Julia Stawarz will receive the 2018 Basu United States Early Career Award for Research Excellence in Sun–Earth Systems Science at AGU’s Fall Meeting 2018, to be held 10–14 December in Washington, D. C. This award is given annually to “one early career scientist (no more than 3 years post-degree) from the United States in recognition of significant work that shows the focus and promise of making outstanding contributions to research in Sun–Earth systems science that further the understanding of both plasma physical processes and their applications for the benefit of society.”  

Julia received her B.S. in physics from the University of New Hampshire in 2011 and an M.S. in astrophysical and planetary sciences from the University of Colorado Boulder in 2013. She completed her Ph.D. in astrophysical and planetary sciences under the supervision of Robert Ergun and Annick Pouquet at the University of Colorado Boulder in May 2016. Her research interests include collisionless plasma turbulence and kinetic-scale processes in the Earth’s magnetosphere and solar wind.