Dr Jessica Irving
BA/MA, MSCi, PhD
Expertise
Jessica is a deep Earth and planetary seismologist. Her research encompasses Earth's core, mantle and oceans, as well as Mars and other planetary bodies.
Current positions
Senior Lecturer
School of Earth Sciences
Contact
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Projects and supervisions
Research projects
Exploring Mars' Core with InSight Seismic Data Yrs2+3
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
School of Earth SciencesDates
01/04/2022 to 31/03/2024
Exploring Mars' Core with InSight Seismic Data Yr 1
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
School of Earth SciencesDates
01/04/2021 to 31/03/2022
Exploring Mars' Core with InSight Seismic Data Yrs2+3
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
School of Earth SciencesDates
01/04/2021 to 31/03/2024
Publications
Recent publications
02/05/2023First observations of core-transiting seismic phases on Mars
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Focal Mechanism Determination of Event S1222a and Implications for Tectonics Near the Dichotomy Boundary in Southern Elysium Planitia, Mars
Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets
Geophysical evidence for an enriched molten silicate layer above Mars’s core
Nature
Global seismology in the interior of Enceladus
Icarus
Seismic evidence for a 1000 km mantle discontinuity under the Pacific
Nature Communications
Teaching
Jessica is the Unit Director for Physics and Chemistry for Earth Scientists (EASC10006) and Geophysics 1 (EASC10009). She is a staff member for Geophysics Research Projects (EASC30056) and has previously taught on the Near-Surface Geophysics Fieldwork unit (EASC30055). Before moving to Bristol Jessica taught at both the undergraduate and graduate level. She is both the Examinations Officer and the Academic Integrity Officer for the School of Earth Sciences.
