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.