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Carole Mundell is an observational astrophysicist who researches cosmic black holes and gamma ray bursts.

„We are all natural born physicists."[1]

Education

Mundell graduated from the University of Glasgow with a BSc in Physics and Astronomy in 1992.[2] She moved to Manchester to complete a PhD in Astrophysics, working at the Jodrell Bank Observatory, where she held a PPARC Research Fellowship until 1997.[2]

Research

Mundell joined the University of Maryland in 1997.[2][3] She moved to Liverpool John Moores University in 1999 as a Royal Society University Research Fellow focussing on the dynamics of active galaxies.[4][5] In 2005 she was awarded a prestigious RCUK Academic Fellowship to build and lead new Gamma Ray Burst team at LJMU, and was appointed Professor in 2007.[6][7] In 2007 her team won the Times Higher Education Research Project of the Year Award for 'Measuring Gamma Ray Bursts'.[8]

Chandra Gamma Ray Burst 01

Mundell has played a leading role in the understand Gamma Ray Bursts, developing robotic telescopes that can capture the extremely fast jets.[9] In 2011 she won a Royal Society Wolfson Merit Award for her research on "Black Hole-Driven Explosions and the Dynamic Universe".[4] In 2012 whilst at Liverpool, Mundell co-designed and built RINGO2, a telescope to measure the polarisation of optical light produced after a gamma ray burst.[10] The telescope was designed to react quickly to notifications from NASA's Swift Satellite.[11] She has described the gamma-ray bursts as "the most extreme particle accelerators in the universe", which offer opportunities for testing "laws of physics".[12] In 2014, her team won a Vice Chancellor's medal for Research Scholarship.[13]

In 2015, Mundell joined the University of Bath, and was Head of the Department of Physics from 2016 to 2018.[14] She established a new Astrophysics research group, concentrating on high-energy extragalactic astrophysics of black hole driven systems and their environments.[15][16] She uses the NASA Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope to detect short-lived gamma ray bursts.[17] She regularly discusses her research with the public.[18][19] In 2017 she arranged a scientific discussion meeting on "The promises of gravitational-wave astronomy" at the Royal Society.[20]

Public engagement

Since 2015, she has been a member of the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) and chair of the STFC Skills and Engagement Advisory Board.[21][22][23] She is a member of the Research Councils UK Public Engagement with Research Advisory Panel.[24]

Mundell is involved with several campaigns to improve representation of women in astronomy.[25] In 2016, Mundell won the Woman of the Year Award at the FDM Everywoman in Technology Awards.[26][27][28] Mundell has called for better support for students facing sexual harassment within higher education, and been involved with the UK's 1752 Group.[29][30]

See also

References

  1. ^ Carole Mundell - Hyde Park Civilizace | Česká televize (in Czech), retrieved 10 August 2023
  2. ^ a b c Advances in astronomy : from the big bang to the solar system. Thompson, J. M. T., Royal Society (Great Britain). London: Imperial College Press. 2005. pp. 95. ISBN 1860945775. OCLC 232159979.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  3. ^ "MAD 27th April 2013: Carole Mundell". www.astro.ljmu.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 26 January 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Carole Mundell". royalsociety.org. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Astrophysics Research Institute – Liverpool John Moores University". www.astro.ljmu.ac.uk. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  6. ^ "rae 2008 : submissions : ra5a". www.rae.ac.uk. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  7. ^ "Black hole driven explosions and the dynamic universe". www.bath.ac.uk. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  8. ^ "Research project of the year – Measuring gamma ray bursts". Times Higher Education (THE). 26 November 2007. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  9. ^ Jee, Charlotte. "What We Can Learn From Dying Stars". Techworld. Archived from the original on 22 January 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  10. ^ "The Liverpool Telescope : Telescope + Instruments : Instruments : RINGO2". telescope.livjm.ac.uk. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  11. ^ "PUBLICATIONS". www.ras.org.uk. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  12. ^ "How extreme magnetic fields shape the universe's cataclysms". Christian Science Monitor. 5 December 2013. ISSN 0882-7729. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  13. ^ "Speakers | The University of Manchester | Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics". www.jodrellbank.manchester.ac.uk. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  14. ^ Dunn, Laura (22 September 2016). "Women In Business Q&A: Professor Carole Mundell, Professor of Extragalactic Astronomy, University of Bath". Huffington Post. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  15. ^ web-support@bath.ac.uk (31 October 2016). "Professor Carole Mundell new Head of Physics Department | University of Bath". www.bath.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 22 January 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  16. ^ "Carole Mundell". The Conversation. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  17. ^ "Massive star bursts caught by telescope". BBC News. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  18. ^ The Thought Train Ep. 2 – Prof. Carole Mundell, retrieved 21 January 2018
  19. ^ "Interstellar". Pint of Science. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  20. ^ "The promises of gravitational-wave astronomy". royalsociety.org. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  21. ^ web-support@bath.ac.uk. "Academic lands role at research council". www.bath.ac.uk. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  22. ^ "Professor Carole Mundell – Science and Technology Facilities Council". www.stfc.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 22 January 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  23. ^ "New STFC Council Members appointed – Science and Technology Facilities Council". www.stfc.ac.uk. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  24. ^ "Next generation scientific (and clear) leadership". blogs.bbsrc.ac.uk. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  25. ^ "'Phenomenal Women': Carole Mundell, Head of Physics Bath University". Eventbrite. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  26. ^ "2016 FDM everywoman in Technology Awards". Everywoman. 18 August 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  27. ^ "Bath astrophysicist named Woman of the Year". EurekAlert!. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  28. ^ "We need to inspire the next generation – The Bath Magazine". The Bath Magazine. 2 May 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  29. ^ Weale, Sally (7 March 2017). "Whistleblower calls on universities to do more to safeguard students". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  30. ^ "Carole Mundell | In the Dark". telescoper.wordpress.com. Retrieved 21 January 2018.

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