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Anja Strømme is an ionospheric physicist at SRI International and the principal scientist at the Sondrestrom Upper Atmospheric Research Facility.[1] She has also worked with the National Science Foundation.[2] Strømme has been a member of the American Geophysical Union since 2005.[3]
Anja Strømme | |
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| Alma mater | University of Tromsø |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | SRI International, NSF, ESA |
Education
editStrømme studied at the University of Tromsø, Norway. Her research area was ionospheric and atmospheric measurements performed north of the Arctic Circle using radar. She received her M.Sc. in 1999 on the topic Anomalous Ion Spectra and Ion Outflow Observed with the EISCAT Svalbard Radar and her Ph.D. in 2004 with a thesis entitled Naturally Enhanced Wave Modes Observed with the EISCAT Svalbard Radar.[4]
Career
editStrømme works as a senior scientist at SRI International.[3] She worked at the Sondestrom Upper Atmospheric Research Facility before it ceased operations in 2018, contributing to publications between 2001 and 2016.[5] She was awarded funding for the project through the National Science Foundation from 2009 to 2015,[6] then from 2015 to 2018.[7]
In 2012, Strømme began working as a program officer for the NSF, on leave from SRI International. Her position was as a "rotator" on a year-long contract, assigned to assess a backlog of grant applications. She has discussed her sudden termination following alleged misconduct in relation to conflict of interest rules, though she maintains that she was unaware of having mishandled any grant applications and was never informed of the specifics of her dismissal.[2] Strømme returned to SRI International after this occurred, but her public statements led to requests that the NSF provide more protection and clearer guidelines for rotators, including the ability to review and respond to allegations of misconduct.[8]
Since 2019, Strømme has worked with the European Space Agency on the Sentinel-3 and Swarm missions.[9] She chaired part of the 9th Swarm Data Quality Workshop (SDQW) in 2019, discussing the overall mission status and plans.[10] Strømme receives and helps researchers use ESA mission data to solve problems, for instance assessing the sustainability of fishing based on satellite images and machine learning.[11] Another Swarm data project is tracking the magnetic north pole.[12]
Strømme is also a senior advisor at the Norwegian Space Center.[13]
References
edit- ^ "Contact". Sondrestrom Research Facility. SRI International. Retrieved 2014-08-23.
- ^ a b "Special Report: Can NSF Put the Right Spin on Rotators? Part 2". Science Insider. American Association for the Advancement of Science. 2013-10-24. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
- ^ a b "Anja Stromme". American Geophysical Union. Archived from the original on 2014-08-26. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
- ^ "Publications – EISCAT Scientific Association". Retrieved 2021-03-16.
- ^ "Sondrestrom Research Facility Publications". isr.sri.com. Retrieved 2021-03-16.
- ^ "NSF Award Search: Award#0836152 - The Sondrestrom Upper Atmospheric Research Facility: Research, Operation and Coordination". www.nsf.gov. Retrieved 2021-03-16.
- ^ "NSF Award Search: Award#1445376 - The Sondrestrom Facility - Enabling Fundamental Research of the Coupled Atmosphere-Ionosphere-Magnetosphere System". www.nsf.gov. Retrieved 2021-03-16.
- ^ Mervis, Jeffrey (2014-06-04). "NSF Counsel Lashes Out at Scientists Asking About Protections for Rotators". Science | AAAS. Retrieved 2021-03-16.
- ^ Romsenter, Norsk. "Styrer europeiske satellitter fra hjemmekontor i Svolvær". Norsk Romsenter (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2021-03-16.
- ^ "Agenda - Earth Online". earth.esa.int. Retrieved 2021-03-16.
- ^ Romsenter, Norsk. "Sporer skip med satellitter og kunstig intelligens". Norsk Romsenter (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2021-03-16.
- ^ Ellingsen, Berit. "Magnetpol på vandring krevde oppdatering før tiden". Norsk Romsenter (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2021-03-16.
- ^ Ellingsen, Berit. "Kjempeteleskopet fortsetter". Norsk Romsenter (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2021-03-16.