Baker, Daniel N., 1947-

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Name (Latin)
Baker, Daniel N., 1947-
Other forms of name
Baker, D. N
Date of birth
1947-11-10
Field of activity
Atmospheric physics
Occupation
Astrophysicists
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 19767802
Wikidata: Q22003275
Library of congress: n 87802224
Sources of Information
  • Dynamics of the Earth's radiation belts and inner magnetosphere, 2012:title page (Daniel N. Baker) page 1 (Daniel N. Baker, Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder)
  • New perspectives on the earth's magnetotail, 1998:CIP t.p. (D.N. Baker) data sheet (Baker, Daniel Neil, b. Nov. 10, 1947)
  • Solar-terrestrial energy program, 1994:CIP t.p. (D.N. Baker; NASA)
  • University of Colorado-Boulder, Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics website, viewed June 4, 2013:link to Leadership page (Dr. Daniel Baker, Director of LASP; has led LASP since 1994; joined LASP following seven years at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, where he directed the Laboratory for Extraterrestrial Physics in the Space Sciences Directorate)
  • nuc87-2923: His Energetic particle fluxes and spectra in the Jovian magnetosphere, 1974(hdg. on NmLcU rept.: Baker, Daniel N., 1947- ; usage: Daniel N. Baker)

Wikipedia description:

Daniel N. Baker (born 1947) is an American space scientist. He is the Distinguished Professor of Astrophysical and Planetary Science at the University of Colorado Boulder and director of the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics. He received his B.A. from the University of Iowa in 1969 and his Ph.D. from the same institution in 1974. In 2010 he was elected to the National Academy of Engineering for "leadership in studies, measurements, and predictive tools for the Earth's radiation environment and its impact on U.S. security." He has been a researcher for several NASA missions, such as MESSENGER and the Van Allen Probes, and he served as the chair of the committee that wrote the 2012 Solar and Space Physics Decadal Survey. He currently serves as the Director of the Colorado Space Policy Center.

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