James McAteer
R. T. James McAteer | |
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McAteer, teaching at NMSU | |
| Alma mater | Queen's University Belfast Queen's University Belfast |
| Known for | Academic executive leadership |
| Office | Deputy Provost of New Mexico State University |
| Awards | National Science Foundation Career, National Academy of Sciences. |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Astrophysics |
| Institutions | New Mexico State University Sunspot Solar Observatory Goddard Space Flight Center Trinity College Dublin |
| Thesis | Low Frequency Oscillations of the Solar Atmosphere (2003) |
R.T. James McAteer is an American solar physicist, Deputy Provost, and professor of astronomy, at New Mexico State University. He leads areas of Academic Affairs, policy management, and faculty relations, strategic planning and resource management in the Office of the Provost.
His academic research lies in studies of the coronal heating problem and space weather. McAteer is the author of two book "The Planets", and "Fields, Flows, and Flares", and has published over 130 research articles, and serves as a member of the board for AURA.