Equitable Letters for Space and Physics

Dear Colleagues,

Recently, a couple of us, both Society Fellows, were discussing whom to ask to support a nomination we were considering submitting. One of us mentioned John Smith, but we soon realized that John, himself, was not yet a Society Fellow. We were stunned by this realization, which struck us as a significant oversight by our community. We immediately changed our focus from our previous nominee to prepare the more deserving nomination of John. He is a leader in the fundamental physics fields of Stuff and Time Travel, areas in which John and I have pursued many fruitful collaborations. John has provided community leadership by pioneering diversity and inclusion efforts. It is my great pleasure to nominate Dr. John Smith for induction into the Society as a Fellow for his discoveries in Stuff and Time Travel.

This letter provides my most enthusiastic support for the induction of Dr. Smith into the Society as a Fellow. John is the foremost contributor to establishing the link between fundamental physics topic 1 (Stuff) and fundamental physics topic 2 (Time Travel) in our era, with numerous important implications of his discoveries readily found in this subfield, as well as in other subfields. John is a brilliant physicist who has made significant contributions to our understanding of a wide range of physics aspects, using his high-level analytical skills. His research is primarily theoretical, but he has always emphasized the connection of basic physics with observations. John is amply deserving of the Society Fellowship on the basis of both the depth and breadth of his sustained contribution to Physics and the research interests of the Society Fellowship Committee. The results of his research have far-reaching implications in Astrophysics. John's exceptional talent has been widely recognized by other societies; he is a Fellow of the American Physical Society and has been the recipient of many highly prestigious community awards.

Delving into the substance of John's extensive body of work, one finds areas of significant impact too numerous to detail here. Some highlights must suffice: he literally "wrote the book" with his contributions to The Physics of Stuff with Banner, Stark, et al., the essential textbook for graduate students everywhere. His collaboration with Dr. Emitt Brown resulted in a seminal series of papers, in which John revealed the physics of flux capacitors. These are the essential building blocks of our understanding of such diverse phenomena as time travel, temporal paradox, and ionized hydrogen and helium of interstellar origin. John also initiated the study that led to the full description of the instabilities that define the parameter-space boundaries of Stuff. He notably established the limiting factors for these boundaries.

John has numerous studies that define the role and limits of Tangentially Related Thing. The fundamental importance of John Smith's research has ensured that it has transformed our understanding of many other fundamental topics, nearly all of which have major implications for understanding the environment and explaining observations. Many of the ideas developed by John have implications that stretch from the state-of-the-art observations to deeper theoretical processes, bridging communities from experimentalists to theorists, and involving dozens of research groups and many authors.

John has also made many other important contributions in fundamental physics of his research field. He is the world's foremost authority on the physical properties of specific processes in his field. The breakthroughs he made in this area provide the science foundation for the revolutionary studies expected with a number of upcoming Big Missions.

Another science area that John has pioneered is the study of Something Completely Different. He, along with his team on another Big Mission, performed the first measurements of its kind. These measurements opened up a whole new area of study and has spawned a host of investigations by the outside community. However, as important as these measurements are, their impact would have been trivial without John. He developed the infrastructure at State College University (SCU) to allow the entire research community to access the Big Mission data.

There is one service contribution to the community that I feel is outstanding and truly deserves recognition: John's commitment to, and promotion of, diversity. He was highly proactive in establishing diversity in his research team well before there were any incentives to do so. He advocated relentlessly for women hires and was successful at obtaining a position for his ex-student Dr. Jane Doe. Jane was an exceptional student, and, thanks to John's guidance, she has gone on to become the first female tenured professor at her university and is widely considered to be a leader in the field. John has pushed for diversity in all areas of science and engineering within his team. Without his efforts, we would not have any women in some of the highest positions in our field. John's efforts advancing diversity in science are truly unmatched.

In summary, Dr. Smith embodies the best ideals of the Society Fellowship: Iconic contributions to science with a broad impact, unparalleled science and community leadership, and the reason we have so much diversity and diversity programs in our field. His research continues to elevate the Physics disciplines and influences and leads the international science community. He is an exceptional candidate for the Society Fellowship, whose recognition is long past due. All of the scientists I consulted in preparing for this nomination had assumed that John was already a Society Fellow. It is time to rectify this error and select John Smith for the Society Fellowship.

Sincerely,

Byg F. Deel
Dr. B.F. Deel
Endowed Chair of My Department, Impressive University
Society Fellow, Fellow of Physics, Fellow of Astrophysics
Impressive Award Medalist, Member of Mensa

Fellow Evaluation Committee,

I am writing to show my support for Dr. Jane Smith to receive the Society Fellowship for her work in making great discoveries and having had a sustained impact on our field, as well as for her technical acumen and outreach.

I have known Jaynie (as I call her) for the last 30 years. In that time, we have collaborated together on multiple investigations. Perhaps most notably, we worked closely together on the Important Committee, where I was Chair (and Jaynie was Vice-Chair). This gave me substantial insight into Jaynie's abilities and management style. From my close association with Jaynie on Important Committee, I would say that Jaynie was very effective in communicating the work of the Steering Committee. We (as Chair and Vice-Chair, respectively) were blessed with many hard-working and passionate individuals on our Steering Committee. A core group of these people worked tirelessly to complete the writing and editing of the final report. I would say Jaynie became most effective as the report was rolled out and as it was portrayed to the federal agencies such as NASA, NSF, and NOAA. She is remarkably articulate and can be an effective spokesperson.

After further reviewing Jaynie's record of leadership and management, she has played mid-level roles in academic administration. She taught a popular and successful course entitled The Business of Science. To my knowledge, she has also managed hardware programs at State College University (SCU) that have been in the few hundred $K to the several $M funding levels. It is clear that the challenges of managing laboratory, ground instrumentation, and satellite instrument programs are an important component of academic life where she excels.

Jaynie's scientific record consists of about 200 refereed publications, plus another several dozen conference proceedings; this is a respectable record for our sub-discipline. She has also been a guest editor on special edition journals. Put together, her record demonstrates her willingness to support the larger community through both organization and collaboration. I would point out that during the last couple of years, Jaynie has participated in nearly 50 publications. Jaynie was the first author on several of them, with students or collaborators leading the rest. Obviously, it takes a committed effort to keep publishing papers as the first author while juggling management and leadership duties, but Jaynie has striven to do so.

One aspect of Jaynie's work that merits special recognition is her deep connection to observations. Jaynie is an expert on data and on the analysis of the data. She not only develops and runs her own numerical models, she analyzes the observations and validates the models rigorously against these observations. She has been a pioneer in data-driven modeling, which is currently a popular research topic.

Importantly, Jaynie has a pleasant personality, which likely contributes to the large number of people who wish to collaborate with her. In view of the above-mentioned points and Jaynie's impressive track record of research, supervising, and service in the international physics communities, I strongly feel that Jaynie should be honored with a Society Fellowship.

A final note about Jaynie is that she is a generous mentor. She has supervised a large number of postdoctoral researchers and young scientists. Many of these people are now prominent members of the community in their own right, such as Dr. Tom Baker. Her focus on mentoring and providing support and advice for the young ladies in her department has also positively impacted the community; Drs. Katherine Janway, River Song, and Dana Anderson count among her female protegés. She has been a tremendous inspiration to me; her dissertation defense was one of the first that I witnessed when I started graduate school, setting the tone and expectations towards which I strive.

Sincerely,

Byg F. Deel
Dr. B.F. Deel
Endowed Chair of My Department, Impressive University
Society Fellow
Fellow of Physics
Fellow of Astrophysics
Impressive Award Medalist
Member of Mensa

Citation: For sustained impact and cross-disciplinary breakthroughs in diverse phenomena of space-time travel, temporal paradox, and Exo-Biology.

Dear Fellow Evaluation Committee:

We are excited to nominate Dr. John Smith for the honor of Union Fellow of the Society. John and I both attended the Legion Academy in the 1970s, where John quickly demonstrated his ability to grasp the fundamentals of space-time travel and connect these basics to current open questions. Since our introduction, John and I have continued to collaborate, and it has been a pleasure to see him succeed in his career. In my nomination letter I will provide a broad overview of John's sustained impact and breakthroughs, highlighting where the supporting letters, CV, and bibliography will provide more information.

John is one of the foremost contributors working towards establishing the link between Space-Time Travel and Exo-Biology in our era. Through his numerous cross-disciplinary collaborations, John has been able to show how his work has made important implications in the subfield of Time Travel, as well as in other subfields such as Space Travel. While his research is primarily theoretical, he has always emphasized the connection of basic physics with observations. John is amply deserving of the Society Fellowship on the basis of both the depth and breadth of his sustained contribution to Physics and the research interests of the Society Fellowship Committee. The results of his research have far-reaching implications in multiple disciplines and each of the submitted letters will reflect on these areas. The supporting letter by Dr. Emitt Brown will highlight their work on flux capacitors and their initial attempts at time (sans space) travel. Dr. Eleanor Arroway will then discuss their work on the necessary interconnectedness of space-time travel and the success of their experimental work. This will be followed by the letter from Dr. Binti from Oomza University focusing on John's encompassing enthusiasm to embrace new scientific paradigms and collaborations, demonstrating how these qualities distinguish him as a role model for being a supportive collaborator and leading by example in building a trans disciplinary team which enabled their work and its impact on exobiology.

John has an extensive publication record that is the product both of his scientific creativity and the care he takes to build and maintain collaborations. His work with Dr. Emitt Brown resulted in a series of seminal papers, in which John revealed the physics of flux capacitors [see bibliography section Time-travel and specifically Brown and Smith, 2020, reviews in dimensional paradox]. These are the essential building blocks of our understanding of such diverse phenomena as time travel [e.g., Smith et al, 1682 Royal Society], temporal paradox [e.g., Dax et al, 2380, Bajoran Journal of Physics, Smith and La Forge, 2370, United Federation of Planets Technical Report], and ionized hydrogen and helium of interstellar origin [Parker and Smith, 2018, Journal of Space Weather Space Climate]. This work led to new collaborations with Dr. Arroway that incorporated the principles of his work on time travel into her theoretical construct of interstellar space travel [e.g., Smith and Arroway, 2021, The Astrophysical Journal and in the bibliography under section Space-Time Travel]. Together, John Smith and Eleanor Arroway wrote The Physics of Space-Time Travel, which has since become an essential textbook for graduate students everywhere (it has currently been translated into 10 different languages). This work and John's enthusiasm and continual curiosity led him to reach out to Dr. Binti and Dr. Claire Finn to explore more fully the implication of the new fields that his work with Dr. Arroway had opened up [e.g., Binti, Arroway, Finn, and Smith., 2420, Planetary Union Journal of Universe, Space, and Time travel, Smith, Arroway, and Dax 2000, JGR Space Physics, and the Bibliography section Cross-Disciplinary and Cross Dimensional work]. Perhaps one of the themes throughout John's research is his love of learning, his continual interest in working with colleagues who will challenge him, and his support of their many endeavors. John has shown a fearlessness to tackle any new area of research which his studies may lead him. Many of the ideas developed by John have implications that stretch from the state-of-the-art observations to deeper theoretical processes, bridging the experimental to theoretical communities, involving dozens of research groups and many authors [see CV section Collaborations and Service].

John has also made many other contributions in fundamental physics. He is an intertemporally acknowledged authority on the physical properties of specific processes in his field [e.g. Smith, Bohr, and Who, 1930, On the Constitution of time particles]. The breakthroughs he made in this area provide the science foundation for the revolutionary studies expected with a number of upcoming Big Missions [e.g. B & T's Phone Booth PI'd by Dr. Carlin]. Another scientific field that John has pioneered is the study of Exo-Biology. He, along with his team on the Blue Box Mission PI'd by Dr. River Song, performed the first measurements of its kind. These measurements opened up a whole new area of study and has spawned a host of investigations by the outside community. However, as important as these measurements are, their impact would have been trivial without John's dedication to open science. He developed the infrastructure at Pacific Tech which guaranteed the research community access to the Blue Box and T&B Phone Booth data.

John's research community contributions deserve recognition. Beyond the standard of reviewing papers, serving on panels, and committee work, John advocates relentlessly for his collaborators and works tirelessly towards building an inclusive and safe environment for all to work in [See CV section on Service]. John sets the bar in how to make sure to give credit where credit is due. While he is often one of the more recognizable names on papers, he routinely calls out the work done by his collaborators in his own presentations and (as noted by more than one conference convener) will re-direct credit for work mistakenly attributed to him by his peers to his collaborators when appropriate [See CV section Presentations – "It Takes a Team to Innovate New Physics and Safe Space-Time Travel", Plenary at the Fall AGU meetings 1920, 2020, 2120]. John is a true role model of how to be a good collaborator.

Dr. Smith embodies the best ideals of the Society Fellowship: contributions to science with a broad impact and unparalleled, humble, and sustained scientific and community leadership. His research through his collaborations continues to elevate the Physics disciplines and influences and leads the international science community. He is an exceptional candidate for the Society Fellowship and embodies the qualities that the Society looks to uphold.

Sincerely,

Diana R. Who
Prof. D. R. Who, PhD
Department of Physics
Impressive University.

Dear Professor Lopez:

I am writing this letter on behalf of Dr. John Smith, in support of his application to your postdoctoral fellowship at Lab U. I have had the privilege of interacting, collaborating, supporting, and mentoring Dr. Smith while he was a graduate student at University College School, and seen him blossom into a promising young scientist. I have truly found it fulfilling to have such a passionate, reliable, and intelligent student like Dr. Smith as part of my research group over the past 5.5 years.

Dr. Smith came to University College School relatively naïve and knew little about conducting independent research. But, I have seen Dr. Smith grow over the last 5.5 years in a way that few here have taken the time to notice. Dr. Smith quality of work has and continues to be very good, and his ability to work cooperatively and supportively with other students and professors has been top-notch. Given some of the personal conversations Dr. Smith and I have had in the past, it was surprising that others did not find him to be intimidating, but rather cooperative and forthright.

Dr. Smith just recently defended his dissertation entitled "Tropospheric Weather and Space Weather... Not so Different After All?", and after much effort, gave a surprisingly decent presentation.To get this point Dr. Smith had to overcome a number of obstacles including funding issues, family problems, etc., which demonstrates how motivated an individual he truly is. I know what it is like being a first-generation college and graduate student so for Dr. Smith to really excel here at University College School is a true testament to his resolve.

Dr. Smith's academic and research record is one of a talented researcher, especially given where he started. During his tenure here at University College School, he published 3 first-authored peer review journal papers, and 2 as second or third author. He also presented his work 10 times at National or International meetings (oral presentation or posters), for which he has won one award for an outstanding oral presentation by a graduate student. He his competent in a number of computer languages and tends to pick up new ones quickly compared to his peers. He has actively mentored undergraduate students through a number of different programs here on campus. However, these tended to distract him at times. Nonetheless, he was an important contributor to my research group and was always dependable when it came to proposal, research, and/or coursework deadlines.

To summarize Dr. Smith is a capable scientific researcher with the programming talent that would be needed to succeed in this Postdoctoral fellowship. Further, Dr. Smith comes from a low-income upbringing, is a first-generation college student, as well as a person of color in STEM. All of these things coupled with his research acumen make him a rare individual, and an asset to any research group. He is unassuming, diligent, and hard-working. He will benefit from and make the best use of the opportunity afforded by this Postdoctoral fellowship, if offered the opportunity.

Please feel free to contact me with any additional questions.

Respectfully,

Professor Jones
University College School

Dear Professor Lopez:

I am writing this letter on behalf of Dr. John Smith, in support of his application to your postdoctoral fellowship at Lab U. I have had the privilege of interacting, collaborating, supporting, and mentoring Dr. Smith while he was a graduate student at University College School, and seen him blossom into a promising young scientist. I have truly found it fulfilling to have such a skilled, reliable, and intelligent scientist like Dr. Smith as part of my research group over the past 5.5 years.

Coming out of undergrad with a background in environmental science, Dr. Smith came to University College School knowing very little about Earth's upper atmosphere. But, I have seen Dr. Smith grow over the last 5.5 years into a skilled and quite accomplished physicist, whom any Postdoctoral program would be lucky to have. Dr. Smith quality of work has and continues to be outstanding, and his ability to work cooperatively and supportively with other students and professors has been top-notch. Dr. Smith just recently defended his dissertation entitled "Tropospheric Weather and Space Weather … Not so Different After All?", to which his committee and colleagues in our department gave glowing reviews. I know what it is like being a first-generation college and graduate student so for Dr. Smith to really excel here at University College School is a true testament to his resolve.

Dr. Smith's academic and research record speaks for itself and is one of a talented researcher. During his tenure here at University College School, he published 3 first-authored peer review journal papers, and 2 as second or third author. He also presented his work at numerous national and international meetings, receiving an award for one such oral presentation (the "Society Award for Outstanding Graduate Student Presentations"). He also has been a teaching assistant in two different undergraduate courses including The Physics of Upper Atmospheres and Fluid Mechanics, in both of which he graded homework assignments, proctored exams, held office hours (which I am told the students found particularly useful), and gave lectures. My colleagues and I were impressed by his rapport with the students, who commented positively on his lectures in their end-of-term reviews. He has also taken a leadership role in the community by serving on a number of committees, most notably the diversity, equity, and inclusion committee here in our department. Lastly, he has actively mentored undergraduate students through a number of different programs here on campus, which I have found particularly impressive. His dedication to mentoring undergraduate students, coupled with his other service activities and outstanding academic acumen, speaks directly to Dr. Smith's high scientific standards and respect for others.

Dr. Smith is a brilliant computer programmer who is proficient in several useful languages, including Fortran and Python, which has allowed him to quickly transition between research projects within my group. easily balanced conflicting proposal, research, and/or coursework deadlines, to the point that he assisted others in our group at "crunch time." For example, another graduate student of mine and colleague of Dr. Smith was really struggling with completing a NSF Graduate Research Fellowship application, of which Dr. Smith was a recipient of. I personally watched Dr. Smith sit with his colleague for an hour or two every day for the better part of month helping him with preparing his application. This student made a point to come and speak with me how fortunate he was to have the assistance of Dr. Smith and stated "I would not have submitted a successful application without his (Dr. Smith's) help."

To summarize, Dr. Smith is an excellent scientific researcher with the programming and teaching talent to succeed in your Postdoctoral fellowship. Furthermore, the things Dr. Smith has overcome to excel here at University College School are nothing short of remarkable. All of these things coupled with his research acumen make him a rare individual, and an asset to any research group. He is an independent researcher who is confident, hardworking, and humble. Your institution would be lucky to have, and I know he will benefit from and make the best use of the opportunity afforded by this Postdoctoral fellowship, if offered the opportunity. Please feel free to contact me with any additional questions.

Please feel free to contact me with any additional questions.

Respectfully,

Professor Jones
University College School

To whom it may concern:

I am writing to strongly endorse Jane Smith to your undergraduate program and the Special Scholar Award. It has been a pleasure to get to know Jane as a student; she is well liked by her colleagues and fellow students. It has been rewarding to work with a caring, compassionate, and reliable young woman.

Ms. Smith is currently a Research Programmer here at Gender Race Bias Inc. During her tenure in our research group, Ms. Smith has proved to be invaluable member of our research team. We have performed countless studies focusing on the upper atmospheres of both Earth and Mars, from which Ms. Smith's responsibility has been developing code to process satellite observations. She diligently completed each task assigned to her, putting in whatever amount of time was needed to do so. She would also seek out answers to difficult problems unprompted, unafraid to ask probing questions of others.

From my meetings with Jane, it is clear that she is passionate about her work. She has organized and led research meetings with our group, and meets weekly with other colleagues and collaborators. She is diligent, responsible, well-organized, and a team player. Her willingness to put in the time when tackling a difficult problem has served her well, resulting in the publication of a respectable number of research articles. Furthermore, she is an active member of our education and outreach program, where she both participates in and leads monthly meetings.

In closing, I believe the record of Ms. Smith speaks for itself. Out of the > 100 Research Programmers I have collaborated or supervised during my time here at Gender Race Bias Inc., Ms. Smith is among the top 10% of those I have had the privilege to work alongside. As a woman excelling in science, she is the perfect candidate for the Special Scholar Award. I am confident that Jane will be a great asset to your program. She has my recommendation. Please feel free to contact me at the information provided below for any additional information regarding Ms. Smith and her application.

Warmest Regards,

ELSP
Research Scientist/Engineer
Gender Race Bias Inc.

Dear Professor Jones:

I am writing to strongly endorse Jane Smith to your scholarship program. Ms. Smith is an exceptional student who has demonstrated a high level of independent and original thinking. It has been rewarding to work with such a skilled, intelligent, and committed scholar.

Ms. Smith is currently a Research Programmer here at Gender Race Bias Inc. During her tenure in our research group, Ms. Smith has proved to be invaluable member of our research team. She has developed code to process satellite observations, which were used in studies that focused on the upper atmospheres of both Earth and Mars. Her modeling work has been consistently rigorous, independent and original. She has continually demonstrated a strong work ethic and a high level of creativity. She has shown a great enthusiasm for a wide range of scientific pursuits, and her curiosity has led her to in-depth inquiries. These investigations have led to a number of discoveries that directly improved the processing algorithms by ensuring the underlying assumptions were scientifically rigorous.

From my meetings with Ms. Smith, it is clear that she is passionate about her work. Her dedication and innovation when tackling a difficult problem has served her well, resulting in the publication of several research articles. Ms. Smith's contributions were integral to each article, and included both data analysis and the design of figures used to articulate the results. She has good communication skills and is a natural leader, as demonstrated by her role in organizing and leading research meetings within our group and with outside collaborators.

In closing, Ms. Smith has the experience, intelligence and aptitude required to excel in your scholarship program. Out of the over 100 students I have collaborated with or supervised during my time here at Gender Race Bias Inc., Ms. Smith is among the top 10% of those I have had the privilege to work alongside. I am confident that she will be a great asset to your program. She has my highest recommendation. Please feel free to contact me at the information provided below for any additional information regarding Ms. Smith and her application.

Best Regards,

ELSP
Research Scientist/Engineer
Gender Race Bias Inc.

Dear Professor Lee:

I am writing this letter of recommendation on behalf of Dr. Alex Johnson, in support of their application to your postdoctoral position at University Laboratory. I was Dr. Johnson's faculty advisor at Technical College Institute and have known Alex in both a research and personal capacity over the last seven years. While it has taken Dr. Johnson longer than expected to finish their PhD, I can truly attest to the all the hard work they put in to accomplish this goal. In short, University Laboratory would be lucky to have a candidate with such a diverse skill set as Dr. Johnson.

Dr. Johnson first came to Technical College Institute with a background in pure mathematics, and thus took a little time to get 'up to speed' on what we were doing in my Aeronomy Lab. While their mathematical rigor was top-notch, their grasping 'easy' atmospheric and ionospheric concepts took some time. Specifically, I recall one instance where I very directly stated to Dr. Johnson that they were going to need to 'step it up, or they would not be able to continue in the program.' From there, Dr. Johnson persisted and overcame these initial challenges, but continued to react very sensitively to any comments deemed to be "critical" moving forward. This story exemplifies two things about Dr. Johnson: they are determined and a hard-worker, but they tend to be sensitive about their work.

After this brief hiccup in the beginning of their tenure at Technical College Institute, Dr. Johnson began to "take off", excelling both academically and personally. Although they publication record are not numerous (i.e., only 4 peer-reviewed pubs), they showed promise in this area. Particularly, Dr. Johnson, excelled at networking and presenting their work at conferences. Dr. Johnson presented their work at a number of national and international meetings, receiving three awards for Outstanding Paper/Poster Presentation. It is these type of interpersonal and public speaking skills that I believe will make Dr. Johnson into an outstanding researcher, albeit with some additional experience gained through this Postdoctoral opportunity.

In brief, Dr. Johnson is an above-average researcher that is compassionate and who has excellent interpersonal relationships with a number of colleagues in the field. Further, Dr. Johnson has overcome a number of different hardships relating to their gender at Technical College Institute. These distinct experiences in conjunction with Dr. Johnson's research savvy, makes they an ideal candidate for your Postdoc.

Please feel free to contact me via email or phone with any additional questions you have regarding Dr. Alex Johnson's application.

Sincerely,

Professor Jones
Technical College Instituter

Dear Professor Lee:

I am writing this letter of recommendation on behalf of Dr. Alex Johnson, in support of their application to your postdoctoral position at University Laboratory. I was Dr. Johnson's faculty advisor at Technical College Institute and have known Alex in both a research and personal capacity. Dr. Johnson is a passionate researcher with a strong mathematical background who demonstrates inspiring determination when faced with challenges In short, University Laboratory would be lucky to have a candidate with such a diverse skill set encompassing deep mathematical rigor, strong publication skills and excellent presentation abilities as Dr. Johnson.

Dr. Johnson first came to Technical College Institute with a background in pure mathematics. Their top-notch mathematical background proved an asset when dealing with the complex gaseous and magnetoionic theories applied in the research program pursued in my Aeronomy Lab. Dr. Johnson overcame the challenges inherent is changing research fields, a non-trivial task that now grants them a unique perspective when approaching scientific problems. Dr. Johnson is also very passionate about their research, and is willing to pursue avenues that others may not see as possible to determine the validity of a hypothesis.

Over the period of their doctoral studies, Dr. Johnson came into their own academically and personally. They have a strong publication record, with four peer-reviewed papers published during the course of their degree program. For example, the first of Dr. Johnson's publications entitled "A new method of viewing the E-region Ionosphere from LEO Satellite", presented a novel method for viewing a rarely probed region of Earth's atmosphere through use of a new camera technology created in our Aeronomy in collaboration with our graduate students. This one example underscores the rare research acumen Dr. Johnson shows in our field.

During Dr. Johnson's tenure here, they excelled at working with external collaborators and presenting their work at conferences. Dr. Johnson is an exceptional speaker, and has received three awards for Outstanding Paper/Poster from different professional organizations. For example, following an invited speaking invitation at the 2019 Aeronomy Fall Meeting, Dr. Johnson was able to foster a collaboration with a prominent engineer in our field, ultimately leading to our new E-region viewing camera technology being incorporated on a new successful mission proposal. It is these types of collaborations and public speaking skills that make Dr. Johnson standout amongst their peers.

In brief, Dr. Johnson's unique perspective, adaptability, and strong interpersonal connections make them a natural leader and researcher. These distinct skills, in conjunction with Dr. Johnson's research expertise, makes them an ideal candidate for your postdoctoral position. Please feel free to contact me via email or phone with any additional questions you have regarding Dr. Alex Johnson's application.

Sincerely,

Professor Jones
Technical College Institute