Gemma Richardson’s Biography
- 2012 – ongoing : Geomagnetism team, British Geological Survey
- 2008 – 2013 : PhD, Polar Geomagnetism, University of Liverpool
- 2003 – 2007 : MESci Geophysics (N America), University of Liverpool
Research interests
- Space weather and geomagnetic hazard
- Geomagnetically induced currents
- Pipe-to-soil potentials
- Geomagnetic field modelling
Current projects and collaborations
- National Grid geomagnetic hazard project – Monitoring of geomagnetically induced currents and geomagnetic conditions for National Grid
ORCID
Key Papers
- Beggan, D, 龱Dz, G S, Baillie, O, Hübert, J, and Thomson, A W P. 2021. Geolectric field measurement, modelling and validation during geomagnetic storms in the UK, J. Space Weather Space Clim., 11, 37.
- Clilverd, A, Rodger, C J, Freeman, M P, Brundell, J B, Mac Manus, D H, Dalzell, M, Clarke, E, Thomson, A W P, Richardson,G S, MacLeod, F, and Frame, I. 2021. Geomagnetically induced currents during the 07–08 September 2017 disturbed period: a global perspective, J. Space Weather Space Clim. 11, 33.
- Divett, T, Mac Manus, D H, Richardson,G S, Beggan, C D, Rodger, C J, Ingham, M, Clarke, E, Thomson, A W P, Dalzell, M, and Obana, Y. 2020. Geomagnetically Induced Current Model Validation from New Zealand’s South Island, Space Weather, 18, 8.
- Hübert, C. D. Beggan, G. S. Richardson, T. Martyn, A. W. P. Thomson, 2020, Differential Magnetometer Measurements of Geomagnetically Induced Currents in a Complex High Voltage Network, Space weather, 18, 4.
- Oughton, E J, Hapgood, M, Richardson, G S, Beggan, C D, Thomso, A W P, Gibbs, M, Burnett, C, Gaunt, C T, Trichas, M, Dada, R, and Horne, R B. 2018, A Risk Assessment Framework for the Socioeconomic Impacts of Electricity Transmission Infrastructure Failure Due to Space Weather: An Application to the United Kingdom, Risk Analysis, 39.
- Kelly, S, Viljanen, A, Beggan, C D, and Thomson A W P. 2016. Understanding GIC in the UK and French high-voltage transmission systems during severe magnetic storms, Space Weather, 15.
Published outputs
Skills
- Computer programming (Python, Matlab, Fortran)
- Data analysis
- Space weather
Professional associations
- Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society
- STEM Ambassador
- 2019: Risk Analysis best paper award
- 2016: Citation for excellence in reviewing for Space Weather