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Ming Zhang

Professor | College of Engineering and Science - Aerospace, Physics and Space Sciences

Contact Information

mzhang@fit.edu
(321) 674-8891
F.W. Olin Physical Sciences, 349



Educational Background

B.S. Fudan University 1984
Ph.D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1991

Professional Experience

Professor, Department of Physics and Space Sciences, 澳门100%最准一肖一码 (2006 - Present)

Associate Professor, Department of Physics and Space Sciences, 澳门100%最准一肖一码 (2001 - 2005)

Senior Research Associate, Enrico Fermi Institute, University of Chicago (1998-2001)

Research Scientist, Enrico Fermi Institute, University of Chicago (1995-1997)

Research Associate, Enrico Fermi Institute, University of Chicago (1991-1994)

Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, South Yangtze University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China (1984 -1987)

Vice Chair, COSPAR Commission D1 on the Heliospheric Physics (2006-2010)

Associate Editor, Journal of Advances in Space Research (2006-2010)

Co-Investigator, COsmic and Solar Particle Investigation (COSPIN) Team on NASA-ESA joint Ulysses mission

Guest Investigator, NASA Voyager mission

Guest Investigator, NASA Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) mission

Member of Plasma Science Team, Voyager-2 encounter with Neptune

Committee Member, NASA Solar Heliospheric Management Operations Working Group (2009-2011)

Selected Publications

  1. Zhang, Ming; Cheng, Lei; Zhang, Ju; Riley, Pete; Kwon, Ryun Young; Lario, David; Balmaceda, Laura; Pogorelov, Nicklai; A data-driven physics-based transport model of solar energetic particles accelerated by coronal mass ejection shocks propagating through the solar coronal and heliospheric magnetic fields, Astrophys. J. Suppl Ser, 266, 25, 2023,
  2. Cheng, Lei; Zhang, Ming; Lario, David; Balmaceda, Laura; Kwon, Ryun Young; Cohen, Christina; Simulation of the Solar Energetic Particle Event on 2020 May 29 Observed by Parker Solar Probe, Astrophys. J., 943, 134, 2023, .
  3. Smith, William P.; Renfroe, Kyle; Pogorelov, Nikolai V.; Zhang, Ming; Gedalin, Michael; Kim, Tae K., Bulk Properties of Pickup Ions Derived from the Ulysses Solar Wind Ion Composition Spectrometer Data, Astrophys. J., 933, 124,, 2022, .
  4. Rankin, Jamie S.; Bindi, Veronica; Bykov, Andrei M.; Cummings, Alan C.; Della Torre, Stefano; Florinski, Vladimir; Heber, Bernd; Potgieter, Marius S.; Stone, Edward C.; Zhang, Ming, Galactic Cosmic Rays Throughout the Heliosphere and in the Very Local Interstellar Medium, Space Sci Rev, 218, 5, 42, 2022, .
  5. Sok贸艂, Justyna M.; Kucharek, Harald; Baliukin, Igor I.; Fahr, Hans; Izmodenov, Vladislav V.; Kornbleuth, Marc; Mostafavi, Parisa; Opher, Merav; Park, Jeewoo; Pogorelov, Nikolai V.; Quinn, Philip R.; Smith, Charles W.; Zank, Gary P.; Zhang, Ming, Interstellar Neutrals, Pickup Ions, and Energetic Neutral Atoms Throughout the Heliosphere: Present Theory and Modeling Overview, Space Sci. Rev., 218, 3, 18, 2022, .
  6. Zirnstein, E. J.; M枚bius, E.; Zhang, M.; Bower, J.; Elliott, H. A.; McComas, D. J.; Pogorelov, N. V.; Swaczyna, P., In Situ Observations of Interstellar Pickup Ions from 1 au to the Outer Heliosphere, Space Sci. Rev., 218, 4, 28, 2022, .
  7. Desiati, Paolo; D铆az V茅lez, Juan Carlos; Pogorelov, Nikolai; Zhang, Ming, Snowmass 2021 LoI: Determination of cosmic ray properties in the local interstellar medium with all-sky anisotropy observations, 2020arXiv200904883D, 2020, .
  8. Luo, X; Feng, X.; Shen, F.; Zhang, M.; and Potgieter, M.; A Numerical Study of the effects of a Corotating Interaction Region on cosmic proton and helium transport, Proc. 37th Int鈥檒 Cosmic Ray Conf., SH 395, 1353, 2020, DOI: .
  9. Zhang, Ming; Pogorelov, N. V.; Zhang, Y.; Hu, H. B.; Schlickeiser, R., The Original Anisotropy of TeV Cosmic Rays in the Local Interstellar Medium, Astrophys. J., 889, 97, 2020.
  10. Zhang, Ming; Pogorelov, Nikolai, Modulation of Galactic Cosmic Rays by Plasma Disturbances Propagating Through the Local Interstellar Medium in the Outer Heliosheath, Astrophys. J., 895, 1, 2020.
  11. Zhao, Lulu;Zhang, Ming;  Lario, David, Modeling the Transport Processes of a Pair of Solar Energetic Particle Events Observed by Parker Solar Probe Near Perihelion, Astrophys. J., 898, 16, 2020.
  12. Luo, Xi; Zhang, Ming;  Feng, Xueshang;  Potgieter, Marius S.;  Shen, Fang; Bazilevskaya, Galina, A Numerical Study of the Effects of Corotating Interaction Regions on Cosmic-Ray Transport, Astrophys. J., 899, 90, 2020.
  13. Lario, D.; Kwon, R. Y.; Balmaceda, L.; Richardson, I. G.; Krupar, V.; Thompson, B. J.; Cyr, O. C. St; Zhao, L.; Zhang, M., Fast and Wide CMEs without Observed >20 MeV Protons, Astrophys. J., 889, 92, 2020.
  14. Luo, Xi; Potgieter, Marius S.; Bindi, Veronica; Zhang, Ming; Feng, Xueshang, A numerical study of cosmic proton modulation using AMS-02 observations, Astrophys. J., 878, 6, 2019.
  15. Schlickeiser, R.; Oppotsch, J.; Zhang, M.; Pogorelov, N. V., On the Anisotropy of Galactic Cosmic Rays, Astrophys. J., 879, 29, 2019.
  16. Zhao, Lulu; Li, Gang; Zhang, Ming; Wang, Linghua; Moradi, Ashraf; Effenberger, Frederic, Statistical Analysis of Interplanetary Magnetic Field Path Lengths from Solar Energetic Electron Events Observed by WIND, Astrophys. J., 878, 107, 2019.
  17. Zhang, Ming, Zhao, L. and Rassoul H.K., Stochastic Propagation of Solar Energetic Particles in Coronal and Interplanetary Magnetic Fields, Journal of Physics: Conf. Series 1225, 012010, 2019.
  18. Zhang, Ming; Zhao, Lulu; von Steiger, R.; Wimmer-Schweingruber, R. F.; Gloeckler, G. M.; Desai, M.; Pogorelov, N. V., 鈥淒etermination of Plasma, Pickup Ion, and Suprathermal Particle Spectrum in the Solar Wind Frame of Reference鈥, Astrophys. J., 871, 60, 2019
  19. Zhao, Lulu; Zhang, Ming, 鈥淓ffects of Coronal Magnetic Field Structures on the Transport of Solar Energetic Particles鈥 Astrophys. J., 859, 29, 2018
  20. Luo, Xi; Potgieter, Marius S.; Zhang, Ming; Feng, Xueshang, 鈥淎 Study of Electron Forbush Decreases with a 3D SDE Numerical Model鈥, Astrophys. J., 860, 160, 2018
  21. Zhang, Ming; Zhao, Lulu, 鈥淧recipitation and Release of Solar Energetic Particles from the Solar Coronal Magnetic Field鈥, Astrophys. J., 846, 107, 2017
  22. Zhao, L.; Zhang, M.; Rassoul, H. K., 鈥淭he Effects of Interplanetary Transport in the Event-intergrated Solar Energetic Particle Spectra鈥, Astrophys. J., 836, 31, 2017.
  23. Lario, D.; Kwon, R.-Y.; Richardson, I. G.; Raouafi, N. E.; Thompson, B. J.; von Rosenvinge, T. T.; Mays, M. L.; M盲kel盲, P. A.; Xie, H.; Bain, H. M.; Zhang, M.; Zhao, L.; Cane, H. V.; Papaioannou, A.; Thakur, N.; Riley, P., 鈥淭he Solar Energetic Particle Event of 2010 August 14: Connectivity with the Solar Source Inferred from Multiple Spacecraft Observations and Modeling鈥, Astrophys. J., 838, 51, 2017.
  24. Luo, X.; Potgieter, M. S.; Zhang, M.; Feng, X., 鈥淎 Numerical Study of Forbush Decreases with a 3D Cosmic-Ray Modulation Model Based on an SDE Approach鈥, Astrophys. J., 839, 53, 2017.
  25. Pogorelov, N. V.; Fichtner, H.; Czechowski, A.; Lazarian, A.; Lembege, B.; le Roux, J. A.; Potgieter, M. S.; Scherer, K.; Stone, E. C.; Strauss, R. D.; Wiengarten, T.; Wurz, P.; Zank, G. P.; Zhang, M., 鈥淗eliosheath Processes and the Structure of the Heliopause: Modeling Energetic Particles, Cosmic Rays, and Magnetic Fields鈥, Space Sci. Rev., 212, 193, 2017
  26. Zhang, Ming; Pogorelov, Nikolai The Heliosphere as Seen in TeV Cosmic Rays, J. Conf Ser, 767, 2017, 2016
  27. Zhao, L., M. Zhang, and H. K. Rassoul, 鈥淒ouble Power Laws in the Event-Integrated Solar Energetic Particle Spectrum.鈥 Astrophys. J., 821, 62, 2016.
  28. Luo, Xi; Potgieter, Marius S.; Zhang, Ming; Pogorelov, Nikolai V.; Feng, Xueshang; du Toit Strauss, R., A Numerical Simulation of Cosmic Ray Modulation Near the Heliopause. II. Some Physical Insights, Astrophys. J., 826, 182, 2016.
  29. Luo, X.; Zhang, M.; Potgieter, M. S.; Feng, X.; Pogorelov, N. V., Study cosmic ray modulation near the heliopause: A numerical approach, AIP Conference Proceedings, 1720, 5, 2016
  30. Zhang, Ming, 鈥淪tochastic Acceleration of Galactic Cosmic Rays by Compressible Plasma Fluctuations in Supernova Shells鈥, Astrophys. J., 812, 148, 2015.
  31. Zhang, Ming; Luo, Xi; Pogorelov, Nikolai, 鈥淲here is the cosmic-ray modulation boundary of the heliosphere?鈥, Phys. of Plasma, 22, id.091501, 2015.
  32. Gamayunov, K. V.; Engebretson, M. J.; Zhang, M.; Rassoul, H. K., Source of see fluctuations for electromagnetic ion cyclotron waves in Earth's magnetosphere Adv. Space Res.,  55, 2573, 2015.
  33. Pogorelov, N. V.; Borovikov, S. N.; Heerikhuisen, J.; Zhang, M., 鈥淭he Heliotail鈥, Astrophys. J. Lett., 812, 6, 2015.
  34. +Luo, Xi; Zhang, Ming; Potgieter, Marius; Feng, Xueshang; Pogorelov, N. V., 鈥淎 Numerical Simulation of Cosmic-Ray Modulation Near the Heliopause鈥, Astrophys. J., 808, 82, 2015.
  35. Zhang, Ming; Zuo, Pingbing; Pogorelov, Nikolai, 鈥淗eliospheric Influence on the Anisotropy of TeV Cosmic Rays鈥, Astrophys. J., 790, 5, 2014.
  36. Wang, Y.; Qin, G.; Zhang, M.; Dalla, S., 鈥淎 Numerical Simulation of Solar Energetic Particle Dropouts during Impulsive Events鈥, Astrophys. J., 789, 157, 2014.
  37. Zhao, L.-L.; Qin, G.; Zhang, M.; Heber, B., 鈥淢odulation of galactic cosmic rays during the unusual solar minimum between cycles 23 and 24鈥, J. Geophys. Res., 119, 1493, 2014.
  38. Luo, Xi; Zhang, Ming; Feng, Xueshang; Mendoza-Torres, J. E., 鈥淚nvestigation of the transient cosmic ray decreases observed by voyagers in 2007: A numerical approach鈥, J. Geophys. Res., 118, 7517, 2013.
  39. Zuo, Pingbing; Zhang, Ming; Rassoul, Hamid K., 鈥淭he Role of Cross-shock Potential on Pickup Ion Shock Acceleration in the Framework of Focused Transport Theory鈥, Astrophys. J., 776, 93,2013.
  40. Zhang, M.; Lee, M. A., 鈥淪tochastic Acceleration of Energetic Particles in the Heliosphere鈥, Space Science Reviews, 176, 133, 2013.
  41. Gamayunov, K.; Zhang, M.; Pogorelov, N.; Heerikhuisen, J.; Rassoul, H., 鈥淎lfv茅nic turbulence generated by the interstellar pickup protons in the outer heliosphere鈥, AIPC: Solar Wind 13, 1539, 171, 2013.
  42. Gamayunov, K.; Zhang, M.; Pogorelov, N.; Heerikhuisen, J.; Rassoul, H., 鈥淢odeling of the Interstellar Pickup Protons, Alfv茅nic Turbulence, and Solar Wind in the Outer Heliosphere鈥, Astrophys. Soc of Pacific AstroNum, 7th, 140, 2013.
  43. Qin, G.; Wang, Y.; Zhang, M.; Dalla, S., 鈥淭ransport of Solar Energetic Particles Accelerated by ICME Shocks: Reproducing the Reservoir Phenomenon鈥, Astrophys. J., 766, 74, 2013.
  44. Qin, G.; Wang, Y.; Zhang, M.; Dalla, S., Transport of Solar Energetic Particles Accelerated by ICME Shocks: Reproducing the Reservoir Phenomenon, Astrophys. J., 766, 74, 2013.
  45. Zuo, Pingbing; Zhang, Ming; Rassoul, Hamid K., Acceleration of Low-energy Ions at Parallel Shocks with a Focused Transport Model, Astrophys. J., 767, 6, 2013.
  46. Antecki, T.; Schlickeiser, R.; Zhang, M., 鈥淪tochastic Acceleration of Suprathermal Particles under Pressure Balance Conditions鈥, Astrophys. J., 764, 89, 2013.
  47. Luo, Xi; Zhang, Ming; Rassoul, Hamid K.; Pogorelov, Nikolai V.; Heerikhuisen, Jacob, 鈥淕alactic Cosmic-Ray Modulation in a Realistic Global Magnetohydrodynamic Heliosphere鈥, Astrophys. J., 764, 85, 2013.
  48. Zhang, Ming; Schlickeiser, Reinhard, 鈥淎 Theory of Bimodal Acceleration of Pickup Ions by Compressive Solar Wind Turbulence under Pressure Balance鈥, Astrophys. J.,756, 129, 2012.
  49. Gamayunov, Konstantin V.; Zhang, Ming; Pogorelov, Nikolai V.; Heerikhuisen, Jacob; Rassoul, Hamid K., 鈥淪elf-consistent Model of the Interstellar Pickup Protons, Alfv茅nic Turbulence, and Core Solar Wind in the Outer Heliosphere鈥, Astrophys. J., 757, 74, 2012.
  50. Gamayunov, K.; Zhang, M.; Rassoul, H., 鈥淓ffect of Pitch Angle Scattering on Formation of the Interstellar Boundary Explorer Ribbon in the Outer Heliosheath鈥, 5th international conference of numerical modeling of space plasma flows (astronum 2010). Proceedings of a 5th international conference held at San Diego, California, USA 13-18 June 2010. Edited by Nikolai V. Pogorelov. San Francisco: Astronomical Society of the Pacific, p.153, 2011.
  51. Zuo, Pingbing; Zhang, Ming; Gamayunov, Konstantin; Rassoul, Hamid; Luo, Xi, 鈥淓nergy Spectrum of Energetic Particles Accelerated by Shock Waves: From Focused Transport to Diffusive Acceleration鈥, Astrophys. J., 738, 168, 2011.
  52. Zhang, M.; Lee, M. A., 鈥淪tochastic Acceleration of Energetic Particles in the Heliosphere鈥, Space Science Reviews, Online First, doi: 10.1007/s11214-011-9754-3, 2011.
  53. Luo, Xi; Zhang, Ming; Rassoul, Hamid K.; Pogorelov, N. V., 鈥淐osmic-ray Modulation by the Global Merged Interaction Region in the Heliosheath鈥, Astrophys. J., 730, 13, 2011.
  54. Wang, Y.; Qin, G.; Zhang, M., Effects of Perpendicular Diffusion on Energetic Particles Accelerated by the Interplanetary Coronal Mass Ejection shock, Astrophys. J., 752, 37, 2012.
  55. Qin, G.; He, H.-Q.; Zhang, M., An Effect of Perpendicular Diffusion on the Anisotropy of Solar Energetic Particles from Unconnected Sources, Astrophys. J., 738, 28, 2011.
  56. He, H.-Q.; Qin, G.; Zhang, M., Propagation of Solar Energetic Particles in Three-dimensional Interplanetary Magnetic Fields: In View of Characteristics of Sources, Astrophys. J., 734, 74, 2011.
  57. Zhang, Ming, , Acceleration of energetic particles by compressive plasma waves of arbitrary scale sizes, Proc. 32ndICRC, SH1-SH2, 244, 2011.
  58. Zhang, M., Acceleration of suprathermal particles by compressional plasma wave trains in the solar wind, J. Geophys. Res., 115, A12102, doi:10.1029/2010JA015723, 2010.
  59. Gamayunov, K.; Zhang, M.; Rassoul, H., 鈥淧itch Angle Scattering in the Outer Heliosheath and Formation of the Interstellar Boundary EXplorer ribbon鈥, Astrophys. J., 725, 2251-2261, 2010.
  60. Qin, G.; Zhang, M.; Rassoul, H. K. , 鈥淧rediction of the shock arrival time with SEP observations鈥, J. Geophys. Res., Volume 114, Issue A9, CiteID A09104, 2009
  61. Zhang, Ming, Qin, G. & Rassoul, H., 鈥淧ropagation of solar energetic particles in 3-dimensional heliospheric magnetic fields鈥, Astrophys. J., 692, 109, 2009
  62. Zhang, Ming, 鈥淧ropagation of solar energetic particles in realistic 3-dimensional interplanetary magnetic fields鈥, J. Astron.Soc. Pacific, 406, 53, 2009
  63. Zhang, Ming, 鈥淓vidence for perpendicular transport of solar energetic particles in interplanetary magnetic fields鈥, Proc. 31st ICRC, SH 2.1, 2009
  64. Farahat, A.; Zhang, Ming; Rassoul, H.; Connell, J. J. 鈥淐osmic Ray Transport and Production in the Galaxy: A Stochastic Propagation Simulation Approach鈥, J., 681, 1334, 2008
  65. Zhang, Ming, 鈥淎 Stochastic Differential Equation Approach to Cosmic Ray Transport鈥, Astron.Soc. Pacific, 385, 63, 2008
  66. Zhang, Ming, 鈥淒iffusive Compression Acceleration of Energetic Particles with an Application to Shock Acceleration near Injection Energies鈥, J, 665, 1159-1163, 2007.
  67. Zhang, Ming, G. Qin, H. Rassoul, B. McKibben, C. Lopate, B. Heber, 鈥淯lysses Observations of Jovian Relativistic Electrons in the Interplanetary Space Near Jupiter: Determination of Perpendicular Particle Transport Coefficients and Their Energy Dependence鈥, Space Sci., 55, 12-20, 2007.
  68. McKibben, R.B., Zhang, B. Heber, H. Kunow, and T.R. Sanderson, 鈥淟ocalized "Jets" of Jovian Electrons Observed during Ulysses' Distant Jupiter Flyby in 2003-2004鈥, Planet. Space Sci., 55, 21-31, 2007.
  69. Heber, B., M.S. Potgieter, S.E.S. Ferreira, S. Dalla, H. Kunow, R. M篓uller-Mellin, G. Wibberenz, C. Paizis, G. Sarri, R. Marsden, B. McKibben, Zhang, 鈥淎n overview of Jovian electrons during the distant Ulysses Jupiter flyby鈥, Planet. Space Sci., 55, 1-11, 2007.
  70. Qin, Gang, Ming Zhang and J. Dwyer, 鈥淓ffect of adiabatic cooling on the fitted parallel mean free path of solar energetic particles鈥, Geophys. Res., 111,  A08101, 2006
  71. Zhang, Ming,鈥淭he Theory of Energetic Particle Transport in the Magnetosphere: A Noncanonical Approach鈥, Geophys. Res., 111,  A04208, 2006.
  72. Zhang, Ming, 鈥淎cceleration of galactic and anomalous cosmic rays in the heliosheath鈥, PHYSICS OF THE INNER HELIOSHEATH: Voyager Observations, Theory, and Future Prospects; 5th Annual IGPP International Astrophysics Conference. AIP Conference Proceedings, Volume 858, 226-232, 2006.
  73. Richardson, J. D.; Wang, C.; Zhang, Ming, 鈥淧lasma in the outer heliosphere and the heliosheath鈥, PHYSICS OF THE INNER HELIOSHEATH: Voyager Observations, Theory, and Future Prospects; 5th Annual IGPP International Astrophysics Conference. AIP Conference Proceedings, 858, 110-115, 2006.
  74. Richardson, J. D.; Stone, E. C.; Cummings, A. C.; Kasper, J. C.; Zhang, Ming; Burlaga, L. F.; Ness, N. F.; Liu, Y., 鈥淐orrelation between energetic ion enhancements and heliospheric current sheet crossings in the outer heliosphere鈥, Geophys. Res. Lett, 33, Issue 21, CiteID L21112, 2006.
  75. Zhang, Ming, 鈥淭he Compton-Getting Effect of Energetic Particles with an Anisotropic Pitch-Angle Distribution: An Application to Voyager 1 Results at ~85 AU鈥, J., 624, 1038, 2005.
  76. Ball, B; Zhang, Ming; Rassoul, H.; Linde, T., 鈥淕alactic Cosmic-Ray Modulation Using a Solar Minimum MHD Heliosphere: A Stochastic Particle Approach鈥, J., 634, 1116-1125, 2005.
  77. McKibben, R. B.; Anglin, J. D.; Connell, J. J.; Dalla, S.; Heber, B.; Kunow, H.; Lopate, C.; Marsden, R. G.; Sanderson, T. R.; Zhang, M., 鈥淓nergetic particle observations from the Ulysses COSPIN instruments obtained during the October-November 2003 events鈥, Geophys. Res., 110, A09S19, 2005.
  78. Zhang, Ming, 鈥淭he Compton-Getting Effect of Energetic Particles with an Anisotropic Pitch-Angle Distribution鈥, Space Res, 35, issue 4, 562, 2005.
  79. Qin, G.; Zhang, M.; Dwyer, J. R.; Rassoul, H. K.; Mason, G. M.,鈥淭he Model Dependence of Solar Energetic Particle Mean Free Paths under Weak Scattering鈥, J., 627, 562-566, 2004.
  80. Zhang, Ming, 鈥淓nergetic Particles at High Latitudes of the Heliosphere鈥, Physics of the Outer Heliosphere, AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 719, V. Florinski, N. V. Pogorelov, and G. P. Zank. Melville, NY: American Institute of Physics, p.260-265, 2004.
  81. Qin, G.; Zhang; J. R. Dwyer; H. K. Rassoul, 鈥淚nterplanetary Transport Mechanisms of Solar Energetic Particles鈥, Astrophys. J., 609, pp. 1076-1081, 2004.
  82. Zhang, Ming, J.R. Jokipii, and R.B. McKibben, 鈥淧erpendicular transport of solar energetic particles in heliospheric magnetic fields鈥, J., 595, 493, 2003.
  83. Dalla, S., A. Ballogh, S. Krucker, A. Posner, R. Muller-Mellin, J. D. Anglin, M.Y. Hofer, R.G. Marsden, T.R. Sanderson, C. Tranquille, B. Heber, R.B. McKibben, Zhang, 鈥淧roperties of high heliolatitude solar energetic particle events and constraints on models of acceleration and propagation鈥, Geophys. Res. Lett., 30, 8035, 2003
  84. Dalla, S., A. Balogh, S. Krucker, A. Posner, R. M篓uller-Mellin, J.D. Anglin, M.Y. Hofer, R.G. Marsden, T.R. Sanderson, B. Heber, Zhang, and R.B. McKibben, 鈥淥nset time analysis of high heliolatitude solar energetic particle events鈥, Ann. Geophys., 21, 1367 - 1375, 2003
  85. Zhang, Ming, R. B. McKibben, and C. Lopate, R. Jokipii and J. Giacalone, M.-B. Kallenrode, H. K. Rassoul 鈥淯lysses Observations of Solar Energetic Particles From the July 14 of 2000 Event at High Heliographic Latitudes鈥, , J. Geophys. Res., 108, 1154, 2003.
  86. Dalla, S., A. Balogh_, S. Krucker, A. Posner, R. M眉ller-Mellin, J.D. Anglin, M.Y. Hofer, R.G. Marsden, T.R. Sanderson, B. Heber, Zhang and R.B.McKibben, 鈥淐haracterization of SEP events at high heliographic latitudes鈥, Solar Wind 10, AIP Conference Proceedings, v. 679, 656-659, 2003.
  87. Zhang, Ming, 鈥淢odulation of galactic cosmic rays at solar maximum: observations鈥, Space Res. 32, 603-614, 2003.
  88. McKibben, R. B., C. Lopate, and Ming Zhang, 鈥淢odulation Near Solar Maximum at High Solar Latitudes: Observations From the Ulysses Cospin High Energy Telescope鈥, Space Science Reviews, v. 97, 367-371, 2001.
  89. McKibben, R. B., C. Lopate, and Ming Zhang, 鈥淪imultaneous Observations of Solar Energetic Particle Events by imp 8 and the Ulysses Cospin High Energy Telescope at High Solar Latitudes鈥, Space Science Reviews, v. 97, 257-262, 2001.
  90. Zhang, Ming, 鈥淐alculation of Diffusive Shock Acceleration of Charged Particles by Skew Brownian Motion鈥 J., 541, 428, 2000.
  91. Heber, B., T. Sanderson and Ming Zhang, 鈥淐orotating Interaction Regions: Observations鈥 Space Res., 23:(3), 567-579, 1999.
  92. Zhang, Ming 鈥淎 Path Integral Approach to the Theory of Heliospheric Modulation of Cosmic Rays鈥 J.,  510, 715-725,  1999
  93. Zhang, Ming, 鈥淎 Markov Stochastic Process Theory of Cosmic Ray Modulation鈥 J., 513, 409-420,  1999.
  94. Zhang, Ming, J. A. Simpson, H. Kunow, J. R. Jokipii, M. S. Potgieter, R. Burger and A. C. Cummings, 鈥淚mplications of 26-day Variations for the Global Modulation鈥 in Cosmic Rays in the Heliosphere, Ed. Fisk et al., pp. 203-207, 1998.
  95. Zhang, Ming, J. A. Simpson, J. Kota 鈥淥rganizing Phenomena for Recurrent Modulation鈥, in Cosmic Rays in the Heliosphere, Ed. Fisk et al., pp. 230-235, 1998.
  96. Zhang, Ming, 鈥淎 Linear Relationship Between the Latitude Gradients and 26-day Recurrent Variation in the Fluxes of Cosmic Rays and Anomalous Nuclear Components, I: Observations" J., 488, 841, 1997.
  97. Simpson, J. A., J. J. Connell, C. Lopate, R. B. McKibben, Ming Zhang, 鈥淭he Latitude Gradients of Galactic Cosmic Ray and Anomalous Helium Fluxes Measured on Ulysses from the Sun's South Polar Region to the Equator鈥 Res. Lett., 22, 3337, 1995.
  98. McKibben, R. B., J. J. Connell, C. Lopate, J. A. Simpson, and Ming Zhang, 鈥淥bservations of Galactic Cosmic Rays and Anomalous Helium During Ulysses Passage From the South to the North Solar Pole鈥, & Astrophys,  316, 547, 1996.
  99. Simpson, J. A., Ming Zhang and S. Bame, 鈥淎 Solar Polar North-South Asymmetry for Cosmic Ray Propagation in the Heliosphere: the Ulysses Pole-to-Pole Rapid Transit鈥 J. Lett., 465, L69, 1996.
  100. Zhang,Ming, R. B. McKibben, J. A. Simpson, et al., 鈥淚mpulsive Bursts of Energetic Particles in the High-latitude Duskside Magnetosphere of Jupiter鈥, Geophys. Res., 100, 19,497, 1995.
  101. Simpson, J. A., J. D. Anglin, V. Bothmer, J. J. Connell, P. Ferrando, B. Heber, H. Kunow, C. Lopate, R. G. Marsden, R. B. McKibben, R. Muller-Mellin, C. Paizis, C. Rastoin, A. Raviart, T. R. Sanderson, H. Sierke, K. J. Trattner, K. P. Wenzel, G. Wibberenz, and Ming Zhang, 鈥淐osmic Ray and Solar Particle Investigations Over the South Polar Regions of the Sun鈥 Science, 268, 1019, 1995.
  102. McKibben, R. B., J. J. Connell, C. Lopate, J. A. Simpson, Ming Zhang, 鈥淐osmic Ray Modulation in the 3-D Heliosphere鈥, Space Sci. Rev., 72(1/2), 367, 1994.
  103. McKibben, R. B., J. A. Simpson, Ming Zhang, 鈥淯lysses Out-of-Ecliptic Observations of 鈥27-day鈥 Variations in High-Energy Cosmic Ray Intensity鈥, Space Sci. Rev., 72(1/2), 403, 1994.
  104. Zhang, Ming, J. A. Simpson, R. B. McKibben, 鈥淩elativistic Electron Flux Anisotropies in the Dusk-side Jovian Magnetosphere: A test for Source Location and Escape Mechanism鈥, Space Sci., 41, 1029, 1993.
  105. McKibben, B., J. A. Simpson, Ming Zhang, 鈥淚mpulsive Bursts of Relativistic Electrons Discovered during Ulysses Traversal of Jupiter's Dusk-side Magnetosphere鈥, Planet. Space Sci., 41, 1041, 1993.
  106. Simpson, J. A., D. A. Smith, Ming Zhang, A. Balogh, 鈥淛ovian Electron Propagation in Three Dimensions of the Heliosphere: the Ulysses Investigation鈥, Geophys. Res., 98,  21,129 , 1993.
  107. Zhang, Ming, J.W. Belcher and R.L. McNutt, Jr. 鈥淧lasma Observation Near Neptune: Results From Voyager-2鈥, , Space Res., 12,   No. 11,  (11)37, 1992.
  108. Simpson, J. A., J. D. Anglin, A. Balogh, J. R. Burrows, S. W. H. Cowley, P. Ferrando, B. Heber, R. J. Hynds, H. Kunow, R. G. Marsden, R. B. McKibben, R. Mueller-Mellin, D. E. Page, A. Raviart, T. R. Sanderson, Keith Staines, K.-P. Wenzel, Margaret D. Wilson, Ming Zhang, 鈥淓nergetic Charged Particle Phenomena in the Jovian Magnetosphere: First Results from the Ulysses COSPIN Investigation鈥,  Science  257,  1534, 1992.
  109. Zhang, Ming, W. Belcher, J.D. Richardson and C.W. Smith, 鈥淎lfven Waves and Associated Energetic Protons Downstream of Uranus鈥, J. Geophys. Res. 96, 1647, 1991.
  110. Zhang, Ming, J.W. Belcher, J. D. Richardson, V.M. Vasyliunas, R.P. Lepping, N.F. Ness and C.W. Smith, 鈥淟ow-Frequency Waves in the Solar Wind Near Neptune鈥, Res. Lett. 18, 1071, 1991.
  111. Zhang, Ming, J.D. Richardson, E.C. Sittler, Jr. 鈥淰oyager-2 Electron Observations in the Magnetosphere of Neptune鈥, , Geophys. Res. 96, 19,085, 1991.
  112. Richardson, J. D., J.W. Belcher, Ming Zhang, R. L. McNutt, Jr., 鈥淟ow-Energy Ions Near Neptune鈥, Geophys. Res. 96, 18,993, 1991.
  113. Richardson, J. D., Ming Zhang, J. W. Belcher, G. L. Siscoe, 鈥淧lasma Fluctuations in the Magnetosheath Downstream From Uranus鈥, Geophys. Res., 95, 6431, 1990.
  114. Zhang, Ming, V. M. Vasyliunas, G.L. Siscoe, R.P. Lepping and N.F. Ness, 鈥淓vidence for a Diurnally Rocking Plasma Mantle at Neptune鈥, Res. Lett. 17, 2285, 1990.
  115. Belcher, J. W., S. Bridge, F. Banegal, B. Coppi, O. Divers, A. Eviatar, G. S. Gordon, Jr, A. J. Lazarus, R. L. McNutt, Jr, K. W. Ogilvie, J. D. Richardson, G. L. Siscoe, E. C. Sittler, Jr, J. T. Steinberg, J. D. Sullivan, A. Szabo, L. Villanueva, V. M. Vasyliunas, Ming Zhang, 鈥淧lasma Observations Near Neptune: Initial Results From Voyager 2鈥,  Science, 246, 1478-1481, 1989.
  116. Richardson, J. D., J. W. Belcher, R. S. Selesnick , Ming Zhang, G. L. Siscoe, and A. Eviatar, 鈥淓vidence for Periodic Reconnection at Uranus?鈥 Res. Lett., 15, 733-736, 1988.

Recognition & Awards

Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society

F. L. Scarf Award (AGU)

NASA Awards for team achievement during Voyager 2 encounter with Neptune

NASA Award for successful Ulysses flyby of Jupiter

ESA Award for team achievements in 15 years of Ulysses in space

K. C. Wong Education Foundation Fellowship, Hong Kong

Research

Study solar energetic particle transport and its application to space weather

Explore the solar wind termination shock and heliosheath using in-situ Voyager particle observations

Explore the heliospheric boundary region using energetic neutral atom images taken by IBEX mission.

Investigate cosmic ray in the heliosphere and interstellar medium.

Study the structure of the heliosphere in 3 dimensions using Ulysses observations.

Develop theories for particle transport and acceleration in various space environments.

Research & Project Interests