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Department of Physics
Montana State University
P.O. Box 173840
Bozeman, MT 59717-3840

Tel: (406) 994-3614
Fax: (406) 994-4452
Location: EPS building, Room 264



Department Head:
Dr. William Hiscock


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> Department of Physics   > Research Groups  > Solar

Hinode/XRT Image of the SunThe Solar Physics group conducts diverse research aimed at understanding the Sun as a star and as the source of space weather. The MSU group is internationally known for theoretical and computational research in magnetohydrodynamics and radiation transfer, for collaborative studies with a worldwide cadre of observers and theorists, and for the group's central role in several space missions. The TRACE mission images the solar transition region and corona with unprecedented spatial resolution. The RHESSI mission studies solar flares with innovative combinations of X-ray and gamma-ray imaging and spectroscopy. MSU's involvement in the Hinode (Solar-B) mission benefits from the group's extensive experience with X-ray imaging during the Japan/US/UK Yohkoh mission, andexpertise with ground-based instrumentation for magnetic field measurements and theoretical studies of solar magnetic fields. The AIA telescopes will extend the high-resolution heritage of TRACE to NASA's first "Living with a Star" mission, the Solar Dynamics Observatory, whose scientific scope extends from the interior of the Sun to the outer reaches of its corona. MOSES, a novel rocket borne ultraviolet imaging spectrograph designed and built at MSU, paves the way for future development of space based solar instrumentation in Montana.

Please visit the MSU Solar Physics website for more inforamtion:
solar.physics.montana.edu


Faculty Participating in Solar Research Programs
  Loren W. Acton,  Ph.D
Research Professor
Phone: 406-994-6072 Email: You will need to type email address
COB Room 418, MSU, Bozeman, 59717-3840, MT
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  Ravindra Belur,  Ph.D
Postdoctoral Scholar
Phone: 406-994-7829 Email: You will need to type email address
EPS Room 216, MSU, Bozeman, 59717-3840, MT
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  Richard C. Canfield,  Ph.D
Research Professor
Phone: 406-994-5581 Email: You will need to type email address
EPS Room 246, MSU, Bozeman, 59717-3840, MT
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  Charles Kankelborg,  Ph.D
Associate Professor
Phone: 406-994-7853 Email: You will need to type email address
EPS Room 260C, MSU, Bozeman, 59717-3840, MT
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  David E. McKenzie,  Ph.D
Assistant Research Professor
Phone: 406-994-7843 Email: You will need to type email address
EPS Room 245, MSU, Bozeman, 59717-3840, MT
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  Dibyendu Nandi,  Ph.D
Assistant Research Professor
Phone: 406-994-4470 Email: You will need to type email address
EPS Room 247, MSU, Bozeman, 59717-3840, MT
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  Jiong Qiu,  Ph.D
Assistant Professor
Phone: 406-994-7253 Email: You will need to type email address
EPS Room 221, MSU, Bozeman, 59717-3840, MT
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  Junho Shin,  Ph.D
Postdoctoral Researcher
Phone: 406-994-6072 Email: You will need to type email address
EPS Room 242, MSU, Bozeman, 59717-3840, MT
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  Aki Takeda,  Ph.D
Research Scientist
Phone: 406-994-7848 Email: You will need to type email address
EPS Room 257, MSU, Bozeman, 59717-3840, MT
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  Keiji Yoshimura,  Ph.D
Research Scientist
Phone: 406-994-7848 Email: You will need to type email address
EPS Room 257, MSU, Bozeman, 59717-3840, MT
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