Dr Jasmine Mann

Research Fellow

Department: Mathematics, Physics and Electrical Engineering

I am a Research Fellow at Northumbria University. I completed my undergraduate and postgraduate studies at the University of Leicester, where my PhD explored plasma dynamics in the terrestrial inner magnetosphere using Cluster data. I then held a research associate position at the Mullard Space Science Laboratory (University College London) from 2017 – 2020. I joined the Department of Maths, Physics, and Electrical Engineering in 2020, and currently research Earth’s inner magnetospheric dynamics during geomagnetic storms using spacecraft observations.

I am an elected Councillor of the Royal Astronomical Society (2021 - current), and Chair of MIST Council 2017 – current; a Royal Astronomical Society affiliated group). I also participate in a range of outreach activities, including my role as hub-lead for Orbyts at Northumbria University.

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Research Themes and Scholarly Interests

My research focuses on understanding the highly dynamic, highly variable, and highly complex magnetospheric environment of Earth, particularly during geomagnetic storms and substorms. My research interests include the dynamics of the cold plasma population, variations in the ring current plasma population, and the physics of Ultra-Low Frequency waves. I use large data sets for statistical analysis of plasma and electromagnetic spacecraft observations, as well as ground based data, to understand the dynamic inner magnetosphere. I am currently part of the NERC Rad-Sat consortium and the UKRI SWIMMR Sat-Risk consortium, where I am exploring the impact of Ultra-Low Frequency waves on the radiation belts.

Key Publications

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Editorial: Sources and propagation of ultra-low frequency waves in planetary magnetospheres, Turc, L., Takahashi, K., Sandhu, J., Volwerk, M. 29 Nov 2022, In: Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences
Imaging the magnetosphere-ionosphere system with ground-based and in-situ magnetometers, Murphy, K., Bentley, S., Miles, D., Sandhu, J., Smith, A. 2022, Magnetospheric Imaging, Elsevier
Intense chorus waves are the cause of flux-limiting in the heart of the outer radiation belt, Chakraborty, S., Mann, I., Watt, C., Rae, I., Olifer, L., Ozeke, L., Sandhu, J., Mauk, B., Spence, H. 15 Dec 2022, In: Scientific Reports
Modeling the Varying Location of Field Line Resonances During Geomagnetic Storms, Elsden, T., Yeoman, T., Wharton, S., Rae, I., Sandhu, J., Walach, M., James, M., Wright, D. 18 Jan 2022, In: Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Resolving Magnetopause Shadowing Using Multimission Measurements of Phase Space Density, Staples, F., Kellerman, A., Murphy, K., Rae, I., Sandhu, J., Forsyth, C. 1 Feb 2022, In: Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Statistical Comparison of Electron Loss and Enhancement in the Outer Radiation Belt During Storms, Walton, S., Forsyth, C., Rae, I., Meredith, N., Sandhu, J., Walach, M., Murphy, K. 1 May 2022, In: Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
UK magnetosphere, ionosphere and solar-terrestrial (MIST) awards taskforce: A perspective, Walach, M., Agiwal, O., Allanson, O., Owens, M., Rae, I., Sandhu, J., Smith, A. 30 Sep 2022, In: Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences
What are the fundamental modes of energy transfer and partitioning in the coupled Magnetosphere-Ionosphere system?, Rae, J., Forsyth, C., Dunlop, M., Palmroth, M., Lester, M., Friedel, R., Reeves, G., Kepko, L., Turc, L., Watt, C., Hajdas, W., Sarris, T., Saito, Y., Santolik, O., Shprits, Y., Wang, C., Marchaudon, A., Berthomier, M., Marghitu, O., Hubert, B., Volwerk, M., Kronberg, E., Mann, I., Murphy, K., Miles, D., Yao, Z., Fazakerley, A., Sandhu, J., Allison, H., Shi, Q. 22 Sep 2022, In: Experimental Astronomy
Challenging the Use of Ring Current Indices During Geomagnetic Storms, Sandhu, J., Rae, J., Walach, M. Feb 2021, In: Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
The Roles of the Magnetopause and Plasmapause in Storm-Time ULF Wave Power Enhancements, Sandhu, J., Rae, J., Staples, F., Hartley, D., Walach, M., Elsden, T., Murphy, K. Jul 2021, In: Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics