American University
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Professor Silvina Guidoni is a theoretical and computational heliophysicist who focuses on the study of solar flares and coronal mass ejections (the most powerful bursts in the solar system). These solar eruptions may influence the performance of technology we use on Earth and play a major role in Space Weather (the variable conditions on the sun, sun’s atmosphere, and Earth's magnetosphere).
Professor Guidoni studies magnetic reconnection, physical processes of reconnected plasma, and particle acceleration. She runs and analyzes simulations of solar eruptions using parallelized computer programs run on supercomputers. She also has analyzed data from several NASA missions (i.e., Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO), Solar TErrestrial RElations Observatory (STEREO), and Hinode).
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8C-2 - A Heliophysicist & HS Physics Teacher Reflect on Their Collaboration
Friday, August 23, 2024
1:55 PM – 2:45 PM US PDT
