• Aberystwyth University
    Physical Sciences Building
    Penglais
    Aberystwyth

    United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

1997 …2023

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Research interests

I am primarily interested in the physics of space plasmas. The study of processes occurring in such systems is important for understanding the fundamental properties of plasma, the unexplained heating of the solar/stellar atmospheres, acceleration of the solar wind. The main areas of my research are

  • Magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) instabilities in compressible flows, nonlinear evolution of the instabilities;
  • The dynamics of the solar atmosphere, numerical modelling of solar transients in coronal loops, synthesis of observables;
  • Excitation and damping mechanisms of MHD waves in solar magnetic structures.

Teaching

  • PH18010 – Astronomy
  • PH19010 – Energy and Environment
  • PH24610 – Stars
  • PH34610 -- Galaxies
  • PH38310 - The Solar Interior
  • PH38410 – Solar Atmosphere
  • PH35620 – Third and Fourth Year Projects in Selected Topics
  • PhD Supervision

Profile

The launch of SoHO (Solar and Heliospheric Observatory) in the late nineties marked the beginning of a golden age in solar physics. I became fascinated by the wealth of possibilities involved in solar physics research and did my PhD at Sheffield University.

After completing my PhD in 2003 I moved to Armagh Observatory to work as a PDRA. In 2006, I was awarded a Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowship.

Since 2010 I am a member of Solar System Physics Group, Department of Physics, Aberystwyth University. 

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being

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