Email: 
Phone: 406-994-5581
Fax: 406-994-4452
EPS Room 246, MSU, Bozeman, 59717-3840, MT

Related Links:
Solar & Space Physics REU Program
Solar Physics Research Group

Interests:

Research Interests:

• Solar Magnetism
• Topology of coronal fields
• Magnetic helicity and the solar dynamo
• Solar Flares
  • The Max Millennium program
  • The RHESSI High Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager
• Solar Coronal Mass Ejections
  • Sigmoids as Precursors of Coronal Mass Ejections (S Marks the Spot)
  • The Sun-Earth Connection in the Space Age
• Solar Eruptions and their Interplanetary Consequences
  • The Solar Multidisciplinary University Research Iniative (Solar MURI)
  • Science Notes from the MSU MURI team

Selected Publications:

• Regnier, S., and Canfield, R.C., ``Evolution of magnetic fields and energetics of flares in active region 8210'',Astronomy and Astrophysics, 451, 319, 2006.PDF

• Regnier, S., Amari, T., and Canfield, R.C., ``Self and mutual magnetic helicities in coronal magnetic configurations'', Astronomy and Astrophysics, 442, 345, 2005. PDF

• Hahn, M., Gaard, S., Jibben, P., Canfield, R.C., and Nandy, D. ``Spatial Relationship Between Twist in Active Region Magnetic Fields and Solar Flares'', Astrophysical Journal, 629, 1135, 2005. PDF

• Holder, Z. A., Canfield, R. C., McMullen, R. A., Nandy, D., Howard, R. F., & Pevtsov, A. A., ``On the Tilt and Twist of Solar Active Regions'', Astrophysical Journal, 611, 1149, 2004. PDF

• Leamon, R.J., Canfield, R.C., Jones, S.L., Lambkin, K., Lundberg, B.J., and Pevtsov A.A., "Helicity of magnetic clouds and their associated active regions" Journal of Geophysical Research, 109, A05106, 2004. PDF

Selected Talks:

S Marks the Spot Press Release

The Sun-Earth Connection in the Space Age

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