Meet SERENE
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR IN SPACE ENVIRONMENT
Dr. Sean Elvidge
Sean is the Head of Group. He is interested in data assimilation models of the upper atmosphere, space weather statistics and policy.
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.
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 ionosphere modelling lead.
LECTURER IN SPACE WEATHER & SPACE SYSTEMS ENGINEERING
Dr. Alan Wood
Alan Wood is a Lecturer in Space Weather and Space Systems Engineering.
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
Dr. Oliver Allanson
Oliver Allanson is an Assistant Professor in Space Environment and Radiation Belt Modelling
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
Ben Reid
Ben is an expert in space environment data assimilation, particularly in the development of particle filters.
PROJECT OFFICER
Emma Turner
Emma is the SERENE Project Officer, providing support across all of our projects.
SENIOR RESEARCH SOFTWARE ENGINEER
Dr Mohammad Afraz Ahmed
Afraz provides research IT support to SERENE.
RESEARCH FELLOW
Dr. Gareth Dorrian
Research Fellow working with the Low-Frequency Array (LOFAR) to investigate small scale ionospheric structures.
RESEARCH FELLOW
Dr. Matthew Brown
Research Fellow focused on thermospheric modelling, satellite orbits and upper atmospheric climate change.
POSTGRADUATE RESEARCHER
Elizabeth George
Elizabeth is improving the modelling of thermospheric densiteis in order to better model satellite orbits and avoid collisions.
MRES & RESEARCH ASSOCIATE
Elizabeth Donegan-Lawley
Elizabeth is using state-of-the-art machine learning techniques and output from AENeAS to develop a high-latitude ionospheric scintillation forecast model.
POSTGRADUATE RESEARCHER
Ben Boyde
PhD student using the LOw Frequency ARray (LOFAR) to investigate ionospheric dynamics.
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 Boardman
PhD student investigating advanced theories for wave-particle interactions and nonlinear electron dynamics in the radiation belts.
SENIOR RESEARCH SOFTWARE ENGINEER
Dr. Jenny Wong
SERENE Alumnus. Jenny provided research IT support to SERENE.
HONORARY RESEARCH FELLOW
Dr. Joeal Subash
A SERENE alumnus, current Research Fellow in Physics and working with the group on Networked Over-the-Horizon Radar