Caitriona Jackman

Jackman gained a Bachelor of Science degree in Applied Physics from the University of Limerick in 2003. She then completed a PhD in Planetary Physics at the University of Leicester in 2006 supervised by Stan Cowley.^[5]

After her PhD, Jackman undertook research roles at Imperial College London and University College London.^[6] In 2013, she moved to the University of Southampton on lecturer and, later, associate professor roles.^[7] In 2021, she was appointed senior professor and head of DIAS planetary magnetospheres group.^[8]

Jackman's research focuses on the physics of planetary magnetospheres, primarily of the Earth and Jupiter.^[9] She has made key discoveries about the response of the Earth and Jupiter magnetosphere systems to the changes in the solar wind,^[10] in particular how the aurora works, and how machine learning and complexity science can be used to study huge volumes of data from space.^[11] She is also involved in a number of outreach activities,^[12] including Ireland's first space-themed escape room, designed to make space accessible to a wider audience.^[13]

• Leverhulme Trust fellowship on "Energy release from magnetospheres", hosted by University College London, 2010^[14]
• Royal Astronomical Society fellowship, hosted by University College London, 2013^[15]
• STFC Ernest Rutherford fellowship, hosted by University of Southampton, 2014^[16]
• Served on Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) Solar System Advisory Panel, 2015
• Elected as councilor of the Royal Astronomical Society,^[17] 2015
• Fellow of the Alan Turing Institute, 2016^[18]
• Member of European Space Agency Solar System and Exploration Working Group,^[19] 2021