I am a heliophysics researcher in the University of Central Lancashire. My work concentrates on transport of charged energetic particles in the heliosphere, particularly the cross-field transport of particles perpendicular to the mean magnetic field.
PhD in Physics, 2003
University of Turku, Finland
Docent (Habilitation/Adjunct Professor) in Space Physics Physics, 2008
University of Turku, Finland
UK Higher Education Academy Fellowship (ref. PR118156), 2016
University of Central Lancashire, UK
MSc in Physics, 1997
University of Turku, Finland
My primary research interests lie in the Solar Energetic Particles (SEPs). SEPs are fast electrons and charged ions that we observe during solar eruptions. Their origin is, after several decades of research, still being debated .
During solar eruptions, charged particles are accelerated to relativistic speeds. How are they accelerated?
SEPs originate at the Sun, 150 million km from the Earth. How do they get to Earth?