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David H. Atkinson, Ph.D.
Electrical Engineering

Professor - Electromagnetics, Planetary Sciences
Office: Buchanen 209
Phone: (208) 885-6870

My Curriculum Vita
Research Papers
Office Schedule
Travel







ESA Article (01 June 2007)
Scientists now know exactly how Huygens made its way to the surface of Titan.
The trajectory reconstruction is the culmination of two years of effort and is
particularly valuable for a correct interpretation of the observations from
all six scientific investigations on board.

KCBS Interview


Fall, 2009 courses
ENGR205 Near Space Engineering
ENGR404 Introduction to Space Systems and Spacecraft Design
ECE491 Senior Seminar
ECE330 Introduction to Electromagnetics
ECE591 ECE Graduate Research Colloquium (Fall, 2009)

Engineering Outreach (Fall, 2009)
ECE330 Introduction to Electromagnetics
ECE339 Background Study in Electromagnetic Theory

Engineering Outreach (Summer 2009)
ECE330 Introduction to Electromagnetics

Code of Ethics
IEEE Code of Ethics
NSPE Code of Ethics

International Planetary Probe Workshops
IPPW-1 (Lisbon, 2003)

* IPPW-1 Proceedings

IPPW-2 (NASA Ames, 2004)

* Schedule & Abstracts

IPPW-3 (Athens, 2005)

* Proceedings (Parachute Short Course & Workshop)

IPPW-4 (JPL, 2006)

* IPPW-4 Proceedings

IPPW-5 (Bordeaux, 2007)

* Abstracts

* Photo

* UI Photo

IPPW-6, Atlanta 21-27 June, 2008

* Program

* Proceedings (Preliminary)

* Proceedings (GIT)

* Photo

* UI Photo

IPPW-7, Barcelona 14-18 June, 2010

MHS RISE Photos
MHS RISE Video, Spring 2008

Giant Planet Entry Probes
* Decadal Survey Whitepaper 2009: "Entry Probe Missions to the Giant Planets"
* DPS Poster, 2009: "Entry Probe Missions to the Giant Planets"

* Outer Planets Assessment Group

* Huygens Public Outreach Newsletters

* Family Photos

* Neptune

* The Nine Planets (LPL)

* Astronomy Picture of the Day

* The Sky in Motion (Click on Playlist on left hand side)

* "Workshop on Extreme Environment Technologies for Space Exploration (2003)"

* "Elizabeth Kolawa (JPL) Extreme Environments Presentation (28 M)"

* "NASA Space Exploration Vision" (5.4MB)

* Interesting Papers



Miscellaneous
Lead the Leaders

The Real Reason We Explore Space (Mike Griffin, 2007)

PAET (1973, 6MB)

Planetary Mission Entry Vehicles

Huygens Data and Document Archive
"Robert Iran Interview", KRFP, 28 June 2009

"Not On the Test" (Harry Chapin)

Mills, 1973

"The Diploma"

"Branca Throws....."

"Field of Dreams"

"Wonderful World"

"Baseball vs. Football (MPG, 11.5 MB)"

"Baseball vs. Football (AVI, 11.5 MB)"

"Wonderful World" (Video)

"Over the Rainbow"

"Univ of Idaho, June 10, 2008 (.avi file, 4MB)"







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