David H. Atkinson
Department of Electrical Engineering
University of Idaho, BEL 213
Moscow, Idaho 83844-1023
Office: JEL 241, 208-885-6870
atkinson@maxwell.ee.uidaho.edu
Dave Atkinson is an associate professor of Electrical Engineering and
has been at the University of Idaho since 1989. He is also an adjunct
professor of science education, the associate director of the Idaho Space
Grant Consortium, and the assistant director of the Idaho NASA EPSCoR
program.
Education
- BA, Astronomy-Physics, Whitman College, 1977.
- BS, Electrical Engineering, Washington State University, 1980.
- MS., Applied Physics, Stanford University, 1981
- PhD, Electrical Engineering, Washington State University, 1989
Research Interests
Measurement of planetary wind fields by Doppler tracking of entry probes.
Radiative transfer in planetary atmospheres.
Space engineering.
Science education.
Selected Publications
Bird, M.K., M. Allison, S. Asmar, D.H. Atkinson, P. Edenhofer,
L. Iess, P.G.D. Kamoun, D. Plettemeier, G.L. Tyler, and R. Wohlmuth.
"The Huygens Doppler Wind Experiment," accepted for publication in
European Space Agency Journal, 1994.
Atkinson, D.H., and J.B. Pollack. "Galileo Entry Probe Recovery
of Fine Structure in the Zonal Wind Profile at Jupiter", Radio Science
, 30, 2, 413-422, 1995.
ref Pollack, J.B., D.H. Atkinson, A. Seiff and J. Anderson.
"Retrieval of a Wind Profile from the Galileo Probe Telemetry Signal,"
Sp. Sci. Rev., 60, 143-178, 1992.
Atkinson, D.H., and O.E. Gwynne. "Design Considerations for a
Mars Solar Energy System," Journal of the British Interplanetary
Society, 45, 183-194, 1992.
Atkinson, D.H.. "The Galileo Mission to Jupiter and Doppler Wind
Measurements," Antennas and Propagation Magazine, 33, 7-17, 1991.
Atkinson, D.H. and T.R. Spilker. "Refraction Effects on the
Galileo Probe Telemetry Carrier Frequency," Radio Science,
26, 31-43, 1991.
Atkinson, D.H., J.B. Pollack and A. Seiff. "Measurement of a
Zonal Wind Profile on Titan by Doppler Tracking of the Cassini Entry Vehicle,"
Radio Science, 25, 865-882, 1990.
Industrial Experience
- 1980-1986
- Systems Engineer, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA
Professional Activities
Dr. Atkinson is a member of the IEEE, the American Astronomical Society
Division for Planetary Sciences (DPS), the American Geophysical Union, and
the American Institute of Physics, the Idaho Science Teachers Association, the
Idaho Academy of Sciences, and Sigma Xi.
He has served as a referee for the NASA Planetary Instrument Definition and
Development Program (PIDDP), the NSF NATO Post-Doctoral Fellowship Review
Panel, the NASA Planetary Astronomy/Atmospheres Program, and the American
Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Journal of Propulsion and Power.
IEEE Transactions on Reliability,