Name  Andrew J. Coates
 Telephone  +44 (0) 1483 204145
 Email  ajc@mssl.ucl.ac.uk
 Job Description  Head of Planetary Science Group, Reader

 

Research Interests:
 

  • Earth's magnetosphere, bow shock, space weather studies, effects on spacecraft.
  • Planetary magnetospheres, comet - solar wind interaction, Mars - solar wind interaction.
  • Planetary surface imaging, determination of water density in Mars atmosphere from surface, radiation environment on surface.
  • Space plasma instrumentation.
  • Lead co-investigator Cassini CAPS electron spectrometer, co-investigator Cluster PEACE, lead investigator Beagle 2 stereo camera system, lead investigator Tsunami and ESA-Alcatel space weather contracts, Co-investigator Mars Express ASPERA, Co-investigator Venus Express ASPERA, Co-Investigator Rosetta Plasma Consortium, co-investigator Double Star PEACE.


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