Education:

2012.9 – 2016.7, Ph.D. in Space Physics, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China.

2014.9 – 2015.8, Exchange student in Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences (AOSS), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. Hosting Advisor: Professor James A. Slavin

2009.9 – 2012.6, M. S. in Theoretical Physics, Shandong University, Weihai, China.

2009.9 – 2010.7, Exchange student in School of Earth Sciences, Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.

2005.9 – 2009.6, B. S. in Applied Physics, Shandong University, Weihai, China

Research Interests: ^top

• Planetary Magnetosphere
• Magnetic Reconnection and Magnetic Structures
• Analysis Methods for Single-Spacecraft and Multi-Spacecraft Data

Biography: ^top

2018.4 – Now, Research Fellow, Department of Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering (CLaSP), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA

2016.7 – 2018.3, Assistant Researcher, Key Laboratory of Earth and Planetary Physics, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China

Professional Service: ^top

• Reviewer for the Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, The Astrophysical Journal Letter, Astrophysics and Space Science, Chinese Journal of Space Science
• Serve in the Scientist In The Loop (SITL) of the NASA Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) mission
• NASA Heliophysics Supporting Research (HSR) Review Panel
• SPACE 501-001 Planetary Magnetospheres Journal Club since Fall 2018
• Guest Lectures on Space 595 in Winter 2019 (Prof. James A. Slavin), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. The two lectures were on the topic of “Coordinate system and frame of reference in space plasma data analysis”.

Publications: ^top

Selected Publications:

1. Sun, W. J., J. A. Slavin, R. Dewey, Y. Chen, G. DiBraccio, J. Raines, J. Jasinski, X. Jia, and M. Akhavan-Tafti (2020). MESSENGER observations of Mercury’s nightside magnetosphere under extreme solar wind conditions: reconnection-generated structures and steady convection, J. Geophys. Res. Space Physics, 125, doi:10.1002/2019JA027490
2. Sun, W. J.^*, J. A. Slavin, A. M. Tian, S. C. Bai, G. K. Poh, M. Akhavan-Tafti, S. Lu, S. T. Yao, G. Le, R. Nakamura, B. L. Giles, and J. L. Burch (2019). MMS study of the structure of ion-scale flux ropes in the Earth’s cross-tail current sheet. Geophys. Res. Lett., 46, 6168– 6177. doi: 10.1002/2019GL083301.
3. Sun, W. J.^*, J. A. Slavin, R. M. Dewey, J. M. Raines, S. Y. Fu, Y. Wei, T. Karlsson, G. K. Poh, X. Jia, D. J. Gershman, Q. G. Zong, W. X. Wan, Q. Q. Shi, Z. Y. Pu, and D. Zhao (2018). A comparative study of the proton properties of magnetospheric substorms at Earth and Mercury in the near magnetotail. Geophys. Res. Lett., 45, 7933–7941. doi: 10.1002/2018GL079181.
4. Sun, W. J.^*, S. Y. Fu, Y. Wei, Z. H. Yao, Z. J. Rong, X. Z. Zhou, J. A. Slavin, W. X. Wan, Q. G. Zong, Z. Y. Pu, Q. Q. Shi, and X. C. Shen (2017). Plasma sheet pressure variations in the near Earth magnetotail during substorm growth phase: THEMIS observations. J. Geophys. Res. Space Physics, 122, 12,212–12,228. doi: 10.1002/2017JA024603
5. Sun, W. J.^*, J. M. Raines, S. Y. Fu, J. A. Slavin, Y. Wei, G. K. Poh, Z. Y. Pu, Z. H. Yao, Q. G. Zong, and W. X. Wan (2017), MESSENGER observations of the energization and heating of protons in the near Mercury magnetotail, Geophys. Res. Lett., 44, 8149–8158, doi:10.1002/2017GL074276.
6. Sun, W. J.^*, S. Y. Fu, J. A. Slavin, J. M. Raines, Q. G. Zong, G. K. Poh, and T. H. Zurbuchen (2016), Spatial distribution of Mercury’s flux ropes and reconnection fronts: MESSENGER observations, J. Geophys. Res. Space Physics, 121, 7590–7607, doi:10.1002/2016JA022787.
7. Sun, W.-J.^*, J. A. Slavin, S. Fu, J. M. Raines, T. Sundberg, Q.-G. Zong, X. Jia, Q. Shi, X. Shen, G. Poh, and Z. Pu (2015), MESSENGER observations of Alfvénic and compressional waves during Mercury’s substorms, Geophys. Res. Lett., 42, 6189–6198, doi:10.1002/2015GL065452.
8. Sun, W.-J.^*, J. A. Slavin, S. Fu, J. M. Raines, Q.-G. Zong, S. M. Imber, Q. Shi, Z. Yao, G. Poh, D. J. Gershman, Z. Pu, T. Sundberg, B. J. Anderson, H. Korth, and D. N. Baker (2015), MESSENGER observations of magnetospheric substorm activity in Mercury’s near magnetotail. Geophys. Res. Lett., 42, 3692–3699. doi: 10.1002/2015GL064052.
9. Sun, W.-J., S. Fu^*, Z. Pu, G. K. Parks, J. A. Slavin, Z. Yao, Q.-G. Zong, Q. Shi, D. Zhao, and Y. Cui (2014), The current system associated with the boundary of plasma bubbles, Geophys. Res. Lett., 41, 8169–8175, doi:10.1002/2014GL062171.
10. Sun, W.-J., S. Fu^*, G. K. Parks, Z. Pu, Q.-G. Zong, J. Liu, Z. Yao, H. Fu, and Q. Shi (2014), Electric fields associated with dipolarization fronts, J. Geophys. Res. Space Physics, 119, 5272–5278, doi:10.1002/2014JA020045. (Highlighted by AGU publications in EOS as “Balcerak, E. (2014), Studying electric fields in dipolarization fronts, Eos Trans. AGU, 95(45), 416.” )
11. Sun, W., S. Fu^*, Q. Shi, Q. Zong, Z. Yao, T. Xiao, and G. K. Parks (2014), THEMIS observation of a magnetotail current sheet flapping wave, Chin. Sci. Bull., 59(2), 154-161, doi: s11434-013-0056-x.
12. Sun, W. J., S. Y. Fu^*, G. K. Parks, J. Liu, Z. H. Yao, Q. Q. Shi, Q.-G. Zong, S. Y. Huang, Z. Y. Pu, and T. Xiao (2013), Field-aligned currents associated with dipolarization fronts, Geophys. Res. Lett., 40, 4503–4508, doi:10.1002/grl.50902.
13. Sun, W. J., Q. Q. Shi^*, S. Y. Fu, Z. Y. Pu, M. W. Dunlop, A. P. Walsh, Q. G. Zong, T. Xiao, C. L. Tang, H. Reme, C. Carr, E. Lucek, and A. Fazakerley (2012), Cluster and TC-1 observation of magnetic holes in the plasma sheet, Ann. Geophys., 30, 583-595, doi:10.5194/angeo-30-583-2012.
14. Sun, W. J., Q. Q. Shi^*, S.Y. Fu, Q. G. Zong, Z. Y. Pu, L. Xie, T. Xiao, L. Li, Z. X. Liu, H. Reme, E. Lucek (2010), Statistical research on the motion properties of the magnetotail current sheet: Cluster observations. Sci China Tech Sci, 53: 1732-1738, doi: 10.1007/s11431-010-3153-y

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