University of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain B.S. in Aeronautics and Astronautics, June 2009 Received the National Prize for Excellence in University Academic Performance, awarded by the Government of Spain to the best students of each discipline around the country that have most brilliantly completed their undergraduate studies. RESEARCH EXPERIENCE NASA Living with a Star (LWS) and UCAR Visiting Scientist Program, Boulder, CO Heliophysics Summer School, July 2013 The Summer School focused on the physics of space weather events, from the Sun to the atmospheres, ionospheres and magnetospheres of the different planets in the solar system. The School was based on lectures, recitations and laboratories given by experts from all over the world. Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA VLF Group, Electrical Engineering Department Visiting Student Researcher, June 2012-August 2012 Investigated on the generation and propagation of electromagnetic ion cyclotron (EMIC) waves in the magnetosphere and their interaction with high-energy radiation belt particles. Contributed in two projects, the

2 Maria de Soria-Santacruz Pich 2 first related to growth of EMIC in the presence of cold plasma density irregularities, and the second related to man-made emissions using in-situ VLF antennae with the purpose of remediating the Van Allen belts. / University Nanosatellite Program - 7 Science and Payload Lead of the TERSat Satellite, December 2010-June 2012 TERSat (Trapped Energetic Radiation Satellite) is a small educational satellite, under the University Nanosatellite Program from the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), being designed to deploy a 5-meter dipole antenna and use it to emit VLF (whistler) waves capable of scattering the high-energy electrons of the Van Allen Belts. Primary duties included development of the science and design of the VLF antenna, and mentoring of a group of 3 to 5 students involved in the project. Defended the project and design at a Systems Concept Review (SCR), Systems Requirements Review (SRR) and Preliminary Design Review (PDR). GMV Aerospace and Defense, Madrid, Spain Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) Department Intern, July 2007-September 2009 Worked in the Galileo Project (European navigation satellite system). Designed and implemented critical software for the Orbit Synchronization Processing Facility (OSPF) and the Integrity Processing Facility (IPF). OSPF is responsible for generating the contents of the Galileo navigation message (ephemeris, clock correction parameters, ionospheric correction models, etc.), while IPF determines the Galileo integrity information for the different services. Community of Ariane Cities (CVA), Madrid, Spain Summer School, July 2008-August 2008 Cooperated with EADS-CASA in the development of a new launch vehicle for the European Space Agency (ESA) using extreme materials. Had an engineering role and coordinated a group of 7 students and engineers in the development of the project. Additionally, attended daily lectures and talks by aerospace professors and top industry professionals in the aerospace sector. FELLOWSHIPS and AWARDS Outstanding Student Paper Award (OSPA), December 2013 AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA Awarded to the most outstanding student poster presentations of the conference (typically 3-5%). 1 st place, GEM Student Poster Competition, June 2013 Geospace Environment Modeling (GEM) Conference, Snowmass, CO Awarded to the most outstanding student poster presentation of the conference. 1 st place, Ph.D. Research Competition, May 2013

3 Maria de Soria-Santacruz Pich 3 Awarded by the Aeronautics and Astronautics Department of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to the Ph.D. student with the most outstanding research presentation in the department. Rene H. Miller Prize in Systems Engineering, May 2011 Awarded by the Aeronautics and Astronautics Department of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to the student who has done the best piece of work in systems engineering. National Prize for Excellence in University Academic Performance, Spain, March 2011 Awarded by the Government of Spain to the best students of each discipline around the country that have most brilliantly completed their undergraduate studies. Official recognition with economic compensation. Fellowship from Fundación Caja Madrid, Spain, Sep 2011-Sep 2013 Fellowship currently supporting Ph.D. Graduate studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Fellowship from Obra Social La Caixa, Spain, Aug 2009-Aug 2011 Fellowship that supported M.S. Graduate studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. PUBLICATIONS de Soria-Santacruz, M., K. G. Orlova, M. Martinez-Sanchez, and Y. Y. Shprits (2013b), Scattering rates of inner belt protons by EMIC waves: A comparison between test particle and diffusion simulations, Geophys. Res. Lett., 40(18), doi: /grl de Soria-Santacruz, M., M. Spasojevic, and L. Chen (2013a), EMIC waves growth and guiding in the presence of cold plasma density irregularities, Geophys. Res. Lett., 40(8), , doi: /grl de Soria-Santacruz, M., and M. Martinez-Sanchez (2013), Electromagnetic ion cyclotron (EMIC) waves for Radiation Belt Remediation applications, IEEE Trans. Plasma Sci., doi: /TPS E. Clements, B. Alvisio, A. Babuscia, Z. Casas, B. Coffee, S. Giblin, L. Hallock, R. Kingsbury, M. Leaman, N. Lynch, M. O Connor, E. Quian, H. Schmidt, M. de Soria-Santacruz, L. Sotomayor, et al. TERSat: Trapped Energetic Radiation Satellite, Small Satellite Conference, Logan, UT, August de Soria-Santacruz, M., G. Bautista, G. V. Gettliffe, M. Martinez-Sanchez, and D. W. Miller, Design of a space-borne antenna for controlled removal of energetic Van Allen belt protons. (Accepted for 2014 IEEE Aerospace Conference). CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS AGU Fall Meeting San Francisco, CA, December 2013 Poster Presenter, Non-resonant scattering of inner belt protons by oblique EMIC waves from a space-borne antenna

4 Maria de Soria-Santacruz Pich 4 NASA NIAC Midterm Review College Park, MD, November 2013 Speaker, Mid-term Applications: EMIC Wave Antenna Geospace Environment Modeling (GEM) Snowmass, CO, June 2013 Speaker, Scattering rates of inner belt protons by EMIC waves: comparison between test particle and diffusion approaches Speaker, Radiation and propagation of man-made EMIC waves in the inner radiation belt Poster Presenter, Controlled precipitation of radiation belt protons: science and engineering implications AGU Meeting of the Americas Cancún, México, May 2013 Speaker and Poster Presenter, Scattering rates of inner belt protons by EMIC waves: comparison between test particle and diffusion approaches AGU Fall Meeting San Francisco, CA, December 2012 Speaker, EMIC waves growth and guiding in the presence of cold plasma density irregularities Geospace Environment Modeling (GEM) Snowmass, CO, June 2012 Speaker, EMIC waves for Radiation Belt Remediation applications Spacecraft Charging Technology Conference 12 th (SCTC) Kitakyushu, Japan, May 2012 Speaker, EMIC waves for Radiation Belt Remediation applications Inner Magnetospheric Coupling II (IMC) Los Angeles, CA, March 2012 Poster Presenter, EMIC waves for Radiation Belt Remediation applications AFOSR Space Sciences Program Review Albuquerque, NM, June 2011 Speaker, Electromagnetic ion cyclotron wave emission from an orbiting space tether Spacecraft Charging Technology Conference 11 th (SCTC) Albuquerque, NM, September 2010 Poster Presenter, Wave coupling from a high-voltage whistler or EMIC antenna in the magnetosphere

5 Maria de Soria-Santacruz Pich 5 International Planetary Probe Workshop 7 th (IPPW) Barcelona, Spain, June 2010 Poster Presenter, Veloonus: A computational tool for balloon trajectories in Venus UNIVERSITY SERVICE MIT Figure Skating Club Intercollegiate Team Captain, European Association of Aerospace Students (EUROAVIA) Vice-President of the Spanish Office, Participated in the foundation of the local office of the association in Barcelona. Interacted with sponsors and members to create a successful association that remains fully active to the present day. Represented Spain in the 2006 Congress of EUROAVIA (EMEAC) held in Milan. SOFTWARE SKILLS Programming languages: C/C++, Matlab Aerospace: Satellite Toolkit (STK), Solid Edge, Ansys Math: Mathematica

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