Professor Swift joined the Geophysical Institute in 1963. His background is in theoretical research and numerical simulation of fluids and plasmas. His past work is in ionospheric physics, radio wave propagation, and simulation of convective flow in porous media. He was the coordinator of the summer intern program for undergraduates from 1987 to 1993. His recent research efforts include using methods of numerical simulation to understand magnetospheric processes responsible for auroral and geomagnetic storm phenomena. He has contributed to the analysis of barium injection experiments in space. He is engaged in a collaborative effort to develop a global-scale numerical model of the earth's magnetosphere using a hybrid code and is developing numerical techniques to simulate performance of high-powered microwave devices. Professor Swift has taught graduate courses in electricity and magnetism, mathematical physics, classical mechanics, and has developed a course in methods of numerical simulation.