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Dr. Brandon Ponder, Ph.D. earned his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan in 2023, with a focus on exploring the energy balance of Mars, Earth and Venus. He now focus on various topics related to missile defense to enhance protection for the United States, its allies, and our global community.
In this interview, Dr. Brandon Ponder, Ph.D., describes his research as a graduate student in the Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering Department and why he decided to share his data set entitled "The Venus Global Ionosphere-Thermosphere Model (V-GITM): A Coupled Thermosphere and Ionosphere Formulation" in Deep Blue Data.