Dr Gannon was a leading figure in understanding geomagnetically induced
currents (GICs), and ground-based magnetic field disturbance and had
scientific expertise that also included radiation belt electron dynamics
and geomagnetic storms. Over the years, this enabled her to guide close
to 200 unique manuscripts through the review and revision process for
the journal. She also wrote several editorials for the Space Weather
Quarterly, showcasing her broad interest for space weather policy (e.g.,
Gannon and Lugaz, 2021), diversity and inclusion in the space science
and space weather community (Gannon and Lugaz, 2020) and the importance
of ground-based networks (Gannon et al., 2023) and the commercial sector
(e.g., Gannon and Lugaz, 2021)
In addition to her role as editor of the journal, she was a member of
the National Academies’ Space Weather Roundtable and Space Weather
Advisory Group (SWAG), which was established as part the PROSWIFT Act.
She also served in the role of Executive Committee Chair of American
Commercial Space Weather Association.
Over the past decade, she worked at Computational Physics, Inc (CPI),
where she rose to the roles of Vice President of R&D and Vice President
of Strategy. A couple months ago, she started as the Senior Space
Weather Liaison at NOAA National Environmental Satellite, Data, and
Information Service (NESDIS)’s Office of Space Weather Observations.
Her last endeavor for the journal was related to her long-time interest
for research-to-operations and operations-to-research (R2O2R) work and
her new role for NESDIS. Dr. Gannon started a topical collection on theSpace Weather Research to Operation to Research (R2O2R)
Pipeline(s): Progress, Challenges and Prospects . In addition to
manuscripts related to R2O2R, the journal welcomes manuscripts
discussing Dr. Gannon’s contribution to space weather and space science.
Jenn was an outstanding role model, colleague, and scientist who
excelled in creating a sense of community across the domains of space
science. She will be sorely missed by many.