Daphine Ayebare

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Ms. Daphine Ayebare is an Assistant Lecturer and dedicated researcher in the Department of Physical Sciences at Mountains of the Moon University, Uganda. She specializes in Space Physics and is highly enthusiastic about science, particularly physics, which she views as a powerful tool for observing, understanding, and explaining the universe. She firmly believes that scientific inquiry and observation are essential for addressing the world’s most pressing challenges.

Ms. Ayebare is deeply passionate about the empowerment of the girl child, particularly in Uganda and across Africa, where the involvement of women in science remains low. She is committed to encouraging more girls to pursue science, challenging societal norms, and helping them become active contributors to solving global scientific challenges, especially through physics.

In addition to her teaching responsibilities, she serves as the Budget Focal Person Officer (BFPO) for the faculty.

Ms. Daphine Ayebare holds a Bachelor of Science with Education (Physics and Mathematics) and a Master of Science in Physics, specializing in Space Physics, both from Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST). She is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Space Physics at MUST.

Her Ph.D. research focuses on space weather and its impact on technological systems, a rapidly growing field of global relevance in our increasingly interconnected world. She is enthusiastic about advancing knowledge in Africa and contributing to the development of practical solutions that enhance the resilience of technology to space weather disturbances. More specifically, her work addresses the electrodynamics of the equatorial ionosphere, particularly the influence of space weather on ionospheric current systems such as the Equatorial Electrojet (EEJ). She investigates their effects on Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) and radio wave propagation.

Ms. Ayebare works extensively with data from both ground-based magnetometers and space-based missions, especially the European Space Agency (ESA) Swarm satellite constellation, and models the EEJ over the African region. She is deeply committed to advancing space science education and fostering research capacity across Africa.

Ayebare, D., Andima, G., Mungufeni, P., Uwamahoro, J.C., and Jurua, E. (2025). Characterization of the equatorial electrojet and its magnetic signatures deduced from Swarm observations. Advances in space research, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asr.2025.07.031.