Solar Physics - The Sun with Professor Helen Mason
Fri 21 Aug
|IoA
Following the solar eclipse on August 12th, come to hear Prof Helen Mason tell us about the latest understanding of solar physics. Helen is a member of the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics at the University of Cambridge and has extensive experience leading various projects
Time & Location
21 Aug 2026, 20:00 – 22:00
IoA, Madingley Rd, Cambridge CB3 0HA, UK
About The Event
About Professor Helen Mason.
The Atomic Astrophysics group at DAMTP has a very high international reputation in the field of solar and atomic physics with particular expertise is the analysis of the ultraviolet (UV) and X-ray spectrum from the solar atmosphere. The group carries out both theoretical simulations and observational work. Helen Mason led the group until September 2017. Giulio Del Zanna is now the group leader. Helen Mason is a world leader in this research field and has worked on many solar space projects (Skylab, Solar Maximum Mission, SoHO, Hinode, SDO, IRIS, Chandraaran-2) with colleagues from NASA, ESA (European Space Agency), Japan and India.
She was a co-investigator on a major ESA/NASA project - the Solar Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO), which was launched in December 1995 and is still operational. The instruments on SOHO are used to monitor and study the solar interior, solar atmosphere and the solar wind. These…