Jane Lee Fox

Jane Lee Fox is a physicist known for her research on the atmosphere of planets including Mars and Venus.

Jane Lee Fox
Alma mater	Harvard University
Scientific career
Institutions	Wright State University
Thesis	The upper atmospheres of Mars and Venus (1978)

Education and career

Fox has a B.S. in chemistry from the University of Michigan (1973)^[1] and earned her Ph.D. in chemical physics from Harvard University in 1978.^[2] She was on the faculty at Stony Brook University from 1984 to 2003.^{[citation needed][3]} Fox joined Wright State University in 2005, and as of 2021 is a research professor at Wright State University.^[4]

Research

Fox is known for her research modeling the atmosphere on Mars,^[5] including details on nitrogen found in the Martian atmosphere.^[6] She has also worked on the atmosphere around Venus^[7][8] and examined hydrocarbons in atmosphere of Titan, one of the moon's of Saturn.^[9] Fox was a member of the science team for the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) project^[10] where she studied long-term changes in Mars' atmosphere.^[11][12]

Selected publications

• Fox, J. L.; Dalgarno, A. (1979). "Ionization, luminosity, and heating of the upper atmosphere of Mars". Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics. 84 (A12): 7315–7333. doi:10.1029/JA084iA12p07315. ISSN 2156-2202. S2CID 56122235.
• Fox, J. L. (1993). "The production and escape of nitrogen atoms on Mars". Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets. 98 (E2): 3297–3310. doi:10.1029/92JE02289. ISSN 2156-2202.
• Fox, J. L.; Sung, K. Y. (2001). "Solar activity variations of the Venus thermosphere/ionosphere". Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics. 106 (A10): 21305–21335. doi:10.1029/2001JA000069. ISSN 2156-2202.

Awards and honors

• Fellow, American Geophysical Union (2005)^[13]

References

1. Regents, University of Michigan Board of (1972). Proceedings. The University.
2. Sciences, Harvard University Graduate School of Arts and (1974). Doctors of Philosophy, Harvard University and Radcliffe College, with Titles of Their Theses.
3. "Employee History". SoMAS. 24 February 2016.
4. "Jane Fox | people.wright.edu | Wright State University". people.wright.edu.
5. Fox, J. L.; Dalgarno, A. (1979). "Ionization, luminosity, and heating of the upper atmosphere of Mars". Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics. 84 (A12): 7315–7333. doi:10.1029/JA084iA12p07315. ISSN 2156-2202. S2CID 56122235.
6. Fox, J. L. (1993). "The production and escape of nitrogen atoms on Mars". Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets. 98 (E2): 3297–3310. doi:10.1029/92JE02289. ISSN 2156-2202.
7. Fox, J. L.; Sung, K. Y. (2001). "Solar activity variations of the Venus thermosphere/ionosphere". Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics. 106 (A10): 21305–21335. doi:10.1029/2001JA000069. ISSN 2156-2202.
8. Fox, J. L.; Bougher, S. W. (1991). "Structure, Luminosity, and Dynamics of the Venus Thermosphere". Venus Aeronomy: 357–489. doi:10.1007/978-94-011-3300-5_7. ISBN 978-94-010-5457-7.
9. Fox, J. L.; Bougher, S. W. (1991). "Structure, Luminosity, and Dynamics of the Venus Thermosphere". Venus Aeronomy. Springer Netherlands: 357–489. doi:10.1007/978-94-011-3300-5_7. ISBN 978-94-010-5457-7.
10. "Wright State professor has role in next Mars mission". Wright State Newsroom.
11. Jakosky, B. M.; Lin, R. P.; Grebowsky, J. M.; Luhmann, J. G.; Mitchell, D. F.; Beutelschies, G.; Priser, T.; Acuna, M.; Andersson, L.; Baird, D.; Baker, D. (2015-12-01). "The Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) Mission". Space Science Reviews. 195 (1): 3–48. doi:10.1007/s11214-015-0139-x. ISSN 1572-9672. S2CID 18698391.
12. Bougher, S.; Jakosky, B.; Halekas, J.; Grebowsky, J.; Luhmann, J.; Mahaffy, P.; Connerney, J.; Eparvier, F.; Ergun, R.; Larson, D.; McFadden, J. (2015-11-06). "Early MAVEN Deep Dip campaign reveals thermosphere and ionosphere variability". Science. 350 (6261): aad0459. doi:10.1126/science.aad0459. ISSN 0036-8075. PMID 26542579. S2CID 15848635.
13. "Fox". Honors Program.

External links

• Jane Lee Fox publications indexed by Google Scholar