Dr Michelle Thomsen
Physics and Astronomy
- Location
- Southampton, United Kingdom
- Funding
- See university guidance
- Application deadline
- See university guidance
About the project
Dr Michelle Thomsen will be a Diamond Jubilee International Visiting Fellow at the University of Southampton from 2015 to 2018.
Visiting Fellow and Host
Fellow: Dr Michelle Thomsen, Senior Scientist, Planetary Science Institute
Host: Dr Caitriona Jackman, Lecturer & SFTC Ernest Rutherford Fellow, Physics and Astronomy
Aims of the collaboration
- To further research into planetary magnetospheres
- Cross-Faculty research collaboration with the Southampton Institute for Complex Systems Simulation (ICSS) and with Mathematical Sciences
- Promotion of women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) subjects
Fellowship activities in 2016
- First Fellowship visit to the University of Southampton, May - June 2016
- Colloquium hosted by Physics and Astronomy, June
- Research discussions with Space Environment Physics Group staff and students
- First joint article published by the Journal of Geophysical Research
Fellowship activities in 2017
- March 17: three day workshop and WiSET Campbell lecture
Useful links
Physics and Astronomy, University of Southampton
Space Environment Physics Group, University of Southampton
Planetary Science Institute
Research areas
Planetary magnetospheresPhysics