Solar and Magnetospheric Theory Group : Wednesday Talks


The format of the Group's Wednesday Talks is the same as last year. At the present time only whole group meetings are planned. Each talk will take place at 1.30 pm in Room 3B of the School of Mathematics and Statistics. If you have visitors planned for this session and would like them to give a talk, please email me details as soon as possible. For suggested speakers, visiting speakers, amendments, equipment required etc, send me an email (ineke'at'mcs.st-and.ac.uk). Some basic guidelines for giving talks are noted below.


April - June 2008


Date Speaker Title Home Institute
16/04/08 Dee McDougall MHD Mode Conversion around a 2D Magnetic Null STG
23/04/08 David Pascoe MHD seismology of the structured corona STG
30/04/08 Graeme Cook Solar Cycle Variations of Magnetic Breakout Configurations STG
07/05/08 Danielle Bewsher The Relationship Between EUV dimming and Coronal Mass Ejections RAL
14/05/08 Nicholas Owen Forward Modelling of Propagating Slow Waves STG
21/05/08 Lynsey Thornton Identifying Ephemeral regions in MDI Magnetograms STG
28/05/08 Keith Grady Kinematic MHD Models for Collapsing Magnetic Traps STG
04/06/08 Cicely Macnamara CANCELLED STG
11/06/08 David MacTaggart The Anatomy of Lare STG
18/06/08 Anna Lisa Restante Investigation of the magnetic structure of the 12-13 December 2006 solar flare STG
25/06/08 Alex Russell Resonant Absorption: Some General Features in 2D STG
02/07/08 Cicely Macnamara TBA STG

Notes: Below are some guidelines for giving talks:

1. Give a 10-15 minutes introduction setting the scene and discussing the basics (both observational and theoretical) of your work.

2. Consider giving a talk in which you review other people's work. This not only helps you understand the work better, it may also bring a more critical appraisal of the work to light.

3. Aim to keep the talk to 45 (!!) minutes, so there is plenty of time for questions and discussions. Speakers who are in danger of running over time will be asked to round up their talk.

Last Updated 05/12/07
Ineke De Moortel