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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2021 - James Clerk Maxwell Prize for Plasma Physics, American Physical Society For groundbreaking discoveries in space plasma physics and for seminal theoretical contributions to understanding space plasma processes and magnetohydrodynamics.
  • 2020 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
  • 2001 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For numerous pioneering contributions connecting fundamental principles of plasma physics to spacecraft observations ranging from geomagnetic field line resonances to the discovery of the magnetic topology of Jupiters moons
  • 1999 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1998 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1992 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)
  • 1989 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1973 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Margaret G. Kivelson is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States. Their research spans several fields, primarily physics and astronomy, with significant contributions in biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work encompasses various subfields, including astronomy and astrophysics, molecular biology, aerospace engineering, and environmental chemistry.

The main scientific topics addressed by their research include astro and planetary science, geomagnetism and paleomagnetism studies, planetary science and exploration, ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics, solar and space plasma dynamics, spacecraft and cryogenic technologies, and methane hydrates and related phenomena.

Margaret G. Kivelson has published extensively in several renowned venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Space Science Reviews
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Planets
  • Geophysical monograph

Recent papers by them include:

  • Science Overview of the Europa Clipper Mission, 2024, Space Science Reviews
  • Exploring the Interior of Europa with the Europa Clipper, 2023, Space Science Reviews
  • The Europa Clipper Magnetometer, 2023, Space Science Reviews
  • The Magnetosphere of Ganymede, 2021, Geophysical monograph
  • The Plasma Instrument for Magnetic Sounding (PIMS) on the Europa Clipper Mission, 2023, Space Science Reviews

Their collaborations include frequent co-authors such as:

  • Xianzhe Jia
  • K. K. Khurana
  • H. Korth
  • Corey J. Cochrane
  • B. P. Weiss

Margaret G. Kivelson's contributions have been recognized through numerous awards and fellowships. They are a recipient of the James Clerk Maxwell Prize for Plasma Physics from the American Physical Society in 2021 for their work on space plasma physics and magnetohydrodynamics. They have been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in the United Kingdom (2020), Fellow of the American Physical Society (2001), Member of the National Academy of Sciences (1999), Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1998), Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (1992), and Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) since 1989. Additionally, they were a Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in 1973.

Best Publications

  • Introduction to Space Physics

    Margaret G. Kivelson;Christopher T. Russell

  • Bursty Bulk Flows in the Inner Central Plasma Sheet

    V. Angelopoulos;W. Baumjohann;C. F. Kennel;F. V. Coroniti

  • Statistical characteristics of bursty bulk flow events

    V. Angelopoulos;C. F. Kennel;F. V. Coroniti;R. Pellat

  • Galileo Magnetometer Measurements: A Stronger Case for a Subsurface Ocean at Europa

    Margaret G. Kivelson;Krishan K. Khurana;Christopher T. Russell;Martin Volwerk

  • Induced magnetic fields as evidence for subsurface oceans in Europa and Callisto

    K. K. Khurana;M. G. Kivelson;D. J. Stevenson;G. Schubert

  • THE CLUSTER MAGNETIC FIELD INVESTIGATION

    A. Balogh;M. W. Dunlop;S. W. H. Cowley;D. J. Southwood

  • The Permanent and Inductive Magnetic Moments of Ganymede

    M.G. Kivelson;K.K. Khurana;M. Volwerk

  • Coupling of global magnetospheric MHD eigenmodes to field line resonances

    Margaret G. Kivelson;David J. Southwood

  • Subsurface Oceans on Europa and Callisto: Constraints from Galileo Magnetometer Observations

    Christophe Zimmer;Krishan K. Khurana;Margaret G. Kivelson

  • Discovery of Ganymede's magnetic field by the Galileo spacecraft

    M. G. Kivelson;K. K. Khurana;C. T. Russell;R. J. Walker

  • PROPAGATION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES IN PLASMAS

    Donald F. DuBois;Victor Gilinsky;Margaret G. Kivelson

  • Resonant ULF waves: A new interpretation

    Margaret G. Kivelson;David J. Southwood

  • Inward motion of the magnetopause before a substorm

    Michel P. Aubry;Christopher T. Russell;Margaret G. Kivelson

  • Mirror instability: 1. Physical mechanism of linear instability

    David J. Southwood;Margaret G. Kivelson

  • Relativistic electrons in the outer radiation belt: Differentiating between acceleration mechanisms

    Janet C. Green;M. G. Kivelson

  • Probabilistic models of the Jovian magnetopause and bow shock locations

    S. P. Joy;M. G. Kivelson;R. J. Walker;K. K. Khurana

  • Introduction to Space Physics

    M. G. Kivelson;C. T. Russell;Michael E. Brown

  • Alfven wave resonances in a realistic magnetospheric magnetic field geometry

    H. J. Singer;D. J. Southwood;R. J. Walker;M. G. Kivelson

  • Kelvin:Helmholtz Instability at the magnetopause: Solution for compressible plasmas

    Zu-Yin Pu;Margaret G. Kivelson

  • Bursty bulk flows in the inner central plasma sheet: An effective means of earthward transport in the magnetotail

    Vassilis Angelopoulos;Charles F. Kennel;F. V. Coroniti;R. Pellat

Frequent Co-Authors

Krishan K. Khurana
Krishan K. Khurana University of California, Los Angeles
Christopher T. Russell
Christopher T. Russell University of California, Los Angeles
David J. Southwood
David J. Southwood Imperial College London
Robert L. McPherron
Robert L. McPherron University of California, Los Angeles
Vassilis Angelopoulos
Vassilis Angelopoulos University of California, Los Angeles
William S. Kurth
William S. Kurth University of Iowa
Martin Volwerk
Martin Volwerk Austrian Academy of Sciences
William H. Matthaeus
William H. Matthaeus University of Delaware
Sergio Dasso
Sergio Dasso University of Buenos Aires
André Balogh
André Balogh Imperial College London

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