Maura Hagan

Maura Hagan was awarded a B.A. in physics from Emmanuel College in 1975, and both M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in physics from Boston College in 1980 and 1986, respectively. Between 1986 and 1992, she was a staff member at Massachusetts Institute of Technology Haystack Observatory. She joined the staff of the National Center for Atmospheric Research High Altitude Observatory (NCAR/HAO) in 1992 and was promoted to Senior Scientist in 2003. During the past ten years Maura served as the Director of the NCAR Advanced Study Program (2005-2010), NCAR Deputy Director (2008-2013), and NCAR Interim Director (2013).

Maura's research interests are centered on investigations of the mesosphere, thermosphere and ionosphere with emphases on the coupling between these atmospheric regions and the generation and propagation of tides and planetary waves therein as well as in regions below. She has authored or co-authored more than 100 refereed publications and is a Fellow of the American Meteorological Society (AMS) and the American Geophysical Union (AGU).

She is a member of the Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate (BASC) of the National Academies. She also serves on the Wyoming Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) Governing Committee, the AMS Awards Nominating Committee, the AGU Space Physics and Aeronomy (SPA) Fellows Committee, the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA) Solar Observatory Council, and the NSF Coupling, Energetics, and Dynamics of Atmospheric Regions (CEDAR) Science Steering Committee.