Physics Department News
Winner of the Royal Astronomical Society Keith Runcorn Thesis Prize
Congratulations to Sihui Zhong who has been awarded the Royal Astronomical Society Keith Runcorn Thesis Prize 2024 for her PhD thesis titled 鈥淒ecayless Kink Oscillations of Solar Coronal Loops鈥�, completed at CFSA under the supervision of Professor Valery Nakariakov.
The is awarded to the best doctoral thesis in geophysics on an annual basis.
Physicists Highly Commended in 糖心TV Awards for Public and Community Engagement
The 糖心TV Awards for Public and Community Engagement (WAPCE) recognise and celebrate the roles of 糖心TV staff and students connecting with the public—locally, nationally, and globally.
Recent degrees awarded
Congratulations to all those who have formally been awarded Doctor of Philosophy in Physics:
Jorge Fern谩ndez Fern谩ndez
Stefan Katundi
Billy Shrive
Daniel Swinnock
Congratulations to those who have been awarded a Master of Science (by Research) in Physics:
Adam Counsell
Taf Zivave
Professor Valery Nakariakov awarded 拢2.1 million from the European Research Council (ERC)
Congratulations to Professor Valery Nakariakov, from our Centre for Fusion, Space & Astrophysics who has been awarded 拢2.1 million from the European Research Council (ERC). The ERC AdG project aims to transformatively advance our understanding of the long-standing mystery of why the Sun's outer atmosphere - the corona - is heated to millions of degrees.