Catherine Constable

Catherine Constable is a Professor in the Department of Geophysics at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego. She is also affiliated with the Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics (IGPP). Her research focuses on Earth’s magnetic field dynamics, combining paleomagnetism, geomagnetism, and advanced numerical modeling techniques. She actively develops open-source tools and databases to standardize geophysical data sharing.

Education: B.S., University of Western Australia; M.S., Australian National University; Ph.D., Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD.

Research Interests: Catherine’s work explores secular variation, geomagnetic reversals and excursions, core dynamics, and mantle conductivity influences on the geodynamo. She emphasizes statistical methods and inverse problem solutions in geophysical analysis. Key projects include the Magnetic Information Consortium (MagIC) database and FIESTA platform integration.

Grants & Collaboration: She leads NSF- and NERC-funded initiatives such as the CSEDI project (2023) and collaborates on frameworks like FIESTA to enhance data interoperability. No formal advisees are listed, but her programs like Scripps-GEO Scholars support student development.

Labs & Resources: Hosts a research lab at IGPP with dedicated websites (igppweb.ucsd.edu/~cathy and igpp.ucsd.edu) for data visualization tools, animations of geomagnetic components, and PmagPy software development efforts.