Jane MacArthur

FRAS FRAS may refer to: * Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society, post-nominal letters * Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland Fellows of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland are individuals who have bee ...

is a British planetary scientist and science writer based in Leicester.

Early life and education

Jane MacArthur went to

City of Norwich School The City of Norwich School, more commonly known as CNS, is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form with academy status in Norwich, England. History In 1910, the Education Committee decided to merge the King Edward VI Middle School in ...

, Norfolk, before studying Mathematics at the

University of Nottingham The University of Nottingham is a public university, public research university in Nottingham, United Kingdom. It was founded as University College Nottingham in 1881, and was granted a royal charter in 1948. The University of Nottingham belongs t ...

. She completed an MSc in Planetary Sciences at

University College London , mottoeng = Let all come who by merit deserve the most reward , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £143 million (2020) , budget = ...

after taking distance learning courses in Planetary Geology, Exoplanets and Galaxies at

Liverpool John Moores University , mottoeng = Fortune favours the bold , established = 1823 – Liverpool Mechanics' School of Arts1992 – Liverpool John Moores University , type = Public , endowment = , coor ...

. She completed several workshops and summer schools relating to geology and exoplanets, developing a considerable public profile through science festivals and media appearances.

Research

MacArthur studies martian meteorites and Stardust comet samples with John Bridges, Michael Branney and Steve Baker at the

University of Leicester , mottoeng = So that they may have life , established = , type = public research university , endowment = £20.0 million , budget = £326 million , chancellor = David Willetts , vice_chancellor = Nishan Canagarajah , head_labe ...

. Her research includes fieldwork at impact craters, volcanoes and volcanic fields. MacArthur is a member of the UKSEDS (UK Students for Exploration & Development of Space) Advisory Board and British Interplanetary Society (BIS) Education & Outreach committee. In 2014 she was elected for the council of the

Royal Astronomical Society (Whatever shines should be observed) , predecessor = , successor = , formation = , founder = , extinction = , merger = , merged = , type = NGO ...

Public engagement

In 2011, MacArthur was invited to watch the launch of the final

NASA The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA ) is an independent agency of the US federal government responsible for the civil space program, aeronautics research, and space research. NASA was established in 1958, succeeding t ...

STS-135 mission from the Kennedy Space Centre. In 2012 she was appointed National Point of Contact for the

Space Generation Advisory Council The Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC), in support of the United Nations Programme on Space Applications, is a non-governmental organization and professional network. that "''aims to bring the views of students and young space professional ...

. She has been involved in several public engagement activities, from
I'm a Scientist, Get Me Out of Here
to NASA Socials. In 2016, she was the only UK winner of the

European Southern Observatory The European Organisation for Astronomical Research in the Southern Hemisphere, commonly referred to as the European Southern Observatory (ESO), is an intergovernmental organization, intergovernmental research organisation made up of 16 mem ...

’s social media competition. In 2017 she contributed to BlueDot festival with the University of Manchester and the UK Space Conference. MacArthur writes for the science magazine

Popular Astronomy Amateur astronomy is a hobby where participants enjoy observing or imaging celestial objects in the sky using the unaided eye, binoculars, or telescopes. Even though scientific research may not be their primary goal, some amateur astronomers m ...

. She is on the steering board of the educational fund RAS 200, which looks to award £1,000,000 to projects that support astronomy and geophysics.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:MacArthur, Jane 1986 births Alumni of the University of Nottingham Alumni of University College London Academics of the University of Leicester British science writers British physicists Living people