Leonard Schulz

Projects

Current:

• Multi-satellite space project and configurations
• Atmospheric injection of anthropogenic and natural material

Master thesis:

Estimation of Current Densities Using Multi-Spacecraft Constellations

Bachelor thesis:

Characterization of solid state magnetometers based on the anisotropic magneto-resistance effect

Research Interests

Multi-satellite configurations and constellations
Magnetometers
Atmospheric injection
Earth’s magnetic field
Simulations

Publications

• L Schulz, K-H Glassmeier, M Herberhold, A Mitchell, D M Murphy, J M C Plane, F Plaschke, Space waste: An update of the anthropogenic matter injection into Earth’s atmosphere. Advances in Space Research, Volume 77, Issue 9, 2026, Pages 9589-9616, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asr.2026.03.026

• L Schulz, K-H Glassmeier, L Turc, F Plaschke, K G Klein, M Palmroth, O W Roberts, Y Narita, Extending the Wave Telescope Technique to Larger Numbers of Spacecraft Obtaining Robust Spatial Power Spectra. JGR Space Physics, 131, 2026. https://doi.org/10.1029/2025JA034710

• R Wing, M Gerding, J M C Plane, Y A Morfa, J M Urco, Y Yamazaki, L Schulz, J Höffner, J Mielich, T Renkwitz, C C Stephan, G Baumgarten, C Stolle, Measurement of a lithium plume from the uncontrolled re-entry of a Falcon 9 rocket. Communications Earth & Environment, 7(1), 161, 2026. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-025-03154-8

• K G Klein, T Broeren, O Roberts, L Schulz, Wave-telescope analysis for multipoint observatories: Impact of timing and spatial uncertainties. JGR Space Physics, 129, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024JA033428
• M Yamauchi, S Christon, I Dandouras, S Haaland, D Kastinen, L M Kistler, I Mann, S Nozawa, J M C Plane, Y Saito, L Schulz, S Watababe, P Wurz, A W Yau, Heavy Molecular and Metallic Ions in the Magnetosphere. Space Sci Rev 220, 82 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11214-024-01114-w
• R Albers, H Andrews, G Boccacci, V D C Pires, S Laddha, V Lundén, N Maraqten, J Matias, E Krämer, L Schulz, I T Palanca, D Teubenbacher, C Baskevitch, F Covella, L Cressa, J G Moreno, J Gillmayr, J Hollowood, K Huber, V Kutnohorsky, S Lennerstrand, A Malatinszky, D Manzini, M Maurer, D M A Nidelea, L Rigon, J Sinjan, C Suarez, M Viviano, E W Knutsen, Magnetospheric Venus Space Explorers (MVSE) mission: A proposal for understanding the dynamics of induced magnetospheres. Acta Astronautica, Volume 221, 194-205, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actaastro.2024.05.017

• C J K Larkin, V Lundén, L Schulz, M Baumgartner-Steinleitner, M Brekkum, A Cegla, P Dazzi, A De Iuliis, J Gesch, S Lennerstrand, S Nesbit-Östman, V D C Pires, I Terraza Palanca, D Teubenbacher, F Enengl, M Hallmann, M5 - Mars Magnetospheric Multipoint Measurement Mission: A multi-spacecraft plasma physics mission to Mars. Advances in Space Research, Volume 73, Issue 6, 2024, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asr.2023.11.032

• L Schulz, K-H Glassmeier, F Plaschke, S Toepfer, U Motschmann, The m-dimensional spatial Nyquist limit using the wave telescope for larger numbers of spacecraft. Ann. Geophys., 41, 449-463, 2023. https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-41-449-2023
• J D Shutler, X Yan, I Cnossen, L Schulz, A J Watson, K-H Glaßmeier, N Hawkins, H Nasu, Atmospheric impacts of the space industry require oversight. Nature Geosciences (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-022-01001-5
• L Schulz, K-H Glassmeier, On the anthropogenic and natural injection of matter into Earth's atmosphere. Advances in Space Research, Volume 67, Issue 3, 2021, Pages 1002-1025, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asr.2020.10.036
• L Schulz, P Heinisch, I Richter, Calibration of Off-the-Shelf Anisotropic Magnetoresistance Magnetometers. Sensors, 19(8), 2019, Pages 1850, https://doi.org/10.3390/s19081850