People

Members of the SPAT research group on a virtual Zoom quiz

Group Members

Academic Staff

PhotoNameScientific interests
 Dr Helen Brindley  Prof Helen Brindley
Professor in Earth Observation 		  Atmospheric physics
 CARR Dr Chris Carr
Senior Research Lecturer		  Space instrumentation
CEPPI Dr Paulo Ceppi
Research Fellow		 Grantham Institute
 Dr Arnaud Czaja Dr Arnaud Czaja
Reader		  Atmosphere-ocean interactions
 Professor Michele Dougherty Professor Michele Dougherty
Professor, FRS Head of Physics Dept		  Planetary science
 Dr Jonathan Eastwood Dr Jonathan Eastwood
Reader in Space Physics		  Space weather; space plasma physics
 Dr Bob Forsyth Dr Bob Forsyth
Reader		  Heliospheric physics
 Dr Marina Galand Professor Marina Galand
Professor in Planetary Science 		  Planetary upper atmospheres; cometary science
 Dr Heather Graven Dr Heather Graven
Reader in Climate Physics		  Carbon cycle
 

Dr Edward Gryspeerdt
Royal Society University Research Fellow
Grantham Institute

 Cloud physics; atmospheric aerosol; remote sensing 
 HORBURY Professor Tim Horbury
Head of Group		  Solar wind; magnetosphere; turbulence
 Dr Adam Masters Dr Adam Masters
Senior Lecturer and Royal Society URF		  Planetary science: magnetospheres, interiors, moons
Lorenzo Dr Lorenzo Matteini
Lecturer		 Space plasma physics
 Dr Ingo Mueller-Wodarg Professor Ingo Mueller-Wodarg
Professor		 Planetary upper atmospheres
 Professor Juliet Pickering Professor Juliet Pickering
Professor		 Atmospheric physics and laboratory spectroscopy
 Professor Ralf Toumi Professor Ralf Toumi
Professor		 Atmospheric physics
 Dr Apostolos Voulgarakis  Dr Apostolos Voulgarakis
 Reader in Atmospheric Physics		  Atmospheric physics
Academic Staff

Research Staff

 

 

 

PhotoNameScientific interests
Archer Dr Martin Archer (Rep)
UKRI Stephen Hawking Fellow		 Space plasma physics; magnetospheres; dynamics & waves; simulations
BANTGES

Dr Richard Bantges
Scientific Project Manager

  
 

Dr Arnaud Beth
Research Associate

 Space Physics 
 

Dr Philipp Breul
Research Associate

 Climate Physics
BROWN

Patrick Brown
Senior Instrumentation Manager

  

Dr Christian Clear
Research Fellow & Group Safety Officer

 Laboratory Astrophysics

Dr Richard Hall
Research Associate

 Large scale air-sea interactions

 

Mike
 

Dr Michael Heyns
Research Associate

 Space physics

Dr Peio Inurrigarro Rodriguez
Research Associate

 Space Physics
 

Jacob Lin
Research Assistant

  

Dr Fang LIU
Research Associate

 Atmospheric Physics
MURRAY

Dr Jonathan Murray
Research Fellow

  
NOWACK

Dr Peer Nowack
Research Fellow

  
OBRIEN

Helen O'Brien
Senior Instrument Manager

 Design/build of space science magnetic field instruments
RUFUS

Dr James Rufus
Research Associate (GERB Operations Scientist)

 Earth observation
RUSSELL

Dr Jacqueline Russell
Research Associate (GERB Project Scientist)

  

Dr Shivangi Sharan

  

Erik

 

 

Dr Erik Schaffernicht
Research Associate 

 Climate Physics
 

Fiona Simpson
Research Associate

 Magnetic fields in Planetary Systems
SPARKS

Dr Nathan Sparks
Innovations Researcher

  
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Dr Domenico Trotta
Research Associate

 

  
WOODHAM

Dr Lloyd Woodham
Research Associate

 Heliophysics; solar atmosphere; solar wind; turbulence; kinetic plasma physics
Research Staff

PhD Students

PhotoNameProject title
BLACKFORD Katie Blackford The role of peat fires shaping future atmospheric composition the carbon cycle and climate
Liam Liam Blyth Air pollution: Sources and sinks of carbon monoxide in the atmosphere
Brunmayr Alexander Brunmayr Regional Carbon Cycle Modelling
DING Milan Ding Laboratory Astrophysics: New Atomic Data for Astrophysics Applications
  Oliver Driver The impact of aircraft engine emissions and alternative fuels on contrail formation

Flegrova

 

 Michaela Flegrova  (PhD Rep) Quantifying the radiative impacts of African landscape fires
horner George Horner (PhD rep) The impact of aerosol on convective clouds
Harley Harley Kelly Surface waves above the magnetic poles
LAKER Ronan Laker Investigating the Solar Wind in the Inner Heliosphere
LAMOURY Adrian LaMoury Structure formation at shock waves and its space weather impacts
  King Heng Lau Tropical cyclones

Harry

 Harry Lewis Probing the nonlinear dynamics of turbulence in space plasmas

Zoe

 Zoe Lewis Plasma environment around comet 67P
  Min Li Tropical cyclones
Jamie Jamie Mathews
Marie Curie Early Researcher		 The Gulf Stream as a modulator of blocking and European temperatre extremes
Rebecca Rebecca Murray-Watson Investigating the impact of aerosols on mixed-phase clouds

Joseph Ovwemuvwmose Carbon cycling in next-generation terrestrial ecosystem models

 

Sanjee

 Sanjeevani Panditharatne (PhD Rep) Understanding how Earth is losing its cool: A study in support of the FORUM satellite mission
Jacob Jacob Parrott Global exploration of the upper atmosphere of Mars using radio occultation measurements
Beltran Beltran Sajonia-Coburgo Gotha Truth and Forum
SHAYLOR Marie Shaylor Diagnosing dust-climate interactions in observations to test Earth System Models
  Anna Tippett Measuring the timescales for precipitation - how quickly can you make a cloud rain?
Enoch Tsui Yan Lok (Enoch) Tsui Climate physics
  Joseph Wang How does the Sun create the Solar Wind?
  Cara Waters  
Sophia Sophia Zomerdijk-Russell  Getting to grips with Mercury's dynamic space environment as the Bepicolombo mission flies to the innermost planet
PhD Students

Support Staff

PhotoNameJob role and responsibilities
Aria Aria Vitkova Instrument Engineer - Space
 Irene Irene Ruiz Instrument Engineer - Space
 BAUGHEN Richard Baughen Instrument Engineer
Clear Christian Clear Group Safety Officer
 CUPIDO Emanuele Cupido Instrument Manager
HODGKINS John Hodgkins Electronic Engineer
 MULHOLLAND Ciara Mulholland  Senior Section Administrator
ODDY Tim Oddy Spacecraft Operations Engineer
 OWEN David Owen Administrative Assistant

Azra		 Azra Sabadosh Senior Section Administrator
STRICKLAND Alex Strickland Instrument Software Engineer
Placeholder Alastair Crabtree MAG Software Engineer
Placeholder Edward Fauchon-Jones MAG Software Engineer
Placeholder Christopher Greenaway Solar Orbiter MAG Systems Engineer
Placeholder Alan Roberts MAG Electrical and Electronics Engineer
Placeholder Madeleine Tomes MAG Instrument Engineer
Support Staff

Senior and Honorary

Name

Affiliation

Scientific Interests

Prof. Andre Balogh
Distinguished Research Fellow

Imperial College

Heliospheric and Magnetospheric Physics

Dr. Ken Bignell
Honorary Lecturer

Imperial College

Meteorology

Prof. Peter Cargill
Distinguished Research Fellow

Imperial College / University of St Andrews

Physics of Sun, Solar Wind and Magnetosphere

Professor Joanna Haigh FRS
Distinguished Research Fellow

  

Atmospheric radiation, climate modeling

Prof. John Harries
Distinguished Research Fellow

Imperial College

Atmospheric Physics

Dr. Matt Owens
Honorary Lecturer

University of Reading

Space Physics

Prof. Steve Schwartz
Distinguished Research Fellow

University of Colorado Boulder

Space Physics

Prof. David Southwood
Senior Research Investigator

Imperial College

Space plasma physics; Giant planet magnetospheres; Space Weather; Space Law

Dr. Wenyi Zhong
Honorary Research Fellow

Imperial College

 Atmospheric Physics

 

Visiting Professors & Researchers

The following scientists have close associations with the Group as visiting professors or researchers, supporting and broadening the Group's research base:

Visiting professors

  • Martin Goldman
  • Richard Harrison
  • Stuart Bale

Visiting researchers

  • Teruca Belmonte - Casual
  • Douglas Blackie
  • Simon Good
  • Paul Green
  • Lars Mejnertsen
  • Licia Ray
  • Sunil Varma

Academic visitor

  • Ali Haidar Sulaiman
  • Andreas Pollinger
  • Chon Fai (Charlie) Lok
  • Christoph Beischl
  • Christophe Bellisario
  • Christopher HK Chen
  • Ekin Ozturk
  • Guangtao Dong
  • Hao Cao
  • Joshua Michael Chadney
  • Maciej Szymon Bendyk
  • Heli Hietala
  • Steve Kellock
  • Vincent John Hare
  • Giulia Zazzeri