Today Kevin and I meet with Prof. Hava Turkakin has always been fascinated by the secret works of the universe. Possessing a bachelor’s degree from the Black Sea Technical University in Turkey, and after teaching high school for several year, her desire to learn more about physics spurned her to continue her education further, earning her M.S. and Ph.D. in Space Physics from the University of Alberta. She even taught as a Visiting Assistant Professor at both Bucknell University and the University of Central Arkansas, before coming to Utica University.

Dr. Turkakin’s research interests include solar-terrestrial interactions, space weather, space plasmas, and plasma waves and instabilities in space. But she also loves reading, taking a nature walk, and spending time with her children. We know we will learn a lot from this episode and we hope you do too. Remember to stay tuned after for our takeaways.

LINKS:

The NASA Heliophysics Education Activation Team https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/heat/home/
https://www.utica.edu/people/hava-turkakin