Sarah E. Gibson is an American solar physicist. She is a Senior Scientist and past Interim Director of the High Altitude Observatory in Boulder, Colorado. As of 2019, Dr. Gibson is the Project Scientist for the PUNCH Small Explorer mission being built for NASA.
Sarah E. Gibson | |
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 Gibson at Marshall Space Flight Center in 2009 | |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Stanford University (BSc, Physics, 1989) University of Colorado Boulder (PhD, Astrophysics, 1995) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Astrophysics Physics |
| Institutions | High Altitude Observatory |
Education
editGibson received her Bachelor of Science degree in Physics from the Stanford University in 1989,[1] then Master of Science (1993) and Doctor of Philosophy (1995) degrees in Astrophysics from the University of Colorado.[2]
Research and career
editGibson's research interests include solar physics and space weather phenomena. She is noted for extensive work developing the theory of coronal mass ejections (CMEs) and their precursors,[3][4] and for organizing scientific collaborations that advance global understanding of the Sun and heliosphere.[5][6][7] She is the author of a Living Review in Solar Physics on the subject of Solar Prominences: Theory and Models.[8]
Gibson is a recipient of the Solar Physics Division's Karen Harvey Prize for early achievement in solar physics and a Fellow of the American Geophysics Union. She has been a member of the National Academy's Space Studies Board and co-chair of its Committee on Solar and Space Physics, and was president of the IAU's Division E (Sun and Heliosphere).
References
edit- ^ "Sarah Gibson | staff.ucar.edu". staff.ucar.edu. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
- ^ "Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences Department". Retrieved March 14, 2021.
- ^ Gibson, S. E.; Low, B. C. (1998). "A Time-Dependent Three-Dimensional Magnetohydrodynamic Model of the Coronal Mass Ejection". The Astrophysical Journal. 493 (1): 460. Bibcode:1998ApJ...493..460G. doi:10.1086/305107.
- ^ Gibson, S. E.; Foster, D.; Burkepile, J.; De Toma, G.; Stanger, A. (2006). "The Calm before the Storm: The Link between Quiescent Cavities and Coronal Mass Ejections". The Astrophysical Journal. 641 (1): 590. Bibcode:2006ApJ...641..590G. doi:10.1086/500446.
- ^ Gibson, S. E.; Biesecker, D.; Guhathakurta, M.; Hoeksema, J. T.; Lazarus, A. J.; Linker, J.; Mikic, Z.; Pisanko, Y.; Riley, P.; Steinberg, J.; Strachan, L.; Szabo, A.; Thompson, B. J.; Zhao, X. P. (1999). "The Three-dimensional Coronal Magnetic Field during Whole Sun Month". The Astrophysical Journal. 520 (2): 871. Bibcode:1999ApJ...520..871G. doi:10.1086/307496.
- ^ https://whpi.hao.ucar.edu/ Whole Heliosphere and Planetary Interactions study website
- ^ Gibson, S. E.; De Toma, G.; Emery, B.; Riley, P.; Zhao, L.; Elsworth, Y.; Leamon, R. J.; Lei, J.; McIntosh, S.; Mewaldt, R. A.; Thompson, B. J.; Webb, D. (2011). "The Whole Heliosphere Interval in the Context of a Long and Structured Solar Minimum: An Overview from Sun to Earth". Solar Physics. 274 (1–2): 5–27. Bibcode:2011SoPh..274....5G. doi:10.1007/s11207-011-9921-4.
- ^ Gibson, Sarah E. (2018). "Solar prominences: Theory and models. Fleshing out the magnetic skeleton". Living Reviews in Solar Physics. 15 (1): 7. Bibcode:2018LRSP...15....7G. doi:10.1007/s41116-018-0016-2. PMC 6390890. PMID 30872983.