Allison Jaynes

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Allison N. Jaynes is an American experimental plasma and space physicist. Her research concerns the interaction of plasma from the Sun with Earth's magnetosphere and Van Allen radiation belt, and their effects on the atmosphere and auroras; [1] [2] it includes the use of rocket-based probes to observe auroras. [3] She is an associate professor and the F. Wendell Miller Distinguished Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Iowa. [1] [4]

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Education and career

Jaynes majored in physics at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, graduating in 2006. [5] During this time she was active in the Libertarian Party, including running as the party candidate for the North Carolina House of Representatives [6] and participating in a protest for free speech on the UNC Greensboro campus. [7] She completed a Ph.D. in physics at the University of New Hampshire in 2013, under the supervision of Marc R. Lessard. [5]

After postdoctoral work as a research scientist at the University of Colorado Boulder Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics from 2013 to 2017, she joined the University of Iowa as an assistant professor in 2017. She was promoted to associate professor in 2022, [5] and given the F. Wendell Miller Distinguished Professorship in 2023. [1]

Recognition

Jaynes received a National Science Foundation CAREER Award in 2020. [4] She was a 2023 recipient of the Katherine E. Weimer Award for Women in Plasma Physics of the American Physical Society [2] [3] and of the James B. Macelwane Medal of the American Geophysical Union. [2] [8] In the same year, she was named as a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union. [8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Jaynes Appointed F. Wendell Miller Distinguished Professor, Iowa Physics and Astronomy, June 2, 2023, retrieved 2025-10-12
  2. 1 2 3 Olson, Grace (October 9, 2023), "UI physicist Allison Jaynes breaks barriers, wins two prestigious awards", Daily Iowan, retrieved 2025-10-12
  3. 1 2 Chen, Sophia (December 7, 2023), "The Scientist Who Launches Rockets at the Northern Lights", APS News, American Physical Society, retrieved 2025-10-12
  4. 1 2 "Allison N. Jaynes, Ph.D.", People, Iowa Physics and Astronomy, retrieved 2025-10-12
  5. 1 2 3 Curriculum vitae , retrieved 2025-10-12
  6. ↑ Election results: 11/05/2002, NC House (59), North Carolina State Board of Elections, retrieved 2025-10-12
  7. ↑ "UNC-Greensboro drops speech charges against students", WFMY News 2, January 17, 2006, retrieved 2025-10-12
  8. 1 2 "Allison N. Jaynes", AGU Members, American Geophysical Union, retrieved 2025-10-12
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