Lyndsay Fletcher Explained

Lyndsay Fletcher
Birth Date:1968 12, df=yes
Workplaces:University of Glasgow
European Space Agency
Utrecht University
Lockheed Martin
Alma Mater:University of Glasgow (BSc, PhD)
Education:Bellahouston Academy
Thesis Title:H impact polarization as a solar and astrophysical particle diagnostic
Thesis Year:1993
Thesis Url:http://theses.gla.ac.uk/75290/
Fields:astrophysics
solar physics
solar flares
Website: and https://www.astro.gla.ac.uk/?p=123
Awards:RAS Harold Jeffreys Lecturer 2011

Lyndsay Fletcher (born 1968) is a Scottish astrophysicist at the University of Glasgow who specialises in solar flares.

Early life and education

Fletcher attended Bellahouston Academy in Glasgow, and credits her high school physics teacher there with her enjoyment of physics.[1] She studied physics and astronomy at the University of Glasgow and graduated in 1989.[2] [3] She remained there for her graduate studies, earning a PhD in 1993.[2]

Research and career

In 1993 Fletcher joined Utrecht University as a postdoctoral researcher. She was then appointed a research fellow at the European Space Agency (ESA) in Noordwijk in 1996, where she remained for two years working on the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory.

In 1998 she joined Lockheed Martin in Palo Alto, California, using the Yohkoh and TRACE satellites to study flares and plasma jets from the sun.[4] [5] [6] [7] She returned to Glasgow in 2000, becoming a lecturer later that year and a Professor in 2014.[8] She is an authority on solar flares,[9] [10] notably espousing the role of Alfvénic transport of energy.[11] In 2015 she was appointed the President of the International Astronomical Union Commission E2 on Solar Activity.[12] Between 2014 and 2016 she led the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) project F-CHROMA, which included the citizen science project F-HUNTERS.[13] [14] She co-edited the book Solar and Stellar Flares, in 2017.[15]

Public service

Fletcher was a member of the Royal Astronomical Society council from 2006 to 2009.[16] In 2011 she became the Geophysics Secretary, and in 2017 the Senior Secretary. Fletcher has campaigned for diversity in physics[17] and supports the Institute of Physics Juno campaign.[18] [19] She was elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (FRSE) in 2017.[20] She serves on the Science Working group for the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope. She is an advisor for the Rosseland Centre for Solar Physics at the University of Oslo and for the Kiepenheuer Institute for Solar Physics.[21] Fletcher has spoken at the Edinburgh International Science Festival, Glasgow Science Centre, British Astronomical Association and the Institute of Physics in Scotland.[22]

Awards and honours

Her awards and honours include:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lyndsay Fletcher. multiverse.ssl.berkeley.edu. en-US. 2018-09-26.
  2. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20150907081939/http://www.astro.gla.ac.uk/users/lyndsay/home/twopagecv.pdf. 2015-09-07. Professor Lyndsay Fletcher CV.
  3. Web site: Merseyside Astronomy Day 21st March 2009: Lyndsay Fletcher. astro.ljmu.ac.uk. 2018-09-26.
  4. Web site: Lyndsay Fletcher - Solar Guides - Suntrek. Anon. 2018. suntrek.org. 2018-09-26.
  5. Web site: Lyndsay Fletcher. solar.bnsc.rl.ac.uk. 2018-09-26.
  6. Web site: Lyndsay Fletcher Bio. passporttoknowledge.com. 2018-09-26.
  7. Alexander. David. Fletcher. Lyndsay. 1999. High-resolution Observations of Plasma Jets in the Solar Corona. Solar Physics. en. 190. 1/2. 167–184. 10.1023/a:1005213826793. 0038-0938. 1999SoPh..190..167A. 117001613.
  8. Web site: Prof Lyndsay Fletcher. University of Glasgow. 2018-09-25.
  9. Web site: Living with a Star with Professor Lyndsay Fletcher at Glasgow Science Centre, Glasgow South Side What's On Glasgow. 2018. whatsonglasgow.co.uk. Anon. en. 2018-09-26.
  10. Fletcher. Lyndsay. Dennis. Brian R.. Hudson. Hugh S.. Krucker. Sam. Phillips. Ken. Veronig. Astrid. Battaglia. Marina. Bone. Laura. Caspi. Amir. 2011. An Observational Overview of Solar Flares. 1109.5932. Space Science Reviews. 159. 1–4. 19–106. 10.1007/s11214-010-9701-8. 0038-6308. 2011SSRv..159...19F. 21203102.
  11. Fletcher . Lyndsay . Hudson . Hugh . Impulsive Phase Flare Energy Transport by Large-Scale Alfvén Waves and the Electron Acceleration Problem . Astrophysical Journal . 2008 . 675 . 2 . 1645 . 10.1086/527044 . 0712.3452 . 2008ApJ...675.1645F . 55835420 .
  12. Web site: Lyndsay Fletcher. International Astronomical Union . iau.org. 2018-09-26.
  13. Web site: People - F-CHROMA. fchroma.org. en-US. 2018-09-26.
  14. Fletcher. Lyndsay. Berlicki. Arkadiusz. Awasthi. Arun Kumar. Gronkiewicz. Dominik. 2016. Recruiting flare hunters for citizen science. Astronomy & Geophysics. en. 57. 6. 6.21–6.23. 10.1093/astrogeo/atw220. 1366-8781. 2016A&G....57f6.21F.
  15. Book: Fletcher, Lyndsay . 9789402409345. Solar and Stellar Flares - Observations, Simulations, and Synergies . 2017. Springer. en.
  16. Web site: Prof. Lyndsay Fletcher - Senior Secretary . Royal Astronomical Society. ras.ac.uk. en. 2018-09-26.
  17. Web site: Prof Lyndsay Fletcher - insight by PhySoc. www.st-andrews.ac.uk. 2018-09-26.
  18. Web site: Course: Project Juno. my.supa.ac.uk. en. 2018-09-26.
  19. Web site: Anon. Champions extol the virtues of Juno. 2018. Institute of Physics. London. iop.org. en-GB. 2018-09-26.
  20. News: Professor Lyndsay Fletcher FRSE . Royal Society of Edinburgh. rse.org.uk. Edinburgh. 2018-09-26. en-GB.
  21. Web site: Prof. Lyndsay Fletcher . Academia Net. academia-net.org. en. 2018-09-26.
  22. Web site: Cosmic Threats to Earth Public Lecture Event. Institute of Physics. 2018-09-25.
  23. Web site: Elite shortlist shines a light on inspiring work across the country. heraldscotland.com. 6 September 2017 . en. 2018-09-26.
  24. Web site: University of Glasgow - University news - Suffrage Science awards for Glasgow physicists. www.gla.ac.uk. en. 2018-09-26.
  25. Web site: News. hesperia.gsfc.nasa.gov. en. 2018-09-26.
  26. 2011. Anon. Dr Lyndsay Fletcher: Harold Jeffreys Lecture. Astronomy & Geophysics. en. 52. 1. 10.1111/j.1468-4004.2011.52145_11.x. 1468-4004.
  27. Book: Clarke, David. Reflections on the Astronomy of Glasgow. 2013. Edinburgh University Press. 9780748678921. en.

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