{"id":263,"date":"2023-02-28T22:23:34","date_gmt":"2023-02-28T22:23:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atmos.ucla.edu\/space\/?page_id=263"},"modified":"2026-09-10T20:29:29","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T20:29:29","slug":"dominique-nique-stumbaugh","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/atmos.ucla.edu\/space\/dominique-nique-stumbaugh\/","title":{"rendered":"Dominique \u2018Nique\u2019 Stumbaugh"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n
\n
\n
\"Dominique<\/figure><\/div>\n
\n

PhD candidate \u00b7 Space physics<\/p>\n

Dominique \u201cNique\u201d Stumbaugh<\/h2>\n

Space physicist studying electron precipitation through coordinated spacecraft observations and machine-learning techniques.<\/p>\n

\n

Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences \u00b7 UCLA<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

\n
\n

About<\/p>

Following particles across systems.<\/h2><\/div>\n

Nique is a PhD candidate in UCLA Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, specializing in space physics. Her work examines electron precipitation by bringing together measurements from multiple spacecraft and modern machine-learning methods. She approaches these questions across the boundaries between observation, physical interpretation, and computation.<\/p>\n

Before joining AOS, she earned a BS in Astrophysics from UCLA\u2019s Department of Physics and Astronomy and completed a minor in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences. After completing her dissertation, she will begin her career as a space scientist at The Aerospace Corporation and continue research developed during her PhD.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

\n

Research<\/p>\n

Three connected threads.<\/h2>\n
\n

01 \/ PHYSICS<\/p>

Electron precipitation<\/h3>

Understanding how energetic electrons leave the magnetosphere and deposit energy into the atmosphere.<\/p><\/div>\n

02 \/ OBSERVE<\/p>

Coordinated spacecraft<\/h3>

Combining measurements from different platforms to connect processes across regions and scales.<\/p><\/div>\n

03 \/ LEARN<\/p>

Machine learning<\/h3>

Using data-driven methods to identify structure in complex observations and support physical interpretation.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

\n

Recognition, teaching & leadership<\/p>\n

A record of scholarship and service.<\/h2>\n
\n

Awards<\/h3>
  • NASA FINESST Award<\/li>
  • AOS Bosart Award<\/li>
  • AOS Neiburger Award<\/li>
  • AGU Outstanding Student Presentation Award<\/li>
  • UCLA Distinguished Teaching Award for Teaching Assistants<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n

    Teaching & leadership<\/h3>

    Nique taught nine times in AOS, earned both the CIRTL Certificate and Graduate Certificate for Writing Pedagogy, and served the SGEG, GEM Student Committee, AGU SPA Executive Committee as student chair, and UCLA\u2019s Exploring Your Universe.<\/p><\/div>\n

    Research experience<\/h3>

    Her graduate training included internships at NASA\u2019s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Los Alamos National Laboratory, and The Aerospace Corporation.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    PhD candidate \u00b7 Space physics Dominique \u201cNique\u201d Stumbaugh Space physicist studying electron precipitation through coordinated spacecraft observations and machine-learning techniques.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"custom-template-one.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-263","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/atmos.ucla.edu\/space\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/263","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/atmos.ucla.edu\/space\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/atmos.ucla.edu\/space\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atmos.ucla.edu\/space\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/54"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atmos.ucla.edu\/space\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=263"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/atmos.ucla.edu\/space\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/263\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":573,"href":"https:\/\/atmos.ucla.edu\/space\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/263\/revisions\/573"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/atmos.ucla.edu\/space\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=263"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atmos.ucla.edu\/space\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=263"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atmos.ucla.edu\/space\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=263"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}