Mailing Address: School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7TJ
Office Phone: 01603 593086
E-mail: jessica.johnson@uea.ac.uk or jessica.helen.johnson@gmail.com
Nationality: British
Date of Birth: 22/03/1984
2015-2017 University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
PGCert Higher Education Practice
Dissertation Title: Maternity Cover: What is the Cost?
2007-2011 Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
PhD Geophysics
Thesis Title: Discriminating between spatial and temporal variations in seismic anisotropy at active volcanoes
2003-2007 The University of Leeds, Leeds, England
Master of Geophysics with Honours Class I in Geophysical Sciences (Int.)
Final year thesis: Investigations into the trigger mechanism of long-period events at Soufriére Hills volcano, Montserrat.
A levels: Mathematics (A), Physics (A), Geography (A) and Chemistry (B).
GCSEs: 11, all grade A or A*, including Maths & English Language.
2015-present University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
Lecturer in Geophysics
2013-2015 University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
Marie Curie International Incoming Research Fellow
2011-2013 Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, Hawaii National Park, HI
Post-doctoral Researcher
2007-2011 Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
Teaching and Research Assistant
July-September 2006 The University of Leeds, Leeds, England
Research Assistant
Previous to 2006 Various positions in areas of the hospitality (including silver service), entertainment, healthcare, administration, retail, manufacturing and production industries.
2018 NERC Urgency Grant NE/S009043/1 Shear-wave splitting Tomography At Kilauea (Value £60,000)
2016 Engagement Award from the University of East Anglia
2012 Marie Curie International Incoming Fellowship (Grant number 328870. Value €230,000)
2011 Postdoctoral Research Fellowship University of Hawai‘i at Hilo and U.S. Geological Survey cooperative agreement
2011 Marsden Postdoctoral Research Fellowship
2011 Victoria PhD Submission Scholarship
2009 Jim Ansell Geophysics Scholarship
2009 VUW Strategic Research Grant
2008 NZGS Award to attend the Summer of Applied Geophysical Experience
2008 NZPSAA Scholarship to study abroad
2008 EQC award to study abroad
2007 Victoria PhD Scholarship
2007 Student Geophysical Poster Prize at NZ Geoscience Conference
Review editor for: Frontiers of Earth Science
Manuscript reviewer for: Science, Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, Journal of Geophysical Research, Geophysical Journal International, Pure and Applied Geophysics, Bulletin of Volcanology, Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, Proceedings of the Geologists' Association.
Proposal reviewer for: Czech Science Foundation, National Science Foundation, Swiss Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research, French Agence Nationale De La Recherche.
NERC internal review panel at the University of East Anglia.
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Elected Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society.
Current member of: British Geophysical Association (BGA), European Geosciences Union (EGU), Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG), American Geophysical Union (AGU), Seismological Society of America (SSA), International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth’s Interior (IAVCEI), European Seismological Commission (ESC), and Geoscience Society of New Zealand (GSNZ).
Experience and Skills in FORTRAN, Linux, Matlab, bash and other scripting languages
Experience with Coulomb 3.1 and COMSOL modelling software
Student representative for the New Zealand Geophysical Society 2008-2010
Clean U.K., New Zealand and Hawaiian Drivers Licences
Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award and Basic Expedition Leadership Award
Field Secretary for the Earth Science Society, Leeds University 2004-2005
Emergency First Response Instructor, PADI OW Scuba Instructor and BSAC Dive Leader
Senior Pupil at the Latymer School and 2001 Service to Outdoor Pursuits