People in the Solar Physics group and their research interests are listed below. Contact details can be found here.
The Solar Physics research group’s publications are collated at this link
Academic Staff | |
Dr. Danielle Bewsher | Transient Transition Region phenomena (e.g., blinkers, explosive events, spicules), Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs) and dimming regions, STEREO/HI calibration |
Dr. Daniel Brown | Structure of solar magnetic fields, x-ray bright points, rotating sunspots, STEREO/HI calibration |
Prof. Silvia Dalla | Solar flares and CMEs, energetic particle acceleration during flares, Space Weather |
Prof. Robert Walsh | MHD Simulations, Coronal Heating, Coronal Loops, MHD Waves, Hi-C |
Postdoctoral Researchers | |
Dr. Timo Laitinen | Solar and Heliospheric Physics, Solar energetic particle modelling and data analysis |
PhD and MSc Students | |
Damini Bhagwath | |
Ruth Hyndman | Solar Energetic Particles |
Charlotte Proverbs | Rotating Sunspots |
Anna Rankin | |
Affiliated Members | |
Martin Birch | Effects of solar particle events within the Earth’s magnetosphere and ionosphere |
John Hargreaves | Effects of solar particle events within the Earth’s magnetosphere and ionosphere |
Danny Lee | Coronal Magnetic Topology and XBP Detection Algorithms |
Bill Swalwell | Solar Energetic Particles |
Former group members | |
Daniel Burrack | Solar Energetic Particles |
Daniel Gass | Coronal Loops |
Dan Johnson | Rotating Sunspots |
Adam Hutchinson | Solar Energetic Particles |
Fraser Gillan | STEREO HI and asteroids |
Dr. Simon Thomas | Solar Energetic Particles, Galactic Cosmic Rays and the Solar Wind |
Dr. Thomas Williams | MHD simulations, coronal loops, Alfven waves, plasma flows, Hi-C |
Andrew Walker | Rotating Sunspots |
Peter Zelina | Solar Energetic Particles |
Don Doran | Solar Energetic Particles |
Mike Marsh | Solar Oscillations, Space Weather, solar spectroscopy |
Stéphane Régnier | Solar magnetic fields, flares and CMEs |
Caroline Alexander | Multi-instrument observations of coronal loops, Hi-C |
James Kelly | Modelling of solar energetic particle propagation |
Aveek Sarkar | MHD Simulations, Coronal Heating, Coronal Loops, MHD Waves |
Steven Chapman | Diagnostic Observations of Coronal Hole Boundaries |
Sotiris Adamakis | Statistical studies of solar magnetic loops |
Jaz Pearson | Studies of Coronal Mass Ejections using STEREO Heliospheric Imagers |
Giulio Del Zanna | Solar spectroscopy |
Susanna Parenti | Solar spectroscopy |