Current group members

NAMERESEARCH AREAS / JOB DESCRIPTION
PERMANENT STAFF
Prof Thomas Neukirch (Head of Group)MHD Equilibria, Reconnection, Particle Acceleration, Rotating Magnetospheres
Prof Ineke De MoortelPhase Mixing, MHD Waves, Coronal Oscillations, TRACE Observations
Dr Tom ElsdenMagnetospheres, Low Frequency Waves
Prof Alan HoodMHD Instabilities, Magnetostatic Equilibria, Tearing Modes, Prominences
Prof Duncan MackayProminence Theory, Flux Transport Simulations, Coronal Heating
Prof Clare ParnellMagnetic Reconnection, Coronal Heating, The Magnetic Carpet, SOHO, Hinode and SDO Observations
Dr Alex RussellMagnetic Reconnection, MHD waves, Magnetic Topology, Solar Flares, Space Weather
Dr Andy WrightMagnetic Helicity, Alfvén Waves, The Magnetosphere, Resonant Absorption, Particle Acceleration
 
POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSISTANTS
Dr Cosima Breu Coronal Heating
Dr Daniel JohnsonCoronal Heating, Sunspot Rotation
Dr Jack ReidGlobal Coronal Magnetic Field Simulations, Coronal Loop Heating
 
PHD STUDENTS
Mr Harry CallinghamCoronal Heating
Miss Rachel DaviesMHD Waves in Planetary Magnetospheres
Miss Kate MowbrayParticle Acceleration
Miss Lilli NadolMHS Equilibria, Coronal Magnetic Fields
Miss Ann VaseekarGlobal Magnetic Field Modelling
Miss Elisabeth EnerhaugCoronal Heating, MHD Waves
Miss Sophie BoswellCollisionless Current Sheets
Mr Jonah KlowssCoronal Magnetic Field, Magnetic Helicity
Mr Anmol KumarCoronal Heating
Mr James Brooks ULF waves
Mr Qihui MingTurbulent reconnection
 
SCIENTIFIC/COMPUTING OFFICERS
Dr Steve BrooksComputing Officer, Scientific Collaboration, High-Level Programming Help
 
SUPPORT STAFF
Mrs Fiona MacFarlaneSecretarial Support
 
HONORARY STAFF
Dr. Vasilis Archontis3D Numerical Experiments, Emerging Flux Regions
Prof Peter CargillCoronal Heating, Plasma Physics, Magnetospheric Physics
Dr Klaus Galsgaard3D Numerical Computations, Magnetic Reconnection, Flux Emergence
Dr Tom HowsonOscillating Coronal Loops, Kelvin Helmholtz Instability
Dr Jim LangSpectroscopy, Atomic Physics, SOHO, SolarB, STEREO
Prof Eric PriestReconnection, Flares, Coronal Heating, Prominences, 3D Magnetic Topology, Astrophysical MHD
Prof Bernard RobertsMHD Waves in Non-Uniform Media, Flux Tubes, Coronal Oscillations, Helioseismology, Prominences