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Imogen Gingell is a Principal Research Fellow at the University of Southampton, affiliated with the Southampton Theory Astrophysics and Gravity (STAG) Research Centre. Her research focuses on space plasma physics, particularly collisionless shocks, magnetic reconnection, and magnetospheric dynamics. She has led or contributed to projects funded by the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) and the Royal Society. Key research interests include the physics of Earth's bow shock, ion acceleration mechanisms, and plasma turbulence in space environments. Her work combines observational analysis, in-situ measurements, and hybrid simulations to explore fundamental plasma processes.
Recent research has addressed energy partition at supercritical quasi-perpendicular shocks, the role of rotational discontinuities in shock reconnection, and magnetic field amplification at oblique shocks. She actively supervises three PhD students in Physics and Astronomy. Her findings are published in leading journals like Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics and Physics of Plasmas. Gingell collaborates internationally on projects involving NASA and ESA missions, contributing to our understanding of solar-terrestrial interactions.
