Senior Research Scientist Dr. Jozsef Kota retired from LPL this spring (2019). Dr. Kota began his career at LPL in 1996 as a Staff Scientist; however, Jozsef has been working at or with LPL since 1985 under the title of Visiting Scientist.

Dr. Kota received his Ph.D. in Physical Sciences from Roland Eötvös University (Budapest, Hungary) in 1980. His research interests include galactic and anomalous cosmic rays in the heliosphere and solar modulation and anisotropies of cosmic rays; theoretical and numerical modeling of the transport and acceleration of charged energetic particles; space weather; solar energetic particles; solar wind and modeling the evolution of shock waves; and the interaction of solar wind and interstellar matter.