About Us
The Solar and Heliospheric Research group strives to be on the leading edge of science and engineering. Our efforts span the full cycle of research. From developing and testing new instruments and measurement technologies to analyzing spacecraft data and developing new physical theories, we take a holistic approach. We strive to maintain high standards in each of these areas, producing highly reliable instruments and data sets, as well as pushing the cutting edge with new theories for describing the evolution of the Sun and its influence within the heliosphere.
Main section
This is an area where we can give some information about each section at a glance.
Science
The SHRG is a world leader in the study of solar wind composition, heliospheric physics, and solar-planetary interactions.
Tech
The SHRG specializes in developing innovative technologies for measuring space plasma. This includes mass composition spectrometers, specialized electronics, high voltage power supplies, and novel components to make flight hardware more lightweight and robust.
Missions
The SHRG stays at the forefront of heliospheric science via its involvement with space research missions.
Data Analysis
The SHRG provides a critical link (pipeline source ?) between experimental measurements and the advancement of scientific knowledge.
In addition to inventing the instruments that collect and measure the plasma in space, the SHRG processes and analyzes the data from those instruments, providing the scientific community with high-quality data that can be used for research in many different fields.
Recent news
A new paper on the Solar Metallicity by Ruedi von Steiger and Thomas Zurbuchen just was accepted by Astrophysical Journal. It uses a novel analysis to determine a lower limit of the solar metallicity (i.e., the fraction of mass in elements heavier than He) of 1.96%.
In their recently accepted paper, Gilbert et al describe a lucky confidence when ACE and Wind happened to move right through the tail(s) of a disintegrating comet. iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/0004-637X/815/1/12 Congrats!
Call for Proposals 2016 for International Teams in Space and Earth Sciences The International Space Science Institute (ISSI) in Bern, Switzerland, and ISSI-BJ in Beijing, China, invite proposals for establishing International Teams to conduct on its premises research activities in Space Sciences, based on the interdisciplinary analysis and evaluation of data from spacecraft and possible integration with ground data and theoretical models. For the purpose of this Call, Space Sciences include the
Congrats to Thomas Zurbuchen!
Congrats to Pat Tracy for his work
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