PhD in Observations

The solar chromosphere is of great importance for understanding the energy flow and dissipation mechanisms in the solar atmosphere. Explore and develop models of the coupling between the magnetic field and the fluid of the chromosphere to understand how observed dynamic phenomena are created and how the friction between charged species moving with the magnetic field plays a role in the heating of the chromosphere. The project will involve combining numerical modelling, theory, and observations to understand how fundamental magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) phenomena develop in a partially ionised system including regimes beyond those where a single fluid approximation holds. The work of this project will connect to the efforts in the group on the Solar Atmospheric Modelling Suite Project, a project to build the next-generation modelling tool to study the solar atmosphere, led by Prof Hillier. Location: Exeter, United Kingdom. Funding: STFC funded. UK and International tuition fees and an annual tax-free stipend of at least £21,805 per year.