Curriculum Vitae

Patrick R. Briggs

Education

Undergraduate California State University - Sacramento
Bachelor of Arts (Physics), 1975

Graduate University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
Doctor of Philosophy in Physics (Space Physics), 1981
Dissertation: Solar and Interplanetary Ions Near Earth

Professional: Academic

Assistant Professor of Physics, The Citadel, 1981 - 1986
Associate Professor of Physics, The Citadel, 1987 - present

Publications

Refereed articles in professional journals:

1979. Briggs, P.R., T.P. Armstrong and S.M. Krimigis. Hydrogen over Helium enhancement in successive solar flare particle events from the same active region. Astrophysical Journal 228:197-200

1981. Briggs, P.R. and T.P. Armstrong. Medium ion increases, solar flares, and sector boundaries. Proceedings XVII International Cosmic Ray Conference 98-101, Paris, France.

1982. Kutchko, F.J., P.R. Briggs and T.P. Armstrong. The bidirectional particle event of October 12, 1977, possibly associated with a magnetic loop. Journal of Geophysical Research 87:1419-1431.

1984. Briggs, P.R. and T.P. Armstrong. Observations of Interplanetary Energetic Ion Enhancements Near Magnetic Sector Boundaries. Geophysical Research Letters 11, 27-30.

1985. Armstrong, T.P., J.C. Shields, P.R. Briggs and S. Eckes. Solar and interplanetary particles at 2 to 4 MeV during solar cycle 21: Solar cycle variations of event sizes and compositions. Proceedings XVIII International Cosmic Ray Conference, San Diego, CA, USA.

1988. Williams, W.R. and P.R. Briggs. Science experiments in the middle school. Middle School Journal 5/88 pp 21-23.

Technical Reports:

1990. Briggs, P.R. The MERGE Manual: A Description of the MERGE Data Set of Particle and Field Measurements from the IMP 8 spacecraft. Version 1.0, August 1990. The Citadel.

1996, 1997. Briggs, P.R. and Rembiesa, P.J. Laboratory Manual for PHYS 253-254. The Citadel.

Papers presented at professional meetings:

1977. Briggs, P.R. and T.P. Armstrong. Ion composition variation among flare particle events from the same active region. Spring meeting, American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC.

1978. Briggs, P.R. and T.P. Armstrong. Voyager and IMP observations of a Z > 2-rich interplanetary particle enhancement. Fall meeting, AGU, San Francisco, CA.

1980. F.J. Kutchko, P.R. Briggs and T.P. Armstrong. A bidirectional interplanetary pitch distribution possibly associated with a magnetic loop. Fall meeting, AGU, San Francisco, CA.

1982. Briggs, P.R. and T.P. Armstrong. Sector ion clouds. Spring meeting, AGU, Philadelphia, PA.

1985. Armstrong, T.P., D.Venkatesan, D. Hudon, P.R. Briggs, S. Krishnaswamy and T. Rosenberg. A large 30 MHz riometer absorption event at South Pole associated with interplanetary ions below 10 MeV. Fall meeting, AGU, San Francisco, CA.

Grants

Research Grants:
1987-88Space Physics Research. CDF
1988-89Space Physics Research II. CDF
1991-92Analysis of Particles and Fields in the Magnetosphere and Near-Earth Interplanetary Space. CDF
Advanced Study Grants:
1983-85Post-doctoral Research Associate at The University of Kansas. NSF
1986-89Post-doctoral Research Associate at Johns Hopkins University/Applied Physics Laboratory. NSF, NASA.
1992-93Sabbatical award for research at JHU/APL and The Citadel. CDF
Program Grants:
1986E.E.S.A. Design and Use of Physical Science Experiments for Secondary Schools
1987C.C.S.D. Design and Use of Physical Science Experiments for Secondary Schools
1993-96NASA Education Grant. LUNAR Project for Astronomy in the Elementary Classroom (with S.J. Adelman and R. Dukes, Jr.)

Other Professional Activities

1989Invited Participant, NASA workshop on Information Systems, Annapolis, MD
1990 - 92Referee for program proposals, Magnetospheric Branch, NASA
1986 -Member, Sigma Xi (SX) Professional Research Society
1975 -Member Sigma Pi Sigma (SPS) Physics Honor Society
1987 -Member, Phi Kappa Phi (FKF) Honor Society
1977 -Member, American Geophysical Union