Professor Karen Aplin
BSc. Hons, PhD, FInstP
Current positions
Professor of Space Science and Technology
School of Civil, Aerospace and Design Engineering
Contact
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Research interests
I am an interdisciplinary physicist with expertise in innovative instrumentation as applied to problems in space and atmospheric science. I have a particular interest in electrical effects and measurements.
Projects and supervisions
Research projects
SPRINT Space weather impact on Timing
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
Department of Aerospace EngineeringDates
01/12/2021 to 31/03/2022
Publications
Selected publications
03/03/2020Atmospheric Electricity at the Ice Giants
Space Science Reviews
First In Situ Observations of Gaseous Volcanic Plume Electrification
Geophysical Research Letters
Recent publications
01/01/2023Electrostatic modelling of the Groza-2 discharge sensor on the Venera missions to Venus
Evaluation of a modern point discharge sensor as an atmospheric electricity instrument
Experimental Measurements of Electric and Magnetic Fields in Simulated Martian Dust Storms
The Student-Led Design and Testing of an Imaging CubeSat Payload
Toward Semi-Autonomous Terrestrial Robots for Atmospheric Electricity Measurement
Teaching
I lead the Advanced Space Systems 4th year module and supervise 4th year group industrial projects.
