Dr James McLaughlin's Homepage

Welcome! I am a Lecturer in Applied Mathematics at Northumbria University. I am a member of the Intelligent Modelling Lab and I am based within the School of Computing, Engineering and Information Sciences .

I am primarily interested in magnetohydrodynamics (MHD), specifically in the theoretical behaviour of MHD waves in inhomogeneous media, with application to the solar atmosphere. Most of my time is spent on research, but I am also involved in undergraduate lecturing and public outreach events.

Below are details of my career and research interests to date, along with my contact details and links to my publications.
Publications Research Interests

Details of my current research interests can be found here.
In general, I am interested in:

  • MHD Wave Theory
  • Magnetic Topology
  • Numerical Methods / Computational MHD
  • Coronal Heating
  • Impulsive Excitation
Qualifications & Career History

Jan 2010 - present

Lecturer   (Northumbria University)
Mathematics and Statistics Division

Jul 2007 - 2009

 Research Fellow   (University of St Andrews)
Leverhulme Trust Grant, PI: Dr Ineke De Moortel
Jan - June 2007

Research Fellow   (University of St Andrews)
STFC Rolling Grant Grant
Jan - Dec 2006

Research Scientist   (Catholic University of America /
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center)
2002 - 2005

Ph.D. (Applied Mathematics)   (University of St Andrews)
Solar & Magnetospheric Theory Group
Supervisor: Professor Alan Hood
Thesis Internal Examiner: Professor Bernard Roberts
Thesis External Examiner: Professor Michael Ruderman
(Viva passed: 15 Dec 2005)
1998 - 2002

M.Sci. (JH) Mathematics and Physics
(Durham University)   First Class

Research Visits & Conference Contributions

7 invited seminars - 26 contributed talks - 10 Poster presentations.
Full details can be found here.

Research Grants

01/07/07 - 30/06/10 Leverhulme Trust Grant   PI: Dr Ineke De Moortel & I am the named PDRA
01/06/07 - 15/07/07 RSE Cormack Vacation Scholarship for my summer student: Judy Ferguson
09/07/07 - 20/07/07 RAS Travel Grant to attend SoHO 19 conference (Melbourne, Australia)

Public Outreach

I have always found contributing to the public understanding of science an important and enjoyable part of my work. Full details of my public outreach activities can be found here.

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Contact Details

Dr James McLaughlin,
Room 101, Pandon Building,
School of Computing, Engineering and Information Sciences,
Northumbria University,
Newcastle Upon Tyne,
NE1 8ST

Room 101 (Pandon Building)
Phone: +44 (0)191 227 3667
Fax:     +44 (0)191 243 7630