Dr. Corey Cochrane

Dr. Corey Jonathan Cochrane is currently working at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, as a scientist working in the Planetary Interiors and Geophysics group, with primary research interests in the measurement and study of planetary magnetic fields and plasmas. He is an investigation scientist and the calibration lead for the Europa Clipper Magnetometer (ECM) investigation, an investigation scientist for the Plasma Instrument for Magnetic Sounding (PIMS) investigation, and the radiation focus group facilitator for NASA’s Europa Clipper mission. He was also a science affiliate with the Trident Discovery Mission concept developing algorithms for subsurface ocean detection at Triton on a single-pass using magnetometric measurements. He is the principal investigator of a next-generation Silicon Carbide Magnetometer (SiCMag) which leverages the electrical readout of quantum centers in SiC to sense magnetic fields. He is also a co-investigator of the Optically Pumped Solid-State Quantum Magnetometer (OPuS-MAGNM), the Gas And Ice Spectrometer Radar (GAISR) and Time-Resolved Raman spectrometer (TRRS) being developed at JPL. 

Corey obtained his Ph.D. degree in Engineering Science and Mechanics and M.S. and B.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering at Penn State University. During this time, his research involved investigation of spin dependent transport mechanisms in semiconducting material systems using electrically detected magnetic resonance (EDMR) spectroscopy. As an undergraduate, he held internships during the summers of 2003 and 2004 with NASA’s Undergraduate Student Research Program (USRP) developing artificial neural networks used for biologically inspired robotics in the Bio Visualization Lab at Ames Research Center. After earning his M.S. degree in 2007, he was involved in the development of satellite communication systems at Boeing Satellite Systems in the DSP algorithms group. After earning his Ph.D. degree in 2013, he was awarded a two-year fellowship in the NASA Postdoctoral Program (NPP) at the Jet Propulsion where he currently works.


Education: 
  • Ph.D. Engineering Science, Penn State University (2013)
  • M.S. Electrical Engineering, Penn State University (2007)
  • B.S. Electrical Engineering, Penn State University (2004)

Research Interests: 

Science

  • Planetary Magnetic Field Modeling, Planetary Interior Induction Modeling, Magnetosphere-Moon Interactions, Plasma Physics,  Atmospheric EM Wave Propagation, Raman Spectroscopy, Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (EPR / NMR / EDMR / ODMR), Quantum Spin Transport in Materials

Signal Processing

  • Digital Signal Processing, Adaptive Filtering, Image Processing, Forward/Inverse Mathematical Modeling, Radar Signal Processing, Communication Networks, Artificial Neural Networks, Fourier Analysis, Wavelets, Spherical Harmonics

Instrument Development

  • Magnetometers (solid-state, optically pumped alkali gas, fluxgate), FMCW Doppler Radar, Raman Spectrometers, Magnetic Resonance Spectrometers (EPR / NMR / EDMR / ODMR)  

Professional Experience: 
  • NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena CA
    • Advanced Optical and Electro-Mechanical Microsystems Group (Oct 2015 – present)
    • NASA Postdoctoral Program (NPP) (Oct 2013 – Oct 2015)
  • Boeing Space and Intelligent Systems, El Segundo CA
    • DSP Algorithms Group, Satellite Communications Systems Engineer (April 2008 – July 2010)
  • Penn State University, Semiconductor Spectroscopy Lab, University Park PA
    • PhD Graduate Research Assistantship (Sept 2010 – May 2013)
    • MS Graduate Research Assistantship (Nov 2005 – March 2008)
  • NASA Ames Research Center, Mountain View CA
    • Undergraduate Student Research Program (USRP), (2003, 2004)

Selected Awards: 
  • 2021 - JPL Charles Elachi Award: for outstanding work on the development and validation of ocean detection algorithms to enable future Ocean World missions.
  • 2019 - JPL Voyager Award: for work performed on Europa Clipper Magnetometer
  • 2019 - PSU ESM Early Career Recognition Alumni Award: awarded by Penn State Engineering Science and Mechanics department
  • 2018 - JPL Team Award: for completion of ICEMAG PDR
  • 2017 - JPL Ed Stone Award: for outstanding research publication and proof-of-concept demonstration of an innovative next-generation solid-state magnetometer
  • 2017 - JPL Team Award: for work performed by Europa Clipper Investigation Scientist Team
  • 2016 - JPL Voyager Award: for writing a successful NASA PICASSO proposal titled “Miniaturized solid-state based vector magnetometer for planetary field mapping”.
  • 2015 - PSU EE Early Career Recognition Alumni Award: awarded by Penn State Electrical Engineering department
  • 2013 - Penn State Dr. Paul A. Lester Memorial Award: for outstanding research in the area of microelectronics by an ESM graduate student

Selected Publications: 
  1. C. J. Cochrane, et al., Single- and Multi-Pass Magnetometric Subsurface Ocean Detection and Characterization in Icy Worlds Using Principal Component Analysis (PCA): Application to Triton, Earth and Space Science, 2022.
  2. M. Styczinski, S. D. Vance, E. M. Harnett, and C. J. Cochrane, “An analytic solution for evaluating the magnetic field induced from an arbitrary, asymmetric ocean world”, Icarus, 2022.
  3. A.S Daigavane, K.L. Wagstaff, C. J. Cochrane, et al., “Time-Series Analysis Methods for Onboard Detection of Magnetic Field Boundary Crossings by Europa Clipper”, IEEE Transactions on Artificial Intelligence, 2022.
  4. C.J. Cochrane, S. Vance, T. Nordheim, et al., “In Search of Subsurface Oceans within the Uranian Moons”, JGR Planets, 2021.
  5. L. Liuzzo, C. Paty, C. J. Cochrane, et al., 2021. Triton’s Variable Interaction with Neptune’s Magnetospheric Plasma, Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 126, 11.
  6. S. D. Vance, M. J. Styczinski, B. G. Bills, C. J. Cochrane, et al, “Magnetic induction responses of Jupiter's ocean moons including effects from adiabatic convection”, JGR Planets, 126, 2, 2021.
  7. C.J. Cochrane, et. al., “An FPGA-based signal processor for FMCW Doppler radar and spectroscopy”, IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, Volume: 58, Issue: 8, 2020.
  8. K. B. Cooper, R. R. Monje, R. J. Dengler, C. J. Cochrane, et al, “A Compact, Low Power Consumption, and Highly Sensitive 95 GHz Doppler Radar”, IEEE Sensors Journal 20 (11), 5865-5875, 2020.
  9. J. Blacksberg, E. Alerstam, C. J. Cochrane, et. al., “A miniature high-speed, low-pulse energy picosecond Raman spectrometer for identification of minerals and organics in planetary science”, Applied Optics, 59 (2), 433-444, 2020.
  10. C.J. Cochrane, et. al., “Magnetic field sensing with a 4H SiC Diodes”, Materials Science Forum, 924, pp: 988-992, (2018).
  11. K. Cooper, S. Durden, C.J. Cochrane, et al., “Using FMCW Doppler Radar to Detect Targets up to the Maximum Unambiguous Range”, IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, 14, 3, pp: 339-343, (2017).
  12. C.J. Cochrane, et. al., “Vectorized magnetometer for space applications using electrical readout of atomic scale defects in silicon carbide”, Nature Scientific Reports 6, 37077, (2016).
  13. C.J. Cochrane, et. al., “Magnetic field sensing with atomic scale defects in SiC devices”, Materials Science Forum, 858, pp: 265-268, (2016).
  14. J. Blacksberg, E. Alesrstam, Y. Maruyama, C.J. Cochrane, et al., “A Miniaturized Time-Resolved Raman Spectrometer for Planetary Science Based on a Fast Single Photon Avalanche Diode (SPAD) Detector Array”, Applied Optics, 55, 4, pp: 739-748, (2015).
  15. C.J. Cochrane, et al., “A fast classification scheme in Raman spectroscopy for the identification of mineral mixtures using a large database with correlated predictors”, IEEE TRGS, 53, 8, pp: 4259-4274, (2015).
  16. C.J. Cochrane, et al., “Spin counting in electrically detected magnetic resonance via low-field defect state mixing”, Applied Physics Letters, 104, 9 (2014).
Corey Cochrane
Address: 
4800 Oak Grove Dr.
Pasadena, CA 91109
Phone: 818.354.3054
Fax Number: 818.354.3482
Email: 
corey.j.cochrane@jpl.nasa.gov