Fieldwork Leadership

My experience with the The Polar Upper Atmosphere (AGF-304) fieldwork evolved from taking the course as a student, to assisting and eventually leading the fieldwork. The fieldwork spans 4-5 nights up at the Kjell Henriksen Observatory.

My responsibilities included organising the fieldwork and coordinating the logistics for groups as they rotated through various activities. These activities encompassed learning aurora forecasting techniques, visualising space processes through interactive models, instrument calibration at the observatory, and breaking out of the space physics escape room. Following the fieldwork, I also took on the responsibility of gathering data and assigning tasks for the students' reports. I evaluated the reports, providing comprehensive feedback, and supported students needing additional guidance throughout the process.

The EISCAT Svalbard Radar

I have many years of experience assisting and leading the Radar Diagnostics of Space Plasma (AGF-301) fieldwork at the EISCAT Svalbard Radar. This fieldwork runs at night for 5 consecutive nights.

My role has included developing instructional videos so that the students are prepared to operate the radar, providing feedback for their experiment proposals, inventing the rocket launch challenge, creating a certification for the fieldwork, and supervising the radar operations and data analysis.