Associate Professor Allison Jaynes
University of Iowa
All planetary and smaller bodies in our solar system are embedded in a sea of plasma, like boulders in a terrestrial ocean. Their surfaces or magnetic fields run into this ocean of space plasma, generated primarily by our Sun, and create a whole range of fascinating effects as a result.
The American Physical Society’s Katherine E. Weimer Award winner talks about the plasma ocean of our solar system, from aurora and “killer electrons” to the furthest reaches of space exploration.
This talk will be accessible to all backgrounds, knowledge of Physics not required.
WEDNESDAY 17 April, 5:00PM, Archway 3, University of Otago