Craig Kletzing, professor, researcher, husband, and friend passed away on August 10, 2023.
Craig made major contributions to various fields of study in space plasma experimental physics over the years and has left a lasting impact on so many students and coworkers.
Recording of symposium via Zoom
In Memoriam
Obituary and Tribute Wall - Lensing Funeral & Cremation Service
Tribute by Allison Jaynes in the AGU SPA Section Newsletter, Aug. 24, 2023
Memorials may be made in support of the Physics and Astronomy Gift Fund to the University of Iowa Center for Advancement, P.O. Box 4550, Iowa City, IA 52244-4550. On memo line, note “Gift in memory of Dr. Craig Kletzing.”
Donations may also be made online at https://donate.givetoiowa.org.
Articles about Prof. Kletzing
Space's Storm Chasers: Inside Iowa's Latest NASA Mission
Kletzing was the principal investigator for NASA's TRACERS mission, landing the largest research grant in the university's history. The University of Iowa-led NASA mission will help us better understand space weather and prepare for the next solar superstorm.
UI wins its largest-ever research award
The University of Iowa has won the single largest externally funded research project in its history, a $115 million contract awarded to Craig Kletzing, professor in the UI Department of Physics and Astronomy. A team led by Kletzing will study the mysterious, powerful interactions between the magnetic fields of the sun and Earth.
A researcher, a teacher, a leader
For more than 20 years, physicist Craig Kletzing has flourished as a researcher at the University of Iowa, where his work using rockets and satellites to learn about Earth’s auroras has yielded an astounding contract award from NASA. Iowa also offered Kletzing the opportunity to teach a wide range of physics courses—a source of personal reward he wasn’t guaranteed elsewhere.
Spacecraft Records ‘Chorus’ of Space Sounds
Kletzing appeared on a segment of Science Friday in 2012 to explain what causes eerie chirping noises recorded inside Earth’s radiation belts.
Kletzing explains his work as principal investigator for NASA’s TRACERS mission
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