The Jicamarca Radio Observatory, equipped with the world’s largest radar, is a facility of the Geophysical Institute of Peru that is funded through a cooperative agreement between the NSF and Cornell University. The grant will allow the largest expansion of the observatory since its foundation in the early 1960s. A better understanding of the dynamics of the region and the factors affecting it will help scientists develop models to forecast space weather more accurately. His research interests and experience include designing, deploying and operating ground-based remote sensing instrumentation for studies of the geospace and space weather. Design of the stations will build upon the results obtained with the Long Wavelength Array, with modifications for operation with the Jicamarca radar.