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Philip Erickson

Research Staff, Millstone Hill Observatory

Addresses

To contact me, try the following:

email:

pje@haystack.mit.edu

Telephone: 781-981-5769

Fax: 781-981-5766

US Mail:
Atmospheric Sciences Group
MIT Haystack Observatory
Off Route 40
Westford, Massachusetts 01886
USA

Research Interests

Light ions in the inner plasmasphere and ionosphere
Incoherent scatter radar analysis techniques
Coherent backscatter at VHF and UHF Frequencies
Remote sensing techniques
Statistical inversion theory
Simulated annealing methods
Distributed computing applications
Telepresence

New Results

John Foster and I have been working recently on coherent E region backscatter observations from Millstone Hill. Information can be found at the Coherent Backscatter Experiments at Millstone Hill Observatory page.

Recent Awards

My most recent award comes courtesy of the Linton High School Class of 1983:

Ugly Car Award

And they're right, too. (Photo of car forthcoming, but all I need say is that it's a 1988 Plymouth Reliant K sedan with an "enhanced" front passenger door.)

Alas, as of September 1998, the Reliant went to the boneyard, done in by spring 1998 flooding in the Somerville, MA area. It has been replaced with a black 1997 Ford Taurus station wagon. Driving just isn't as fun anymore when you don't have to worry about losing all your engine coolant. (But at least I got $50 for the Reliant.)

Interesting People

I know a lot of interesting people. However, I will mention only one here: my brother, Courtney Erickson.

Court is now working for Sawchuk Brown and Associates in Albany, NY, a public relations firm. He also writes sports stories and does interviews for the Oneonta Daily Star , a daily newspaper in Oneonta, NY.

Other Interests

Inca Kola: Elixir of the Gods!
If I have any spare time, I like to make people cringe musically with off-key renditions of tunes. I refuse to play any Kenny G ever, though.
(Photo credit: John 12-Tone Cho )
Got a creative urge? Need an outlet? Try the infamous SPAM Haiku Archive! Unlike the mysterious porcine product itself, it's guaranteed to be low-fat.
News Flash! John Cho and I got into the Boston Herald. Read all about it!
For expert world music references buried in nonlinear yet insightful dialogue (and the occasional whale reference), buy The Beat magazine, and check out the work of Bob Tarte . I mean, where else could you POSSIBLY find such phrases as "the sonic richness of oven mitts on oatmeal containers" ?
You should read ZUG after finishing my page. Don't hesitate. It's as simple as that.

http://www.haystack.edu/address/pje.html -- Revised: June 7, 2000.
E-mail: pje@haystack.mit.edu