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Queen Mary and Westfield College, University of London

David Burgess David Burgess Director of AU Institution: QMUL >
David Burgess (QMUL)
David Burgess
Position: Director of AU Institution: QMUL +44 (0)20 7882 3461 +44 (0)20 8981 9587 astro.qmul.ac.uk

Personal details:

Expertise: Space and astrophysical plasmas
Experience: 23 years
Role: Project Coordinator, Simulations of shocks and instabilities
Title(s): Prof.

Institution:

Astronomy Unit
School of Physics and Astronomy Queen Mary, University of London
Mile End Road
E1 4NS London
United Kingdom

SHOCK Work Packages: WP1, WP8, WP9, WP14, WP15

C. T. Haynes C. T. Haynes Postdoc Institution: QMUL >
C. T. Haynes (QMUL)
C. T. Haynes
Position: Postdoc Institution: QMUL +44 (0)20 7882 5769 http://astro.qmul.ac.uk

Personal details:

Expertise: Hybrid Shocks and Kinetic (PIC) Solar Wind Turbulence Simulations
Experience: New postdoc position
Role: Quasi-Perpendicular Shocks
Title(s): Dr.

Institution:

Astronomy Unit
School of Physics and Astronomy Queen Mary, University of London
Mile End Road
E1 4NS London
United Kingdom

SHOCK Work Packages: WP8

Torbjorn Sundberg Torbjorn Sundberg Postdoc Institution: QMUL >
Torbjorn Sundberg (QMUL)
Torbjorn Sundberg
Position: Postdoc Institution: QMUL +44 (0)20 7882 5759 http://astro.qmul.ac.uk

Personal details:

Expertise: Solar wind-Magnetosphere interaction
Experience: 7 years
Role: Spacecraft observations of shocks and instabilities
Title(s): Dr.

Institution:

Astronomy Unit
School of Physics and Astronomy Queen Mary, University of London
Mile End Road
E1 4NS London
United Kingdom

SHOCK Work Packages: WP8, WP9

Astronomical Institute of the ASCR

Pavel Travnicek Pavel Travnicek Sen. Res. Scientist Institution: ASI >
Pavel Travnicek (ASI)
Pavel Travnicek
Position: Sen. Res. Scientist Institution: ASI +420 267 103 086 terezka.asu.cas.cz

Personal details:

Expertise: Space plasmas, Global kinetic simulations
Experience: 20 years
Role: Global kinetic simulations
Title(s): Dr.

Institution:

Astronomical Institute, AS CR
Bocni II/1401
14131 Prague
Czech Republic

SHOCK Work Packages: WP3, WP7, WP11

Stepan Stverak Stepan Stverak Postdoc Institution: ASI >
Stepan Stverak (ASI)
Stepan Stverak
Position: Postdoc Institution: ASI +420 267 103 086 www.asu.cas.cz/solar-department terezka.asu.cas.cz

Personal details:

Expertise: Electrons in the solar wind
Experience: 6 years
Role: Solar wind, Instabilities, In situ data analysis
Title(s): Dr.

Institution:

Heliosphere and Space Weather Group, Solar Physics Department
Astronomical Institute of the AS CR
Bocni II 1401/1
141 00 Prague 4
Czech Republic

SHOCK Work Packages: WP3, WP7, WP11

Sprinx Systems & Converging Network Solutions

Jiri Cap Jiri Cap Managing Director Institution: SPRINX >
Jiri Cap (SPRINX)
Jiri Cap
Position: Managing Director Institution: SPRINX +420 251 014 211 +420 251 014 200 www.sprinx.com

Personal details:

Experience: Czech Technical University – Faculty of Nuclear Sciences, One of the SPRINX founders
Title(s): M.Eng.

Company address:

Sprinx Systems, a.s.
Vychozi 118/6 - Podoli
147 00 Prague
Czech Republic

SHOCK Work Packages: WP12, WP13

Jiri Vizdal Jiri Vizdal Project Manager Institution: CNS >
Jiri Vizdal (CNS)
Jiri Vizdal
Position: Project Manager Institution: CNS +420 251 014 211 +420 251 014 200 www.sprinx.com

Personal details:

Expertise: Engineering, IT, Innovations, R&D, Materials science
Experience: 10 years
Title(s): Dr.

Company address:

Sprinx Systems, a.s.
Vychozi 118/6 -  Podoli
147 00 Prague
Czech Republic

SHOCK Work Packages: WP12, WP13

The University Court of the University of St Andrews

Fiona Wilson Fiona Wilson Postdoc Institution: USTAN >
Fiona Wilson (USTAN)
Fiona Wilson
Position: Postdoc Institution: USTAN +44 1334 461647 http://www-solar.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/~fionaw/

Personal details:

Expertise: Space plasmas
Experience: 6 years
Role: Simulation and theory of magnetic reconnection
Title(s): Dr.

Institution:

Solar and Magnetospheric Theory Group
School of Physics and Astronomy Queen Mary, University of London
School of Mathematics and Statistics, North Haugh
St Andrews, KY16 9SS
United Kingdom

SHOCK Work Packages: WP10

Thomas Neukirch Thomas Neukirch Professor Institution: USTAN >
Thomas Neukirch (USTAN)
Thomas Neukirch
Position: Professor Institution: USTAN +44 1334 463713 +44 1334 462217 www-solar.mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk

Personal details:

Expertise: Space and astrophysical plasmas
Experience: 23 years
Role: Simulation and theory of magnetic reconnection
Title(s): Prof.

Institution:

Solar and Magnetospheric MHD Theory Group
School of Mathematics and Statistics North Haugh
KY16 9SS St Andrews, Fife
United Kingdom

SHOCK Work Package: WP10

Centre national de la recherche scientifique

Filippo Pantellini Filippo Pantellini Research Scientist Institution: CNRS (LESIA) >
Filippo Pantellini (CNRS)
Filippo Pantellini
Position: Research Scientist Institution: CNRS (LESIA) www.lesia.obspm.fr

Personal details:

Expertise:  Heliospheric plasmas, numerical simulations
Experience: 17 years
Role: Solar wind, LESIA team leader
Title(s): Dr. 

Institution:

LESIA
Observatoire de Paris, CNRS, UPMC, Université Paris Diderot, 5 Place 
92195 Meudon Cedex
France

SHOCK Work Packages: WP5, WP6

Pierre-Louis Sulem Pierre-Louis Sulem Director of Research Institution: CNRS (LAGRANGE) >
Pierre-Louis Sulem (CNRS)
Pierre-Louis Sulem
Position: Director of Research Institution: CNRS (LAGRANGE) +33 492 003 040 +33 492 003 121 lagrange.oca.eu

Personal details:

Expertise: Turbulence, MHD, Nonlinear waves
Experience: 38 years
Role: Fluid modelling and simulations
Title(s): Dr.

Institution:

Laboratoire J.-L. Lagrange, UMR 7293
UNS, CNRS, Observatoire de la Côte d' Azur
BP 4229
06304 Nice Cedex 4
France

SHOCK Work Packages: WP5, WP6

Università degli Studi di Firenze

Andrea Verdini Andrea Verdini Postdoc Institution: UNIFI >
Andrea Verdini (UNIFI)
Andrea Verdini
Position: Postdoc Institution: UNIFI +390 552 755 209 www.arcetri.astro.it/~verdini

Personal details:

Expertise: Solar and Heliospheric physics, waves and turbulence in plasmas
Experience: 7 years
Role: Simulations of turbulence in the heliosphere at MHD and kinetic scales
Title(s): Dr.

Institution: 

Sezione di Astronomia e Scienza dello Spazio
Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia
Università Degli Studi Di Firenze Largo Enrico Fermi 2
50125 Firenze
Italy

SHOCK Work Packages: WP2, WP4

Simone Landi Simone Landi Researcher Institution: UNIFI >
Simone Landi (UNIFI)
Simone Landi
Position: Researcher Institution: UNIFI +390 552 055 224 +390 552 055 252 www.astro.unifi.it

Personal details:

Expertise: Heliospheric plasmas, Turbulence in space, Plasma instabilities, Wave-particle and wave-wave interactions
Experience: 11 years
Role: Simulations of turbulence, Kinetic models, Time series analysis, Numerical techniques
Title(s): Dr.

Institution:

Sezione di Astronomia e Scienza dello Spazio
Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia
Università Degli Studi Di Firenze Largo Enrico Fermi 2
50125 Firenze
Italy

SHOCK Work Packages: WP2, WP4

Luca Franci Luca Franci Postdoc Institution: UNIFI >
Luca Franci (UNIFI)
Luca Franci
Position: Postdoc Institution: UNIFI +390 552 755 203 www.arcetri.astro.it/~franci

Personal details:

Expertise: Solar and Heliospheric physics, numerical simulations, MHD
Experience: 1 year
Role: Simulations of turbulence in the heliosphere at kinetic scales, Kinetic models
Title(s): Dr.

Institution: 

Sezione di Astronomia e Scienza dello Spazio
Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia
Università Degli Studi Di Firenze Largo Enrico Fermi 2
50125 Firenze
Italy

SHOCK Work Packages: WP2, WP4

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