Abby Azari

Abby Azari

Assistant Professor at University of Alberta, Fellow at amii

Publications

Students I supervised in research are underlined. My scholarship includes policy efforts; policy related scholarship is marked with a dagger ($^{\dagger}$). Citation statistics are on Google Scholar.

First Author Publications

  1. Azari, A. R., Abrahams, E. A., Sapienza, F. et al., (2024). “A Virtual Solar Wind Monitor at Mars with Uncertainty Quantification using Gaussian Processes”, JGR: Machine Learning and Computation. doi: 10.1029/2024JH000155

  2. Azari, A. R., Abrahams, E. A. , Sapienza, F. et al., (2023). “Magnetic Field Draping in Induced Magnetospheres: Evidence from the MAVEN Mission to Mars”, JGR: Space Physics. doi: 10.1029/2023JA031546

  3. Azari, A. R, Biersteker, J. B., Dewey, R. M. et al., (2021). “Integrating Machine Learning for Planetary Science: Perspectives for the Next Decade”, White Paper for the Planetary Science and Astrobiology Decadal Survey 2023-2032. doi: 10.3847/25c2cfeb.aa328727$^{\dagger}$

  4. Azari, A. R., Lockhart, J. W., Liemohn, M. W., and Jia, X. (2020) “Incorporating Physics Knowledge in Machine Learning for Planetary Space Physics”. Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences. doi: 10.3389/fspas.2020.00036

  5. Azari, A. R., Jia, X., Liemohn, M. W., et al. (2019). “Are Interchange Injections Organized by Rotation Longitude?”, JGR: Space Physics. doi: 10.1029/2018JA026196

  6. Azari, A. R., Liemohn, M. W., Jia, X. et al. (2018). “Interchange Injections at Saturn: Statistical Survey of Energetic H+ Sudden Flux Intensifications”, JGR: Space Physics. doi: 10.1029/2018JA025391

PhD Thesis

Collaborative Publications

  1. Lillis, R…[21 including Azari, A. R.] (2024). “Sinuous Aurora at Mars: A Link to the Tail Current Sheet?” JGR: Space Physics. doi: 10.1029/2024JA032477

  2. Shaver, S…[29 including Azari, A. R.] (2024). “The Martian ionospheric response to the co‐rotating interaction region that caused the disappearing solar wind event at Mars”. JGR: Space Physics. doi: 10.1029/2023JA032181

  3. Xu, S…[15 including Azari, A. R.] (2024). “Superthermal electron observations at Mars during the December 2022 disappearing solar wind event”. JGR: Space Physics. doi: 10.1029/2023JA032258

  4. Nauth, M…[5 including Azari, A. R.] (2024). “Evidence for a current system and potential structure in the Martian magnetotail”. JGR: Space Physics. doi: 10.1029/2023JA032305

  5. Bowers, C…[5 including Azari, A. R.] (2023). “Evidence for magnetic reconnection as the precursor to discrete aurora at Mars”. JGR: Space Physics. doi: 10.1029/2023JA031622

  6. Halekas, J, Shaver, S., Azari, A. R. et al. (2023). “The day the solar wind disappeared at Mars”. JGR: Space Physics. doi: 10.1029/2023JA031935

    Observations by the MAVEN mission during this event were featured in a NASA press release.

  7. Poduval, B…[18 including Azari, A. R.] (2023). “AI-ready Data in Space Science and Solar Physics: Problems, Mitigation and Action Plan”. Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences. doi: 10.3389/fspas.2023.1203598$^{\dagger}$

  8. Argall, M…[12 total including Azari, A. R.] (2023). “Intelligent Missions in the Living Heliospheric System Observatory”, White Paper for the Decadal Survey for Solar and Space Physics (Heliophysics) 2024-2033. doi: 10.3847/25c2cfeb.abb7e520$^{\dagger}$

  9. Cohen, I…[27 total including Azari, A. R.] (2023). “The case for studying other planetary magnetospheres and atmospheres in Heliophysics”, White Paper for the Decadal Survey for Solar and Space Physics (Heliophysics) 2024-2033. doi: 10.3847/25c2cfeb.2f9f76e7$^{\dagger}$

  10. PDE Independent Review Board [including Azari, A. R.] (2021). “Final Report of the Planetary Data Ecosystem Independent Review Board”. Online at NASA SMD$^{\dagger}$

    Summary of report availiable in a NASA Press Release.

  11. Liemohn, M. W., Shane, D., Azari, A. R. et al. (2021). “RMSE is not enough: Guidelines to robust data-model comparisons for magnetospheric physics”. Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics. doi: 10.1016/j.jastp.2021.105624

  12. Amini, R…[22 total including Azari, A. R.] (2021). “Advancing the Scientific Frontier with Increasingly Autonomous Systems” White Paper for the Planetary Science and Astrobiology Decadal Survey 2023-2032. doi: 10.3847/25c2cfeb.a09526a1$^{\dagger}$

  13. Rymer, A…[46 total including Azari, A. R.] (2021). “Neptune and Triton: A Flagship for Everyone”, White Paper for the Planetary Science and Astrobiology Decadal Survey 2023-2032. doi: 10.3847/25c2cfeb.0b72af56$^{\dagger}$

  14. Kollmann, P…[85 total including Azari, A. R.] (2021). “Magnetospheric Studies: A requirement for addressing interdisciplinary mysteries in the Ice Giant systems”, White Paper for the Planetary Science and Astrobiology Decadal Survey 2023-2032. doi: 10.3847/25c2cfeb.d955f654$^{\dagger}$

  15. Paranicas, C., Thomsen, M., Kollmann, P., Azari, A. R., et al. (2020). “Inflow speed analysis of interchange injections in Saturn’s magnetosphere”. JGR: Space Physics. doi: 10.1029/2020JA028299

  16. Dewey, R. M., Slavin, J., Raines, J., Azari, A. R., and Sun, W. (2020) “MESSENGER observations of flow braking and flux pileup of dipolarizations in Mercury’s magnetotail: Evidence for current wedge formation” JGR: Space Physics. doi: 10.1029/2020JA028112

  17. Liemohn, M. W., Azari, A. R., Ganushkina, N. Y., \& Rastätter, L. (2020) “The STONE curve: A ROC-derived model performance assessment tool”. Earth and Space Science. doi: 10.1029/2020EA001106

  18. Jasinski, J…[15 total including Azari, A. R.] (2019) “Saturn’s open-closed field line boundary: A Cassini electron survey at Saturn’s magnetosphere”. JGR: Space Physics. doi: 10.1029/2019JA027090

  19. Regoli, L…[12 total including Azari, A. R.] (2018). “Statistical study of the energetic proton environment at Titan’s orbit from the Cassini spacecraft”, JGR: Space Physics. doi: 10.1029/2018JA025442

  20. Rymer, A…[117 total including Azari, A. R.] (2018). “Solar System Ice Giants: Exoplanets in Our Backyard”, Exoplanet Science Strategy White Paper, submitted to the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, Space Studies Board. arXiv: 1804.03573$^{\dagger}$

  21. Lal, B…[6 total including Azari, A. R.] (2015). “Global Trends in Space Volume 2: Trends by Subsector and Factors that Could Disrupt Them”, Science and Technology Policy Institute. IDA Paper P-5242, Vol 2$^{\dagger}$

  22. Lal, B…[6 total including Azari, A. R.] (2015). “Global Trends in Space Volume 1: Background and Overall Findings”, Science and Technology Policy Institute. IDA Paper P-5242, Vol 1$^{\dagger}$

  23. Zuckerman, B…[15 total including Azari, A. R.] (2014). “Evaluation of the National Science Foundation’s Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR): Final Report.” Science and Technology Policy Institute. IDA Paper P-5221$^{\dagger}$

  24. Zuckerman, B., Azari, A. R., and Doane, W. (2013). “Advanced Technology-Enhanced Education: A Workshop Report.” Science and Technology Policy Institute. IDA Document D-5084$^{\dagger}$

Datasets and Computational Contributions

  1. Azari, A. R. (2024). “vSWIM v0.0.0+, A Virtual Solar Wind Monitor for Mars”. GitHub, doi: 10.5281/zenodo.11106971

  2. Azari, A. R. (2021). “NASA-ML-Pubs v2023.0.2+, Machine Learning Publications in NASA Represented Fields”. GitHub, doi: 10.5281/zenodo.13023912$^{\dagger}$

  3. Azari, A. R., Mercer, T., Badman, S., Gasque, C., Bowen, T., and Fillingim, M. (2021). “ASSURE Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Computational Bootcamp”. GitHub

  4. Azari, A. R., Liemohn, M. W., and Swiger, B. M. (2019). “Data Visualization and Statistics 2019”. GitHub

  5. Annex, A…[ 32 total including Azari, A. R.] (2018). “Python in Heliophysics Community (PyHC) Standards”. doi: 10.5281/zenodo.2529130$^{\dagger}$

  6. Azari, A. R. (2018). Event List for “Interchange Injections at Saturn: Statistical Survey of Energetic H+ Sudden Flux Intensifications”. University of Michigan, Deep Blue. doi: 10.7302/Z2WM1BMN