Jo Ann Joselyn
Alma materUniversity of Colorado
AwardsColorado Women's Hall of Fame
Scientific career
FieldsAstrogeology
InstitutionsNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
ThesisElemental Composition and Ionization State of the Solar Atmosphere and Solar Wind (1978)

Jo Ann Cram Joselyn is an astrogeophysicist.[1] She was the first woman to receive a doctorate from the University of Colorado's astrogeophysics program, and has advocated for the importance of women's leadership in the sciences.[2][3]

Education

Joselyn received her Ph.D. from the University of Colorado Boulder in Boulder, Colorado, US in 1978, M.S. from the University of Colorado, Boulder, 1967, Engineering, and B.S. from the University of Colorado, Boulder, 1965, Applied Mathematics. Her thesis at CU Boulder was titled "Elemental Composition and Ionization State of the Solar Atmosphere and Solar Wind."[4]

Career

From 1968 to 1999, she worked at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) as a space scientist and space weather forecaster. Her work focused on documenting and predicting space weather, particularly solar flares, sunspots, and their impact on communications.[5] Joselyn served as the Secretary General of the International Association of Geomagnetism and Aeronomy (IAGA) from 1997 to 1999, and as Secretary General of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG) from 1999 to 2007. To date, she is the only woman who has held that role. She was inducted into the Colorado Women's Hall of Fame in 2002.[6]

Selected publications

References

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  1. ^ "Women in Astronomy: A Comprehensive Bibliography". loc.gov. The Library of Congress. Archived from the original on 2018-03-27. Retrieved 2018-11-01.
  2. ^ "Interview of Jo Ann Joselyn by Stephen A. Neal". Niels Bohr Library & Archives, American Institute of Physics, College Park, MD USA. 2017-10-23. Archived from the original on 2018-11-01. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
  3. ^ Gebbie, Katharine B.; Iraji zad, Azam; van Pinxteren, Hélène M.; Budil, Kimberly S.; Joselyn, Jo Ann C.; McNeil, Laurie E. (2002). "Topic 3: Getting Women Into Positions of Leadership Nationally and Internationally". AIP Conference Proceedings. AIP. 628: 17–20. Bibcode:2002AIPC..628...17G. doi:10.1063/1.1505272.
  4. ^ Joselyn, Jo Ann Cram (1978). "Elemental composition and ionization state of the solar atmosphere and solar wind". OCLC 6176805. OSTI 6302717. ProQuest 302919041. ((cite journal)): Cite journal requires |journal= (help)[non-primary source needed]
  5. ^ Joselyn, Jo Ann (1995). "Geomagnetic activity forecasting: The state of the art". Reviews of Geophysics. 33 (3): 383. Bibcode:1995RvGeo..33..383J. doi:10.1029/95rg01304.
  6. ^ Colorado Women's Hall of Fame, Jo Ann Cram Joselyn PhD
  7. ^ "The Ap* Index of Maximum 24-Hour Disturbance for Storm Events:An index description and personal reminiscence by its author, J.H.Allen 18 January 2004" (PDF). ngdc.noaa.gov. National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-10-23. Retrieved 2018-11-01.
  8. ^ "Past Events: March 2005: Womens History Month Seminar". boulder.doc.gov. Boulder Labs Diversity Council. Archived from the original on 2018-11-01. Retrieved 2018-11-01.
  9. ^ Joselyn, Jo Ann (11 June 2004). "Building on the IGY Anniversary". Science. 304 (5677): 1599. doi:10.1126/science.304.5677.1599a. PMID 15192203. S2CID 45330116.


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