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Biography
I graduated from Durham University with an MMath in 2013. After about in a year in industry working on a geometry system which underlies computer aided design software, I began a PhD at the University of Reading in 2015. As part of the space weather group inside the Meteorology depatrment, the focus of this work was to understand and predict the driving of magnetosphere-scale ULF waves by the solar wind in order to use in space weather models. I stayed on at Reading as a post-doctoral researcher in order to further this work and in 2020 joined Northumbria as a Vice-Chancellor's Fellow. In addition to continuing the various directions of my research, this provides me with the opportunity to develop my teaching and research proposal writing skills.
Due to my mixed backgrounds in space physics, meteorology, maths and geometry, I have a wide range of interests. I am still interested in the prediction of ULF waves and the resulting radial diffusion in Earth's radiation belts. However, I am also investigating a variety of techniques drawn from other fields, such as machine learning/artificial intelligence, optimisation and stochastic/probabilistic approaches to this problem, and how geometric structures combined with data assimilation can be used to efficiently model geomagnetic phenomena that underpin the co-ordinate systems used in space weather prediction.
For more information about me and my work, please visit my personal page. On this site you will also be able to find current PhD opportunities and more about how I supervise students.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, University of Reading
Award Date: 18 Jul 2019
Mathematics, MMath, Durham University
Award Date: 28 Jun 2013
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 4 Quality Education
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SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Diffusion Coefficients for Resonant Relativistic Wave-Particle Interactions Using the PIRAN Code
Allanson, O., Kappas, T., Tyrrell, J., Cunningham, G. S., Brown, M., Garcia, A., Watt, C., Chakraborty, S., Ratliff, D., Rae, J., Bentley, S., Elvidge, S. & Themens, D., Mar 2026, In: Earth and Space Science. 13, 3, 28 p., e2025EA004479.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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How does the definition of a geomagnetic storm affect the contents of the resulting storm list?
Patrick, A., Rae, J., Murphy, K., Bentley, S., Lockley, I. S., Walach, M.-T. & Coxon, J., 4 May 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Space Weather.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Identifying Typical Relativistic Electron Pitch Angle Distributions: Evolution During Geomagnetic Storms
Killey, S., Rae, J., Smith, A., Bentley, S. N., Watt, C., Chakraborty, S., Ozeke, L. G., Walach, M.-T., Sandhu, J. K. & Rasinskaite, D., 16 Feb 2025, In: Geophysical Research Letters. 52, 3, 11 p., e2024GL112900.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Occurrence Rates and Variability of Whistler-Mode Waves in the Plasma Trough
Watt, C. E. J., Meredith, N. P., Wong, J., Murphy, K. R., Rae, I. J., Chakraborty, S., Bentley, S. N., Allanson, O. & Rodger, C. J., Oct 2025, In: Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics. 130, 10, 22 p., e2025JA034061.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Severe Space Weather Impacts on UK Critical National Infrastructure
Allcock, M., Pidgeon, A., Black , G., Prestwood, E., Frayling, A., Cucaro, S., Lecky, W., Coxon, J., Smith, A., Bentley, S., Watt, C., Wicks, R. & Rae, J., 1 Jan 2025, Starion UK Ltd. 156 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report › peer-review
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Projects
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STFC Consolidated Grant for the Solar and Space Physics Group at Northumbria University
McLaughlin, J. (PI), Bentley, S. (CoI), Rae, J. (CoI), Jeffrey, N. (CoI), Coxon, J. (CoI) & Watt, C. (CoI)
Science and Technologies Facilities Council
1/04/23 → 31/03/26
Project: Research