Lidia van Driel-Gesztelyi is a Hungarian solar scientist and professor of physics at the Mullard Space Science Laboratory of University College London. She also maintains affiliations with Solar and Stellar Activity Research Team at Konkoly Observatory of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and the Space Research Laboratory (LESIA) of Paris Observatory. She has been Editor-in-Chief of the journal Solar Physics since 2005[1] and has served in leadership roles within the International Astronomical Union.[2]
Background and scientific career edit
van Driel-Gesztelyi completed a University Diploma in Astronomy and Physics at Eotvos University, Budapest, Hungary in 1974. and a PhD at Charles University, Prague, in 1990. In 2004 she was awarded a DSc from the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest.
van Driel-Gesztelyi started her research career at Debrecen Observatory, Hungary, in 1974, where she was remained until 1992. In 1988 she was appointed a guest researcher of the Astronomical Institute, University of Utrecht and in 1992 of the ISAS & Kiso Observatory, Tokyo University. In 1994 she also began a guest appointment at the Observatoire de Paris-Meudon (which she maintains to this day), and was appointed a senior scientific fellow of Konkoly Observatory, Hungary.[3] In 2000 she joined the Mullard Space Science Laboratory of University College London[4] and in 2001 KU Leuven, Belgium.
She is married to Wim van Driel, a Dutch astronomer working at the Paris Observatory.
Research interests edit
van Driel-Gesztelyi has published around 300 articles[5] on solar physics topics including the emergence and decay of magnetic flux on the solar surface, long-term evolution of active regions, flares, coronal mass ejections, magnetic helicity, coronal heating.[4] In particular, she has made significant contributions to our understanding to how solar active regions form and evolve.[6][7]
Awards and honours edit
2018 Doctor Honoris Causa title from Paris Observatory
2017–present Annual Reviews of Astronomy and Astrophysics editorial committee member[8]
2015 Royal Astronomical Society award for service to Geophysics[9]
2013-2017 International Space Science Institute science committee[10]
2012-2015 President of Division E (Sun and Heliosphere) of the International Astronomical Union[2]
2009-2012 President of Commission 10 (Solar Activity) of the International Astronomical Union[2]
2005–present Editor-in-chief of Solar Physics[1]
References edit
- ^ a b "Solar Physics". Springer. Retrieved 2019-10-15.
- ^ a b c "International Astronomical Union | IAU". www.iau.org. Retrieved 2019-10-15.
- ^ "SOLar and STellar Activity Research Team at Konkoly Observatory". konkoly.hu. Retrieved 2019-10-15.
- ^ a b UCL (2018-11-20). "Prof. Lidia Van Driel-Gesztelyi". UCL Department of Space and Climate Physics. Retrieved 2019-10-15.
- ^ "Lidia van Driel-Gesztelyi - Google Scholar Citations". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 2019-10-15.
- ^ Démoulin, P.; Mandrini, C. H.; Driel-Gesztelyi, L. van; Thompson, B. J.; Plunkett, S.; Kővári, Zs; Aulanier, G.; Young, A. (2002-02-01). "What is the source of the magnetic helicity shed by CMEs? The long-term helicity budget of AR 7978". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 382 (2): 650–665. Bibcode:2002A&A...382..650D. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20011634. hdl:11336/22443. ISSN 0004-6361.
- ^ Williams, David R.; Török, Tibor; Démoulin, Pascal; Driel-Gesztelyi, Lidia van; Kliem, Bernhard (2005-07-22). "Eruption of a Kink-unstable Filament in NOAA Active Region 10696". The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 628 (2): L163. arXiv:astro-ph/0507661. Bibcode:2005ApJ...628L.163W. doi:10.1086/432910. ISSN 1538-4357.
- ^ "Annual Reviews Directory". www.annualreviews.org. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
- ^ "RAS Awards: recipients profiles: Lidia van Driel-Gesztelyi | The Royal Astronomical Society". ras.ac.uk. Retrieved 2019-10-15.
- ^ "ISSI Annual Report" (PDF).