Negler Professor of Aerospace Engineering Sciences • Director, Colorado Center for Astrodynamics Research (CCAR)
Aerospace Engineering
Dr. Thayer’s research focuses on the application of engineering solutions to study the aerospace environment of Earth’s atmosphere and geospace, the region of space strongly influenced by earth’s gravitational field, magnetic field and plasma-neutral interactions. Thayer also specializes in active remote sensing techniques employing engineering concepts to design, develop, deploy and apply lidars to atmospheric studies and apply radar techniques to geospace studies.