Professor Adrian Grocott FHEA
Professor of Solar-Terrestrial PhysicsResearch Interests
Coupling of the solar wind with the Earth's magnetosphere; the impact of this interaction on the upper atmosphere, via processes collectively referred to as 'Space Weather'.
Magnetospheric substorms; the storage and explosive release of solar wind energy in the magnetosphere, resulting in the aurora (northern lighrs) and enhanced atmospheric electrical current systems.
Electrodynamics of the sub-auroral ionosphere; coupling to the inner magnetosphere and radiation belts.
Geomagnetic storms; extreme driving of the magnetosphere-ionosphere system, large-scale expansion of the auroral zone into the mid-latitudes.
PhD Supervision Interests
Research projects are available in the field of solar-terrestrial physics, magnetospheric dynamics and magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling. For details of current opportunities see: /physics/study/current-phds/#d.en.349042
01/04/2024 → 31/03/2027
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11/04/2022 → 10/04/2026
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11/04/2022 → 10/04/2026
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01/06/2020 → 30/09/2024
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01/06/2020 → 31/03/2024
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01/03/2020 → 29/02/2024
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01/04/2018 → 30/09/2022
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01/12/2016 → 29/02/2020
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01/04/2015 → 31/08/2018
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Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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Visiting an external academic institution
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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Fellowship awarded competitively
Space and Planetary Physics
Space and Planetary Physics
- Space and Planetary Physics