Sandra C. Chapman CPhysis FInstP FRAS a British astrophysicist who is Professor of Physics and Director of the Centre for Fusion, Space and Astrophysics at the University of Warwick. Her research considers nonlinear physics and planetary magnetospheres.
Sandra Catherine Chapman | |
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| Alma mater | University of London Imperial College London (Ph.D., D.I.C) (BSc, A.R.C.S.) |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | University of Warwick |
| Thesis | Lithium releases in the near earth plasma environment. (1985) |
Early life and education
editChapman studied physics at Imperial College London, where she was awarded an Exhibition Scholarship.[1] She was diagnosed with temporal lobe epilepsy during her undergraduate degree.[2] She remained at Imperial for her doctoral research, which considered the release of lithium in the near Earth plasma environment.[3]
Research and career
editChapman joined the University of Warwick in 1995. In 2000 she became the first woman to become a professor of physics at the University of Warwick.[4]
Chapman studies the dynamical interactions of planetary magnetospheres. She has shown that they release energy in unpredictable intervals, and behave as multi-scale, coupled systems. Her research on magnetic storms informed the strategy of the Magnetospheric Multiscale Mission.[5] Alongside her scientific research, Chapman is an artist, and in 2003 held a NESTA fellowship[6] to create art with the British Antarctic Survey.[7][8][9]
To perform her investigations, Chapman makes use of non-linear physics.[10] She has applied her understanding to the aurora,[11] to quantify the risk of extreme space weather[12][13] and to better understand solar activity.[14] In 2017, she was awarded a Fulbright Program Fellowship to spend a year at Boston University and identify ways to protect the planet from space weather.[15]
Chapman was a 2003-2004 Harvard Radcliffe Institute Fellow[16] and the International Space Science Institute 2023 Johannes Geiss Fellow.[17]
In 2022, Chapman was awarded the Royal Astronomical Society Chapman Medal.[18]
Awards and honours
edit- 1993 EGS Young Scientists' Medal[19]
- 1994 COSPAR Commission D Zeldovich Medal[20]
- 2014 Royal Astronomical Society James Dungey Lecture[21][22]
- 2017 Fulbright-Lloyd's of London Scholar[23]
- 2020 American Geophysical Union Ed Lorenz Lecture[24]
- 2021 Lloyd's of London Science of Risk Prize[25][26]
- 2022 Royal Astronomical Society Chapman Medal[18][27]
- 2024 European Geosciences Union Hannes Alfvén Medal[28]
Selected publications
edit- H. Karimabadi; V. Roytershteyn; M. Wan; et al. (January 2013). "Coherent structures, intermittent turbulence, and dissipation in high-temperature plasmas". Physics of Plasmas. 20 (1): 012303. doi:10.1063/1.4773205. ISSN 1070-664X. Wikidata Q60707157.
- K H Kiyani; S C Chapman; Yu V Khotyaintsev; M W Dunlop; F Sahraoui (14 August 2009). "Global scale-invariant dissipation in collisionless plasma turbulence". Physical Review Letters. 103 (7): 075006. arXiv:0906.2830. doi:10.1103/PHYSREVLETT.103.075006. ISSN 0031-9007. PMID 19792654. Wikidata Q60707278.
- X. Litaudon; S. Abduallev; M. Abhangi; et al. (15 June 2017). "Overview of the JET results in support to ITER". Nuclear Fusion. 57 (10): 102001. doi:10.1088/1741-4326/AA5E28. ISSN 0029-5515. Wikidata Q57645458.
References
edit- ^ "Brief Biography". warwick.ac.uk. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ "Sandra Chapman | Epilepsy Action". www.epilepsy.org.uk. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ Chapman, Sandra Catherine; University of London (1985). Lithium releases in the near earth plasma environment. OCLC 1063595896.
- ^ "Sandra Chapman". warwick.ac.uk. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ "RAS Chapman Medal 2022" (PDF). Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ "Sandra Chapman art and science". homepages.warwick.ac.uk. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ Simion @Yonescat, Florin. "RAS Awards: recipients profiles: Sandra Chapman". The Royal Astronomical Society. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ "Sandra Chapman". Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ "Sandra Chapman- ceramics" (PDF).
- ^ "Space, chaos and inspiring women: Professor Sandra Chapman on her career". warwick.ac.uk. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ "Northern lights' social networking reveals true scale of magnetic storms". warwick.ac.uk. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ "Likelihood of space super-storms estimated from longest period of magnetic field observations". warwick.ac.uk. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ "Weir in space and dimmed sun creates 200-million-mile-long lab bench for turbulence research". EurekAlert!. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ "New 'sun clock' quantifies extreme space weather switch on/off". warwick.ac.uk. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ "Fulbright scholarship awarded to space weather researcher". warwick.ac.uk. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ "Sandra Chapman". Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ "Interview with Johannes Geiss Fellow Sandra Chapman – ISSI". 21 November 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ a b Simion @Yonescat, Florin (11 January 2022). "Royal Astronomical Society reveals 2022 award winners". The Royal Astronomical Society. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ "EGS - Young Scientists' Publication Award". www.egu.eu. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ "Committee on Space Research (COSPAR) » Zeldovich Medals". cosparhq.cnes.fr. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ "Sandra Chapman awarded RAS James Dungey Lectureship". warwick.ac.uk. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ Simion @Yonescat, Florin. "James Dungey Lecture". The Royal Astronomical Society. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ "Fulbright scholarship awarded to space weather researcher". warwick.ac.uk. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ "Space weather 'in the wild' to be explored by University of Warwick expert for prestigious lecture". warwick.ac.uk. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ "'Risk' prize recognises research by University of Warwick physics Professor into economic damages of climate change". warwick.ac.uk. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ "Lloyd's announces 2021 Science of Risk prize winner". www.lloyds.com. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ "Prestigious Royal Astronomical Society award for space weather expert". warwick.ac.uk. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ "Sandra Catherine Chapman". European Geosciences Union (EGU). Retrieved 3 May 2024.