I completed my PhD in 2010 looking at the interaction of the Sun with the upper atmosphere of Venus. Since then I have held six postdoctoral contracts, covering medical imaging, solar physics, the Earth's radiation belts, lightning in tropical cyclones, X-ray astronomy, and X-ray observations of the Earth's magnetopause.
I currently teach at Nottingham Trent University, where I am responsible for astrophysics lectures, laboratory supervision, tutorials and student projects. I am very strongly interested in space science outreach, encouraging students and the public to take an interest in how our planet interacts with the solar system.
My additional research for student projects include off world living, and animal magnetosense.
Experience
2017–present
Senior lecturer, Nottingham Trent University
2015–2016
Postdoctoral fellow, University of Leicester
2012–2014
Postdoctoral fellow, University of Otago
2011–2012
Postdoctoral associate, University of St Andrews
2010–2011
Postdoctoral fellow, Institute of Cancer Research
Education
2010
University of Wales, Aberystwyth, PhD: Space Physics
2006
University of Leicester, MPhys: Physics with Space Science and Technology
Publications
2022
Variability of ionospheric plasma: results from the ESA swarm mission, Advances in Space Research
2022
Electron density fluctuations from Swarm as a proxy for ground-based scintillation data: A statistical perspective, Advances in Space Research
2016
A model providing long-term data sets of energetic electron precipitation during geomagnetic storms, Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres
2016
Modeling magnetospheric X-ray emission from solar wind charge exchange with verification from XMM-Newton observations, Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
2016
Solar Wind Charge Exchange Efficiency: empirical and experimental O7, O8 and O/H values, Geophysical Research Letters
2015
An examination of lightning flash rate as a predictor of tropical cyclone winds, Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres
2015
Ethnic differences in Otitis Media and Grommet insertion among New Zealand children aged 0-14 years, New Zealand Medical Journal
2014
Characteristics of precipitating energetic electron fluxes relative to the plasmapause, Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
2014
The effects and correction of the geometric factor for the POES/MEPED electron flux instrument using a multi-satellite comparison, Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
2013
Determining the spectra of radiation belt electron losses: Fitting DEMETER electron flux observations for typical and storm times, Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
2012
The trans-terminator ion flow at Venus at solar minimum, Planetary and Space Science
2012
Propagating disturbances in coronal loops: A detailed analysis of propagation speeds, Solar Physics
2010
Venusian bow shock as seen by the ASPERA-4 IMA instrument on Venus Express, Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
2010
Transient structures and stream interaction regions in the solar wind: EISCAT interplanetary scintillation, STEREO HI observations and Venus Express ASPERA-4 in-situ measurements, Solar Physics
2010
In-situ observations of a co-rotating interaction region at Venus identified by IPS and STEREO, Solar Physics
2009
A solar storm observed from the Sun to Venus using the STEREO, Venus Express and MESSENGER spacecraft, Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics