Susan Macmillan’s Biography
- 2000 – ongoing : Leader for BGS magnetic field modelling projects
- 1999 – 2007 : Co–chair and chair of IAGA Working Group V-MOD. Main output is the International Geomagnetic Reference Field
- 1990 – ongoing : Develop application of geomagnetism in directional drilling
- 1989 : PhD Robert Gordon’s Institute of Technology, Renewable Energy. Appointed as mathematical modeller for geomagnetism, BGS
- 1985 : Postgrad Dip. Glasgow, Land Surveying
- 1984 : BSc Glasgow, Mathematics
Research interests
- Magnetic field modelling
- Causes of long-term changes in Earth’s magnetic field
Current projects and collaborations
- Part of European Space Agency Swarm Data, Innovation and Science Cluster
- Geomagnetic referencing services for the oil industry
- Provision of magnetic north data to Ordnance Survey
- World Data Centre for Geomagnetism – part of the ICSU World Data System
- US National Geophysical Data Center – World Magnetic Model
Published outputs
- NERC Open Research Archive — Susan Macmillan
- Papers and reports are listed in the NERC library catalogue
Skills
- Programming (Fortran, Matlab, scripting)
- Geomagnetic data modelling and analysis
Professional associations
- Fellow, Royal Astronomical Society
- Fellow, Royal Institute of Navigation