Vivian has been working at the Ionosphere-Thermosphere-Mesosphere (ITM) Lab at NASA since 2022 and started her PhD in space physics at the University of Michigan in 2023. Her research primarily focuses on the aurora borealis. The aurora is created when energetic emissions from the sun interact with the Earth's magnetic field, leading to the excitation of particles in Earth's ionosphere. Vivian's research focuses on the mechanisms by which solar emissions drive specific auroral patterns and their effects on the coupled magnetosphere-ionosphere system.
Vivian Cribb
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| Email: | vivian.e.cribb@nasa.gov |
| Org Code: | 675 |
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NASA/GSFC Mail Code 675 Greenbelt, MD 20771 |
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Brief Bio
Current Projects
Solar wind drivers of omega bands
Earth's Ionosphere
Omega bands are eastward-moving wave-like forms that appear in the poleward edge of Earth's equatorward auroral oval during periods of geomagnetic activity. Omega bands are related to fluctuations in Earth's magnetic field that have the potential to affect ground technology, making them an important phenomenon to understand. While omega bands have been studied since the 1970's, though, their sources are not well understood. In my research, I use statistical analyses of OMNI solar wind data to identify the potential solar wind drivers of these auroral patterns.
Education
PhD, Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering, University of Michigan (2023-present)
Bachelor of Arts, Physics and Mathematics, Columbia University (2019-2023)
Talks, Presentations and Posters
Other
Exploring Geomagnetic Parameters Linked to Omega Bands
2023
Poster at the 2023 American Geophysical Union
Magnetospheric Observations of Dawnside Storm-time Wedge Current Systems
2022
Poster at the 2022 American Geophysical Union, 2023 International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics, and 2023 Geospace Environment Modeling Workshop