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Organization profile
The Polar Engineering Development Center (PEDC), housed within NJIT’s Center for Solar-Terrestrial Research, consists of a highly-skilled group of professors, research scientists, electrical and mechanical engineers and technicians who bring decades of experience in instrument and hardware design for deployment at high latitudes and Polar regions. The group was formed in the 1980s as part of the National Science Foundation-supported Automatic Geophysical Observatory (AGO) program, which operates to this day on projects active across the Antarctic ice shelf. Today, the PEDC is reaching out to serve the broader astrophysical and geospace scientific communities conducting research in Polar environments by providing support in the areas of sustainable “green” power generation in the 10-W to 100-W range; power conditioning and control; robust engineering for Polar climates; data acquisition techniques, units, and transmission services; and general Polar field support. As an NSF-sponsored facility, the PEDC manages instruments at South Pole Station, McMurdo Station, Palmer Station, and across the Antarctic ice shelf
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Profiles
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Andrew Gerrard
- Polar Engineering Development Center (PEDC) - Director
- Ctr for Solar-Terrestrial Research - Director
- Physics - Professor
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Projects
- 3 Active
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Collaborative Research: CEDAR--Short Wave Infrared Imaging of the Meinel 0-0 Auroral and the Metastable Helium 1083 nm Airglow Emissions for Auroral Physics and Aeronomy Studies
Meriwether, J. (PI), Gerrard, A. (CoPI) & Cooper, M. (CoPI)
10/15/24 → 9/30/27
Project: Research project
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Collaborative Research: The Next Generation of U.S. Geospace Research Facilities at South Pole, McMurdo, and Palmer Stations in Antarctica
Kim, H. (PI) & Gerrard, A. (CoPI)
9/1/24 → 8/31/29
Project: Research project
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MRI: Acquisition of a state-of-the-art Fabry-Perot interferometer to measure upper atmosphere winds and temperatures for He, OH, and O nightglow and auroral emissions
Meriwether, J. (PI) & Gerrard, A. (CoPI)
10/15/22 → 3/31/26
Project: Research project
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Detection of wave activity in measurements of thermospheric vertical winds and temperatures at subauroral latitudes
Schmidt, A. L., Meriwether, J. W., Cooper, M. B., Gerrard, A. J., Goodwin, L. V., Zhang, S. R. & Ye, Y., 2025, In: Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences. 12, 1613164.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Climatology of the open–closed boundary using ULF wave observations from South Pole, McMurdo, and distributed Antarctic AGOs
Frissell, R., Kim, H., Gerrard, A. & Frissell, N., 2024, In: Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences. 11, 1396527.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Short Wave Infrared Imaging for Auroral Physics and Aeronomy Studies
Trondsen, T. S., Meriwether, J., Unick, C., Gerrard, A., Cooper, M. & Wyatt, D., 2024, In: Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences. 41, 2, p. 121-138 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access2 Scopus citations
Press/Media
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Are The Northern Lights Dangerous? Experts Reveal The Dark Side Of Auroras
11/10/24
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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The sun is more active than experts predicted. It could mean more grounded flights, downed satellites, and stunning aurora.
8/22/24
2 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media