Steven Jay Schwartz

Steven Jay Schwartz (born September 15, 1951) is a Professor of Space Physics at Imperial College London. He was awarded the Chapman Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society in 2006 "in recognition of his pioneering work in solar terrestrial physics and space plasma physics".[1][2] In 2009, he became the Head of the Space and Atmospheric Physics Group at Imperial College London.[3]

For other people named Stephen Schwartz, see Stephen Schwartz (disambiguation).
Steven Jay Schwartz
Born (1951-09-15) September 15, 1951
Warren, Pennsylvania
CitizenshipDual UK/USA
Alma materCornell University
Cambridge University
Scientific career
FieldsSpace physics
InstitutionsImperial College London

In 2017 Schwartz won the Institute of Physics Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin Medal and Prize.[4]

Schwartz is responsible for refuting the belief that cosmic rays trapped by self-excited turbulence within a supernova remnant cool irreversibly as the remnant expands.[2] He has also significantly contributed to theoretical and observational analysis of collisionless shocks within the heliosphere.[5] His work on the "quasi-parallel shock", the component of the Earth's bow shock believed to be responsible for particle heating and acceleration, first theorized in the early 1990s, was later confirmed by observations from the Cluster spacecraft.[1]

Schwartz is the UK Project Scientist for the UK Cluster Science Centre, Co-Investigator for the PEACE electron instrumentation, CIS ion instrument and the FGM magnetometer.[2]

References
  1. RAS Announces Geophysics Medal Winners for 2006
  2. Curriculum Vitae of Steven Jay Schwartz
  3. Imperial College Space and Atmospheric Physics Group webpage
  4. "2017 Cecelia Payne-Gaposchkin Medal and Prize". Institute of Physics. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  5. Steven J Schwartz - Personal webpage
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