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James Hansen Newman

Provost
Provost

Phone: (831) 656-2487
Education
  • PhD - Rice University 1984
    Major: Physics
  • MA - Rice University 1982
    Major: Physics
  • BA - Dartmouth College 1978
    Distinction: Cum laude
NPS Experience
  • 2013 - current: Professor
  • 2008 - 2013: Professor
Other Experience
  • 2003 - 2006 Director, NASA's Human Space Flight Program, Russia
  • 1990 - 2003 NASA / Johnson Space Center / Astronaut Office
  • 1985 - 1990 NASA / Training Division
Research Interests
Development of infrastructure to enable effective use of CubeSats for focused research of National interest.
Teaching Interests
Project-based courses involving CubeSats, balloons, and rockets
Orbital Mechanics and Launch Systems
Satellite Modeling and Simulation
Programming for Space Applications
Payload Design Laboratory Courses

Awards

  • 2016 - Navy Superior Civilian Service Award, Naval Postgraduate School
  • 2014 - AIAA Haley Space Flight Award, AIAA
  • 2008 - California Astronaut Hall of Fame (Former Astronaut)
  • 2008 - California Space Authority SpotBeam Award
  • 2007 - Distinguished Alumni Award, Rice University
  • 2003 - Space Flight Awards (STS-51, 69, 88, 109), NASA
  • 2002 - Group Achievement Award to the Space Vision System Team, NASA
  • 2001 - National Award for Space Achievement Team Award, Rotary Foundation
  • 1996 - Exceptional Service Medal, NASA
  • 1996 - Flight Achievement Awards, AAS
  • 1995 - Superior Achievement Award, Institute of Navigation
  • 1994 - Flight Achievement Awards, AAS
  • 1988 - Superior Achievement Award, NASA

Boards, Memberships, & Certifications

Professional Memberships
  • 1992 Associate Fellow, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
  • 1984 Sigma Xi
  • 1984 American Physical Society

Scholarly Work

Publications
  • Conference Proceedings
  • Lan, W. D., Durante Pereira Alves, F., & Newman, J. H, (2020). Terahertz Imaging for Space Applications.
  • Matthews, M. B., Minelli, G., & Newman, J. H, (2019). Real-time SDR-Based Detection, Doppler Compensation, and Decoding of FSK-Modulated CubeSat Downlink Transmissions.
  • Luqi, L., Boger, D. C., Paduan, J. D., Dell, R. F., Dinolt, G. W., Fouts, D. J., Buettner, R. R., Piombo, J. R., Miller, S. A., Newman, J. H., Kelly, R., Dampier, D., Drummond, J., Berzins, V. A., Hernandez, A. S., Monaco, J., Davis, D. T., Bjørner, N., Lange, D., Smith, B., Durbin, R., Weaver, N., Noble, B., Hayne, S., Akil, A., Runde, S. M., Gallup, S. P., Roof, W., Fitzpatrick, C. R., Balogh, I. L., Emmersen, T., Tortora, P., Comey, J., Bingham, B. S., O'Halloran, B. M., & Wood, B. P, (2019). Proceedings of the 20th Monterey Workshop.
  • Minelli, G., Ross, I. M., Karpenko, M., & Newman, J. H, (2017). Autonomous Operations of Large-Scale Satellite Constellations and Ground Station Networks.
  • Minelli, G., Karpenko, M., Ross, I. M., & Newman, J. H, (2017). Autonomous Operations of Large-Scale Satellite Constellations and Ground Station Networks.
  • Lan, W. D., Kaushish, V., & Newman, J. H, (2015). Progress in Reducing Vibration Levels on NPSCuL.
  • Journal Articles
  • Hofmann, J., Knopp, A., Spooner, C. M., Minelli, G., & Newman, J. H, (2021). Spectral Correlation for Signal Presence Detection and Frequency Acquisition of Small Satellites. Aerospace, 2(8), 57-63.
  • Crane, W. M., Newman, J. H., & Romano, M, (2014). Characterization of a shape memory alloy interference coupling. Smart Materials and Structures, 11(23), 115011.
  • Technical Reports
  • Boger, D. C., Paduan, J. D., Dell, R. F., Dinolt, G. W., Fouts, D. J., Buettner, R. R., Piombo, J. R., Miller, S. A., Newman, J. H., Kelly, R., & other, (2019). Proceedings of the 20th Monterey Workshop.