Personal profile
Personal profile
Holly has over 25 years of experience in the field of heliophysics conducting solar research, leading large groups of scientists, and participating in outreach and education activities. She has been the Director of NCAR’s High Altitude Observatory (HAO) since October 2020 and NCAR Interim Deputy Director since October 2024. Prior to that Holly was the Director of the Heliophysics Science Division (HSD) at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center 2017–2020 and HSD Deputy Director 2015–2017. She was Chief of the Solar Physics Lab in HSD from 2011–2015. Prior to joining NASA in 2008 as the HSD Associate Director for Science she was a Research Scientist at Rice University and an Associate Scientist at NCAR’s High Altitude Observatory. Holly did her undergraduate work in physics at the University of Colorado and obtained her Ph.D. in theoretical astrophysics from the University of Oslo. She has served as the elected Chair of the AAS Solar Physics Division (SPD) and NASA/ESA Solar Orbiter Project Scientist. She was awarded the AAS/SPD inaugural Irene Gonzalez Hernandez Prize in 2025, the Women in Aerospace “Aerospace Awareness Award” in 2016, and the AGU “Athelstan Spilhaus Award” in 2015.
Related documents
Education/Academic qualification
Physics, BS, University of Colorado
Astrophysics, PhD, University of Oslo
Fingerprint
Dive into the research topics where Holly Gilbert is active. These topic labels come from the works of this person. Together they form a unique fingerprint.
- 1 Similar Profiles
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Recent external collaboration on country/territory level. Dive into details by clicking on the dots or
-
Enabling critical science through a new mission: the chromospheric magnetism explorer
Gilbert, H., Centeno, R., de Wijn, A. & Bryans, P., May 2026, In: Astrophysics and Space Science. 371, 5, 47.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access -
The Chromospheric Magnetism Explorer (CMEx): Mission Concept Overview
Kalinowski, W., Porter, B., Dissly, R., Case, T., Olson, A., Wirth, G., Hill, J., Roeske, P., Larson, K., Ogle, C., Wedmore, J., Vallejo, M., Gilbert, H., de Wijn, A., Centeno, R., Bryans, P., Chamberlin, P., Danowski, M., Rutkowski, J. & Summers, D., 2025, 2025 IEEE Aerospace Conference, AERO 2025. IEEE Computer Society, (IEEE Aerospace Conference Proceedings).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
-
Advances in solar telescopes
Gilbert, H., Aug 1 2023, Physics Today, 76, 8, p. 40-47 8 p.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
Open Access1 Scopus citations -
Comparison of Two Methods for Deriving the Magnetic Field in a Filament Channel
Kucera, T. A., Luna, M., Török, T., Muglach, K., Karpen, J. T., Downs, C., Sun, X., Thompson, B. J. & Gilbert, H. R., Nov 1 2022, In: Astrophysical Journal. 940, 1, 34.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access5 Scopus citations -
Measuring the Magnetic Origins of Solar Flares, Coronal Mass Ejections, and Space Weather
Judge, P., Rempel, M., Ezzeddine, R., Kleint, L., Egeland, R., Berdyugina, S. V., Berger, T., Bryans, P., Burkepile, J., Centeno, R., De Toma, G., Dikpati, M., Fan, Y., Gilbert, H. & Lacatus, D. A., Aug 10 2021, In: Astrophysical Journal. 917, 1, 27.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access24 Scopus citations