Michelle Thomsen Explained

Michelle Fluckey Thomsen
Workplaces:Planetary Science Institute
Alma Mater:University of Iowa
Thesis Title:On determining a radical diffusion coefficient from the observed effects of Jupiter's satellites
Thesis Url:https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/
Thesis Year:1977
Doctoral Advisor:James Van Allen
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Michelle F. Thomsen is space physicist known for her research on the magnetospheres of Earth, Jupiter, and Saturn.

Education and career

Thomsen received an undergraduate degree from Colorado College in 1971.[1] She then earned an M.S. (1974)[2] and a Ph.D. (1977) in physics from the University of Iowa.[3] Her doctoral advisor, James Van Allen, recruited her right from her entrance exam to work on the data from Pioneer 10 and Pioneer 11 on the radiation belts of Jupiter and Saturn.[4] [5] From 1977 until 1980 she remained at the University of Iowa as a postdoctoral scientist, and then left for the Max-Planck-Institut fur Aeronomie in Lindau, West Germany. In 1981 she joined Los Alamos National Laboratory. As of 2019, she is a guest scientist at Los Alamos and a senior scientist at the Planetary Science Institute.

Research

Thomsen's early research was on the magnetospheres of Jupiter[6] [7] [8] [9] and Saturn.[10] [11] Her research on Earth's bow shock used the ISEE-1 and ISEE-2 satellites to track the behavior of high energy particles from the magnetosphere.[12] [13] She has also studied the cavities upstream of Earth's bow shock,[14] the comet 21P/Giacobini–Zinner,[15] [16] and the physics of collisionless shocks.[17] [18] As a co-investigator of the co-investigator of Cassini Plasma Spectrometer (CAPS) program,[19] she used the Cassini–Huygens mission to research Saturn and its moons.[20] [21]

Selected publications

Awards and honors

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Recipients - Colorado College. 2021-09-08. www.coloradocollege.edu.
  2. Web site: DAA Awardee: Michelle (Fluckey) Thomsen University of Iowa Center for Advancement. 2021-09-08. www.foriowa.org. en.
  3. On determining a radical diffusion coefficient from the observed effects of Jupiter's satellites.. 1977. English. M. F. Thomsen. 233076706.
  4. Book: Foerstner, Abigail. James Van Allen: The First Eight Billion Miles. 2009. University of Iowa Press. 978-1-58729-720-5. 236. en.
  5. Web site: Reporter. Los Alamos. 2019-12-11. LANL Fellow Michelle Thomsen Awarded Prestigious Fleming Medal. 2021-09-08. Los Alamos Reporter. en.
  6. Van Allen. J. A.. Baker. D. N.. Randall. B. A.. Thomsen. M. F.. Sentman. D. D.. Flindt. H. R.. 1974-01-25. Energetic Electrons in the Magnetosphere of Jupiter. Science. en. 183. 4122. 309–311. 10.1126/science.183.4122.309. 17821090. 1974Sci...183..309V. 20304776. 0036-8075.
  7. Allen. J. A. Van. Randall. B. A.. Baker. D. N.. Goertz. C. K.. Sentman. D. D.. Thomsen. M. F.. Flindt. H. R.. 1975-05-02. Pioneer 11 Observations of Energetic Particles in the Jovian Magnetosphere. Science. 188. 4187. 459–462. EN. 10.1126/science.188.4187.459. 17734361. 1975Sci...188..459V. 12737576.
  8. Thomsen. M. F.. Goertz. C. K.. Van Allen. J. A.. 1977-09-01. A determination of the L dependence of the radial diffusion coefficient for protons in Jupiter's inner magnetosphere. Journal of Geophysical Research. en. 82. 25. 3655–3658. 10.1029/JA082i025p03655. 1977JGR....82.3655T.
  9. Thomsen. M. F.. 1979. Jovian magnetosphere-Satellite interactions: Aspects of energetic charged particle loss. Reviews of Geophysics. en. 17. 3. 369. 10.1029/RG017i003p00369. 8755-1209.
  10. Van Allen. J. A.. Randall. B. A.. Thomsen. M. F.. 1980. Sources and sinks of energetic electrons and protons in Saturn's magnetosphere. Journal of Geophysical Research. en. 85. A11. 5679. 10.1029/JA085iA11p05679. 1980JGR....85.5679V. 0148-0227.
  11. Thomsen. M. F.. Van Allen. J. A.. 1980. Motion of trapped electrons and protons in Saturn's inner magnetosphere. Journal of Geophysical Research. en. 85. A11. 5831. 10.1029/JA085iA11p05831. 1980JGR....85.5831T. 0148-0227.
  12. Thomsen. M. F.. Gosling. J. T.. Bame. S. J.. Feldman. W. C.. Paschmann. G.. Sckopke. N.. 1983. Field-aligned ion beams upstream of the Earth's bow shock: Evidence for a magnetosheath source. Geophysical Research Letters. en. 10. 12. 1207–1210. 10.1029/GL010i012p01207. 1983GeoRL..10.1207T.
  13. Schwartz. Steven J.. Thomsen. Michelle F.. Gosling. John T.. 1983. Ions upstream of the Earth's bow shock: A theoretical comparison of alternative source populations. Journal of Geophysical Research. en. 88. A3. 2039. 10.1029/JA088iA03p02039. 1983JGR....88.2039S. 0148-0227.
  14. Thomsen. M. F.. Gosling. J. T.. Fuselier. S. A.. Bame. S. J.. Russell. C. T.. 1986. Hot, diamagnetic cavities upstream from the Earth's bow shock. Journal of Geophysical Research. en. 91. A3. 2961. 10.1029/JA091iA03p02961. 1986JGR....91.2961T. 0148-0227.
  15. Bame. S. J.. Anderson. R. C.. Asbridge. J. R.. Baker. D. N.. Feldman. W. C.. Fuselier. S. A.. Gosling. J. T.. Mccomas. D. J.. Thomsen. M. F.. Young. D. T.. Zwickl. R. D.. 1986-04-18. Comet Giacobini-Zinner: Plasma Description. Science. en. 232. 4748. 356–361. 10.1126/science.232.4748.356. 17792144. 1986Sci...232..356B. 31305816. 0036-8075.
  16. Thomsen. M. F.. Bame. S. J.. Feldman. W. C.. Gosling. J. T.. McComas. D. J.. Young. D. T.. 1986. The comet/solar wind transition region at Giacobini-Zinner. Geophysical Research Letters. en. 13. 4. 393–396. 10.1029/GL013i004p00393. 1986GeoRL..13..393T. free.
  17. Winske. D.. Gosling. J. T.. Thomsen. M. F.. 1986. Comment on "Increase of Ion kinetic temperature across a collisionless shock: I. A new concept by L. C. Lee et al." and "Ion acceleration in quasiperpendicular magnetosonic shock waves with subcritical Mach number by Y. Ohsawa and J. Sakai". Geophysical Research Letters. en. 13. 6. 561–562. 10.1029/GL013i006p00561. 1986GeoRL..13..561W. free.
  18. Thomsen. M. F.. Gosling. J. T.. Bame. S. J.. Quest. K. B.. Winske. D.. Livesey. W. A.. Russell. C. T.. 1987. On the noncoplanarity of the magnetic field within a fast collisionless shock. Journal of Geophysical Research. en. 92. A3. 2305. 10.1029/JA092iA03p02305. 1987JGR....92.2305T. 0148-0227.
  19. Web site: Lindbergh. Ben. 2017-09-14. NASA Scientists Pick the Cassini Spacecraft's Most Mind-Blowing Photos. 2021-09-08. The Ringer. en.
  20. Thomsen. M. F.. Coates. A. J.. Jackman. C. M.. Sergis. N.. Jia. X.. Hansen. K. C.. 2018-03-01. Survey of Magnetosheath Plasma Properties at Saturn and Inference of Upstream Flow Conditions. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics. 123. 3. 2034. en. 10.1002/2018JA025214. 2018JGRA..123.2034T. 2027.42/143774. 133845119 . free.
  21. Thomsen. M. F.. Jackman. C. M.. Lamy. L.. 2019. Solar Wind Dynamic Pressure Upstream From Saturn: Estimation From Magnetosheath Properties and Comparison With SKR. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics. en. 124. 10. 7799–7819. 10.1029/2019JA026819. 2019JGRA..124.7799T. 197586345. 2169-9380. free.
  22. Web site: Dr. Michelle Thomsen. 2021-09-08. Planetary Science Institute. en.
  23. Web site: Energy. Los Alamos National Laboratory, Operated by Los Alamos National Security, LLC, for the U. S. Department of. Fellows Biographies. 2021-09-08. www.lanl.gov. en.
  24. Web site: Thomsen. 2021-09-06. Honors Program. en-US.
  25. Web site: Michelle F. Thomsen. 2021-09-06. www.nasonline.org.
  26. Web site: January 15, 2020. Michelle F. Thomsen Receives 2019 John Adam Fleming Medal. 2021-09-08. Eos. en-US.

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