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Simon Richard Thomas is listed as Space Weather Service Leader at ESSP SAS, a company with 117 employees, based in Toulouse, Occitanie, France. AeroLeads shows a matched LinkedIn profile for Simon Richard Thomas.
Simon Richard Thomas previously worked as Research Scientist at Irap - Institut De Recherche En Astrophysique Et Planétologie and Research Scientist at Irap - Institut De Recherche En Astrophysique Et Planétologie. Simon Richard Thomas holds Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Astrophysics from University Of Reading.
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Hello and thank you for viewing my profile! I'm an accomplished and flexible researcher with experience in space science, environmental physics, and renewable energy. I have built up a tool kit of useful skills in data analysis, statistics and computer modelling from my past research positions. Here is a brief description of my current postdoctoral position and previous experience:I am currently the Space Weather Service Lead at ESSP-SAS in Toulouse. Previously; I was a Research Scientist at the Institut de Recherche en Astrophysique et Planetologie (IRAP) where I researched the origin of the slow solar wind. To do this, I use new data from special observation periods of Solar Orbiter and compare with simulations of the novel IRAP Solar Atmosphere Model (ISAM). My experience in space weather and computer modelling was previously extended from a project at IRAP developing the IRAP Plasmasphere Ionosphere Model (IPIM) to use better solar wind inputs and to streamline it's outputs. Similarly, in a previous PDRA position at UCLan, I modelled the transport of solar energetic particles through the heliosphere, where I was also the lead lecturer for a Distance Learning course titled ‘Introduction to Astronomy’. I worked on two postdoctoral positions at UCL on preparations for the analysis of data for the Solar Orbiter mission and on assessing the need for solar wind observations on a space weather monitor at L5. I have also completed an 18-month position on wind energy at the University of Reading, organising an international workshop on the topic and supervising three Masters students. My PhD topic was titled 'On the heliospheric modulation of galactic cosmic rays' which I studied at the University of Reading. I won the Ian James Prize for best thesis submission that year.I have fifteen scientific publications including eight as first author (all listed below). I have presented the work at a number of major international conferences. I very much enjoy disseminating my work which means that I communicate enthusiastically and clearly and this was demonstrated when I won the Rishbeth prize for best student presentation during my PhD. I like to get involved in outreach activities and have represented the University of Reading at Cheltenham Science Festival and as part of the SEPnet initiative to provide new tools for the teaching of science in the south-east. I have also spoken about my PhD work and space and meteorology-related news stories on BBC Radio Berkshire and I am very keen to further my public outreach activities in the near future.
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Toulouse, Occitanie, France
I am the manager for the space weather service at ESSP and therefore responsible for the running, maintaining, and developing of space weather forecasts used by the aviation industry.
Toulouse, Occitanie, France
I applied the skills learnt from developing the IPIM model to making improvements to the IRAP Solar Atmosphere Model (ISAM). I provided simulations including Helium coupled with Hydrogen and electrons to investigate how alpha particle abundances are set in the solar wind. The simulations were compared with data from Solar Orbiter and Parker Solar Probe..
Toulouse, Occitanie, France
I worked on a project on ionospheric physics where I helped to couple solar wind observations as well as thermospheric and auroral simulations into the IRAP Ionosphere Plasmasphere Model (IPIM). I also supervised a successful Masters project.
Reading, United Kingdom
My role was to investigate wind patterns in Mexico for wind power applications, using the ERA-5 atmospheric reanalysis. Whilst researching a different topic to previous roles, this project was hugely successful resulting in several publications. I jointly supervised a successful MSc project, and 2 summer student projects. I took on the role of postdoctoral.
Preston, United Kingdom
I worked on the development and analysis of the results of a test-particle model of solar energetic particle transport in the solar wind. The aim was to predict solar energetic particle radiation at Earth and Mars using realistic heliospheric magnetic fields provided (rather than the existing Parker Spiral configuration). During this time I was lead.
Reading, United Kingdom
I spent a few months cataloguing and analysing historical auroral observations from Ben Nevis, Scotland, contributing to a research paper led by Prof. Ed Hawkins.
Reading, United Kingdom
During this period, I helped out on several projects relating to Earth observations by satellites. I was investigating satellite radar observations of the land- and sea-surface, respectively. I participated in taking and analysing observations using an experiment I assisted in setting up, as well as in running computational models.
Mullard Space Science Laboratory, Surrey
I worked on a project to demonstrate how a new L5 space weather monitor could improve the prediction of in-situ solar wind conditions at Earth, using data from the STEREO and ACE space missions. Alongside this project, I assisted on another focussed on estimating radiation doses to aviation due to cosmic rays and solar energetic particles.
Mullard Space Science Laboratory, Surrey
My research involved investigating different plasma and energetic particle processes within the solar wind, using Cluster data when the spacecraft were in the solar wind to help prepare for the launch of Solar Orbiter.
Reading, United Kingdom
While studying my PhD (see below) I have been a teaching assistant for the following topics to undergraduate and postgraduate masters students: Atmospheric Physics (1 term), Physics of the Natural World (4 terms), Measurements and Instrumentation (1 term), Hazardous Weather (1 term) and Atmospheric Electricity Laboratory Sessions (2 terms). I have also.
Stonehouse
I got experience as a summer student at the National Nuclear Laboratory, where I tested some instruments in the laboratories and archived old reports.
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Régis Bussone
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Pauline Benghouzi
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Clémence Thai
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Simon Ouraini
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Héctor Pámpanas Rodríguez
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Romain Marzura
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Jimmy Bruzual Franka
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Adriana Martin
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Maxime Bonnet
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Raúl Nieto Freire
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Activities and Societies: Space and atmospheric electricity research group seminar organiser. PhD Group seminar organiser. Ran the PhD.
Dissertation titled "How Does the Sun Shield Earth and it's Atmosphere from Cosmic Rays?" awarded a distinction and supervised by Prof..
Dissertation on Nanographene and it's properties with Dr. Simon Crampin. Relevant modules to my career have included Planetary Physics.
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Simon Richard Thomas works for ESSP SAS.
Simon Richard Thomas is listed as Space Weather Service Leader at ESSP SAS.
Simon Richard Thomas is based in Toulouse, Occitanie, France while working with ESSP SAS.
Simon Richard Thomas has worked for Essp Sas, Irap - Institut De Recherche En Astrophysique Et Planétologie, University Of Reading, University Of Central Lancashire, and University College London.
Simon Richard Thomas's colleagues at ESSP SAS include Régis Bussone, Pauline Benghouzi, Clémence Thai, Simon Ouraini, and Héctor Pámpanas Rodríguez.
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Simon Richard Thomas holds Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Astrophysics from University Of Reading.
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