Meet SERENE
PROFESSOR IN SPACE ENVIRONMENT
Prof. Sean Elvidge
Sean is the Head of Group. He is interested in data assimilation models of the upper atmosphere, space weather statistics and policy.
SPACE ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME MANAGER
Hannah Chambers
Hannah is the overall Programme Manager for SERENE.
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF SPACE WEATHER & SPACE SYSTEMS
Dr. David Themens
David Themens is an Associate Professor of Space Weather and Space Systems and is the SERENE deputy head of group
PROFESSOR OF SPACE CONTROL, OPERATIONS AND POLICY
Prof. Matthew Angling
Matthew leads SERENE's government and industry stakeholder engagement.
PROFESSOR OF ASTRONAUTICS
Prof. Hugh Lewis
Hugh is Professor of Astronautics and a leader in the field of space debris and sustainability.
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
Dr. Oliver Allanson
Oliver Allanson is an Assistant Professor in Space Environment and Radiation Belt Modelling
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
Dr. Ben Reid
Ben Reid is an Associate Professor in Space Environment Engineering in the SERENE group, and lead developer of the AIDA real-time ionosphere data assimilation model.
PROJECT OFFICER
Charlotte Frank
Charlotte is the SERENE Project Officer, providing professional services support across all of our projects.
RESEARCH FELLOW
Dr. Gareth Dorrian
Research Fellow working with the Low-Frequency Array (LOFAR) to investigate small scale ionospheric structures.
SENIOR RESEARCH SOFTWARE ENGINEER AND MANAGER
Dr James Tyrrell
James provides research software support to SERENE.
SENIOR RESEARCH SOFTWARE ENGINEER
Dr. Mohammad Afraz Ahmed
Afraz provides research IT support to SERENE.
RESEARCH FELLOW
Dr. Matthew Brown
Research Fellow focused on thermospheric modelling, satellite orbits and upper atmospheric climate change.
RESEARCH FELLOW
Dr Santiago Ozafrain
Research Fellow investigating radar signal processing techniques for bistatic Over-the-Horizon-Radar.
RESEARCH FELLOW
Dr. Alina Bendt
Research Fellow working on ionospheric irregularity models and examining solar wind turbulence from Solar Orbiter observations.
Research Students
POSTGRADUATE RESEARCHER
Elizabeth George
Elizabeth is improving the modelling of thermospheric densiteis in order to better model satellite orbits and avoid collisions.
POSTGRADUATE RESEARCHER
Sophie Maguire
PhD student using the EISCAT radar systems to investigate large-scale ionospheric plasma structures and their effects on GNSS.
POSTGRADUATE RESEARCHER
Oliver Kirkpatrick
PhD student investigating radar signal processing techniques for bistatic Over-the-Horizon-Radar.
POSTGRADUATE RESEARCHER
Natalie Reeves
Advancing the state-of-the-art in physics-based ionosphere/thermosphere modelling
POSTGRADUATE RESEARCHER
Sam Hunter
PhD student investigating advanced theories for wave-particle interactions and nonlinear electron dynamics in the radiation belts.
POSTGRADUATE RESEARCHER
Jack Brown
PhD student using advanced data assimilation to improve ionospheric nowcasts and forecasts.
POSTGRADUATE RESEARCHER
Emma-Claire Gurney
PhD student looking at the effects of climate change on the Earth's upper atmosphere.
Honorary Staff
PROFESSOR OF RADIO SCIENCE AND SYSTEMS
Prof. Paul Cannon OBE
Professor Paul Cannon, OBE, FREng is a leading figure in Radio Science and Space Weather.
SENIOR SCIENTIST UK MET OFFICE
Dr. Alan Wood
Alan Wood is a Senior Scientist at the UK Met Office and was a Lecturer in Space Weather and Space Systems Engineering.
Alumni
SENIOR RESEARCH SOFTWARE ENGINEER
Dr. Jenny Wong
SERENE Alumnus. Jenny provided research IT support to SERENE.
PROJECT OFFICER
Emma Turner
Emma was the SERENE Project Officer, providing support across all of our projects.
MRES & RESEARCH ASSOCIATE
Elizabeth Donegan-Lawley
SERENE Alumnus. Elizabeth used state-of-the-art machine learning techniques to develop a high-latitude ionospheric scintillation forecast models.
HONORARY RESEARCH FELLOW
Dr. Joeal Subash
SERENE alumnus, current Research Fellow in Physics and working with the group on Networked Over-the-Horizon Radar
POSTGRADUATE RESEARCHER
Dr. Ben Boyde
Former PhD student using the LOw Frequency ARray (LOFAR) to investigate ionospheric dynamics.