Headshot of Jason Beedle of the EOS Space Science Center.

Jason Beedle

Research Scientist III
Office: Morse Hall, Durham, NH 03824

Space Physics research scientist at the University of New Hampshire with a Ph.D. in Physics from The Catholic University of America and a passion for understanding complex systems.

I am part of the Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) Mission FIELDS team, where I data mine multi-spacecraft data to statistically analyze and interpret the highly complex and interconnected near-Earth space weather system. This allows me to collaborate with a dynamic group of highly skilled and motivated coauthors and team members.

My areas of research include magnetic reconnection, the magnetopause current system and large-scale magnetospheric currents, and investigating the impacts of CMEs and storm time effects on the dayside magnetopause. 

Education

  • M.S., Physics, Catholic University of America

Research Interests

  • Space Weather
  • Space Sciences
  • Plasma Physics
  • Near Earth Space Particles/Fields

Selected Publications

  • Madanian, H., Pfau-Kempf, Y., Rice, R., Liu, T., Karlsson, T., Raptis, S., . . . Beedle, J. (2025). Sunward flows in the magnetosheath associated with the magnetic pressure gradient and magnetosheath expansion. Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences, 12. doi:10.3389/fspas.2025.1574577

  • Beedle, J. M. H., Gershman, D. J., Shuster, J. R., Uritsky, V. M., Phan, T. D., Norgren, C., . . . Torbert, R. B. (2025). The Diffusion Interaction Region of Dayside Magnetic Reconnection. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 130(5). doi:10.1029/2024ja033680

  • Gurram, H., Shuster, J. R., Chen, L., Hasegawa, H., Denton, R. E., Burkholder, B. L., . . . Burch, J. (2025). Earth's Alfvén Wings: Unveiling Dynamic Variations of Field‐Line Topologies With Electron Distributions. Geophysical Research Letters, 52(3). doi:10.1029/2024gl111931

  • Chen, L., Gershman, D., Burkholder, B., Chen, Y., Sarantos, M., Jian, L., . . . Burch, J. (2024). Earth's Alfvén Wings Driven by the April 2023 Coronal Mass Ejection. Geophysical Research Letters, 51(14). doi:10.1029/2024gl108894

  • Beedle, J. M. H., Chen, L., Shuster, J. R., Gurram, H., Gershman, D. J., Chen, Y., . . . Torbert, R. B. (2024). Field‐Aligned Current Structures During the Terrestrial Magnetosphere's Transformation Into Alfvén Wings and Recovery. Geophysical Research Letters, 51(13). doi:10.1029/2024gl108839

  • Rice, R. C., Chen, L., Gershman, D., Fuselier, S. A., Burkholder, B. L., Gurram, H., . . . Burch, J. (2024). Dynamics of the Storm Time Magnetopause and Magnetosheath Boundary Layers: An MMS‐THEMIS Conjunction. Geophysical Research Letters, 51(4). doi:10.1029/2023gl106600

  • Beedle, J. M. H., Gershman, D. J., Uritsky, V. M., Phan, T. D., & Giles, B. L. (2023). Differentiating EDRs From the Background Magnetopause Current Sheet: A Statistical Study. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 128(11). doi:10.1029/2023ja031661

  • Beedle, J. M. H., Gershman, D. J., Uritsky, V. M., Phan, T. D., & Giles, B. L. (2022). A Systematic Look at the Temperature Gradient Contribution to the Dayside Magnetopause Current. Geophysical Research Letters, 49(4). doi:10.1029/2021gl097547

  • Beedle, J. M. H., Rura, C. E., Simpson, D. G., Cohen, H. I., Moraes Filho, V. P., & Uritsky, V. M. (2022). A User’s Guide to the Magnetically Connected Space Weather System: A Brief Review. Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences, 8. doi:10.3389/fspas.2021.786308

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