Stuart Mumford

I am a post-graduate researcher, working towards a PhD, at The University of Sheffield. I obtained a first class MPhys degree in Physics with Planetary and Space Physics from The University of Wales Aberystwyth, during which I spent 5 months studying at UNIS on Svalbard in the high arctic.

My primary research interest is numerical simulations of the low solar atmosphere, specifically the generation and propagation of MHD waves from the solar surface up into the million degree solar corona. It is thought these waves could help explain why the upper layers of the solar atmosphere are hotter than expected.

I am also heavily involved in the SunPy project, having previously been lead developer. SunPy aims to provide a free and open source package for the analysis of solar data using the scientific Python ecosystem. To see more about SunPy visit its webpage www.sunpy.org, and to see more of my contributions to open source software see my GitHub profile.