(principally transoceanic) cables. His research has also involved geomagnetism, solid earth geophysics, and some oceanography. This research has been applied to design and operations of systems associated with spacecraft and cable operations. Lanzerotti has served as principal investigator or co-investigator on several United States NASA interplanetary and planetary missions including ATS-1&3, IMP-4&5, Voyager 1&2, Ulysses, Galileo Orbiter and Entry Probe, ACE, and Cassini. Currently, he is a Principal Investigator with instruments on each of the two spacecraft in the NASA Van Allen Probes mission launched August 2012. He has also conducted geophysical research in the Antarctic and the Arctic beginning in the 1970s, directed largely toward understanding of Earth's upper atmosphere and space environments. Lanzerotti has served as an associate editor for the Journal of Geophysical Research and is the founding editor of the online journal Space Weather. In recognition of his career as a research scientist and engineer, Lanzerotti was appointed by US President George W. Bush to the National Science Board, the 24-member governing body of the National Science Foundation (NSF) and served a 6-year term from 2004 to 2010. He served on the board as a Board Consultant from May 2010 until April 2012. Lanzerotti also led a 12-member panel organized by the National Research Council (NRC) of the National Academies to identify possible causes of unintended acceleration in vehicles in the aftermath of Toyota's large automobile recalls. Lanzerotti has authored or co-authored of more than 500 refereed publications, contributing to research that includes studies of space plasmas and geophysics, and engineering problems related to the impact of atmospheric and space processes (a.k.a. "space weather") on terrestrial and spaceborne technologies. Lanzerotti co-authored a book on radiation belt physics and has co-edited four books. He has eight patents issued or filed. In addition to his career in science, Lanzerotti served in the Harding Township, New Jersey local government. In the 1980s he was elected to three 3-year terms on his Harding Township, N. J., school board, with 6 years as chair of its curriculum committee and 6 years as vice president. Since 1993 he has served six elected terms on the township governing body, including 3 years as mayor. Awards and honors Member of National Academy of Engineering (NAE). Recipient of the NAE Arthur E. Bueche Award (2017) Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU). AGU Van Allen Lecture (2005) AGU William Bowie Medal (2011) AGU William Kaula Award