full name: Prof. Sheila Catherine Kirkwood

address: MRI Atmospheric Research Programme

Swedish Institute of Space Physics

Box 812

S-98128 Kiruna, SWEDEN

telephone: +46 980 79083

fax: +46 980 79050

email: Sheila.Kirkwood@irf.se

www: www.irf.se/upatm

1958-1970 School : Abbeyhill primary, Leith Academy, James Gillespies High, Edinburgh, Scotland,

1970-1974 BSc (hons II) Geophysics, Edinburgh University, Scotland,

1974-1975 assistant lecturer in Physics, Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria

1975-1978 PhD in geophysics (seismology) Edinburgh University / Institute of Geological Sciences

1978-1979 part-time parental leave, part-time physics lecturer at Napier technical college, Edinburgh

1980-1981 part-time parental leave, part-time research scientist in geomagnetism),Edinburgh University

1982-1984 research scientist in ionospheric physics , Lancaster University, England

1984-1987 staff scientist at EISCAT radar facility, Tromsö, Norway

1998-pres scientist at Swedish Institute of Space Physics, Kiruna

1990 PhD in Space Physics

1991 Reader ('docent') in Space Physics

1995-1998 NFR senior research fellow ('särskildforskare')

1998 Professor in Atmospheric Physics

2000-2005 investment for new lidar system (Swedish research council) 3.5 MSEK

1999-2003 Graduate student grant from Umeå Univ. ca. 1.2 MSEK

2001-2003 project grant for middle atmosphere (Swedish research council) 0.8 MSEK

2002-2004 block grant for atmospheric research (Swedish research council) 1.5 MSEK

2002-2003 ionosonde development (Kempestiftelsen) 0.9 MSEK

1995- Scientific Discipline representative in SCOSTEP

2000- member of Swedish national committee for IGBP/WCRP

2000- Memeber of Faculty research board, Umeå University

2000- Associate Editor, J. Atmos. Sol. Terr. Phys.

2002- Associate Editor, J. Geophys. Res. (Space Physics)