Dr Nicolas Labrosse
PhD (Orsay), FRAS, MInstP, FHEA
University Teacher in Physics and Astronomy
Address |
SUPA
University of Glasgow Lanarkshire G12 8QQ Scotland, UK |
Tel Web Skype |
+44 (0)141 330 3817 Nicolas.Labrosse@glasgow.ac.uk http://www.astro.gla.ac.uk/?p=171 nicolas.labrosse @niclabrosse |
Date of Birth |
1975, July 18th |
Affiliations |
Royal Astronomical Society; Institute of Physics; Higher Education Academy; International Astronomical Union |
Since 09/2012: 09/2007–08/2012: |
University Teacher in Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow Lecturer in Astronomy & Astrophysics, University of Glasgow Research in Solar Physics; teaching in Physics and Astronomy; administration. My primary research interests are in understanding complex processes in the Sun's atmosphere which affect Space Weather, using radiative transfer modelling, spectral diagnostics, and image processing techniques. |
02/2002–09/2007: |
Research assistant in Solar System Physics, Aberystwyth University Research in Solar Physics; teaching in Astronomy & Astrophysics. |
2007–2009: |
University of Glasgow. Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice |
1998–2001: |
Paris XI University. PhD in Plasma Physics Supervisor: P. Gouttebroze, Institut d’Astrophysique Spatiale (IAS) Thesis title: Modelling of the helium spectrum in solar prominences |
1997–1998: |
Paris XI University. DEA in Plasma Physics Research training at IAS supervised by P. Gouttebroze, J.-C. Vial Thesis title: Solar prominence diagnostics |
1996–1997: |
Bordeaux I University. Maîtrise in Physics Subjects: Theoretical physics, Maths, Astrophysics |
1995–1996: |
Bordeaux I University. Licence in Physics Subjects: Theoretical physics, Maths |
1993–1995: |
Bordeaux I University. DEUG A Subjects: Physics, Maths |
Since 2012: |
Science Co-Investigator for the Extreme Ultraviolet Imager (EUI) instrument on the European Space Agency's Solar Orbiter flagship mission (due to be launched in 2017). I perform numerical simulations in relation to EUI's scientific objectives. |
2009-2011: |
Leader of International Team “Solar Prominence Formation and Equilibrium: New Data, New Models”, ISSI – International Space Science Institute (Bern). I have organised several meetings and coordinated the work of a dozen of researchers. Member of International Team “Mining and exploiting the NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory data in Europe”, ISSI. I was invited to join this interdisciplinary group as a recognition of my work in solar activity monitoring. |
2007-2009: |
Leader of International Team “Spectroscopy and Imaging of Quiescent and Eruptive Solar Prominences from Space”, ISSI. I have organised several meetings and coordinated the work of a dozen of researchers. |
2000, 2004: |
Planner for SOHO/SUMER during MEDOC campaigns 5 and 13 |
External reviewer for several international journals and grant agencies.
2011 |
“Space Glasgow” Research Cluster Steering Group Committee member. I help setting the strategy and promote the University's space-related research activities to major national and international partners. |
2012: |
Deputy Class Head for Exploring the Cosmos 1 Teaching Committee member. The School Teaching Committee is responsible for leading the development of strategies for enhancing learning and teaching within the School, managing the provision of high-quality teaching and associated professional activities within the School, and establishing consistent practices and policies and useful synergies in School curricula and teaching activity. |
2011: |
Convenor of Postgraduate taught master programmes. I organise, coordinate and promote all of the School's taught Masters programmes in, and at the interface with, Physics. I am also Chair of the PGT Examination Board. Advisor of studies for taught postgraduate students. |
2010: |
Astronomy 2 Laboratory Head. I coordinate the experimental teaching in Astronomy to 2nd-year students with three demonstrators under my supervision. Postgraduate Prize Committee member. Rewarding postgraduate research students who have submitted the best 1st and 2nd year reports. |
2008: |
Exploring the Cosmos 2 Class Head. I coordinate the teaching activities in this module and am responsible for 4 lecturers. Internal Checker (Astronomy). I am the warrant of the quality of our astronomy examination papers. Recruitment and Retention Committee member. I contribute to recruiting physics students in particular via the organisation and co-animation of the Science Startup Masterclasses attracting 60 S1/S2 pupils per year. Internal examiner for MSc and PhD degrees; Chair of PhD examinations |
2007: |
Astronomy Examination Board Committee member |
2008-2011: |
Astronomy & Astrophysics group seminar organiser. I organised around fifty research talks by high-profile researchers, inviting them to visit our group. |
2008-2010: |
Member of the Local Organising Committee for the Royal Astronomical Society National Astronomy Meeting 2010 (12-16th April 2010). In charge of the physical and computer infrastructures, I ensured the smooth running of this major conference with over 600 delegates attending on the University premises. |
2009: |
Member of the Local Organising Committee for the Solar Observational Data Analysis School (June 1-5, 2009). I helped with the computing requirements for this international summer school funded by the European Union. |
1999-2001 |
PhD representative at the Institut d’Astrophysique Spatiale |
2014: |
Co-I on EC FP7 F-Chroma project “Chromospheric Flares: Observations, Models and Archives” - £471,072 (1/1/2014 – 31/12/2016) Co-I on STFC Consolidated grant in solar and astrophysical plasmas - £901,409 (1/4/2014 – 31/3/2017) PI of telescope time at THEMIS for the project “Magnetic field structure of the prominences, solar tornadoes and spicules” (20 days) with SOLARNET support |
2012: |
Scottish Universities Physics Alliance (Distinguished Visitor Programme) - £1300 Royal Astronomical Society Research Grant (summer student) - £1080 |
2011: |
Royal Observatory of Belgium for the Guest Investigator programme on the PROBA2 satellite - 3500 € Royal Astronomical Society conference travel grant (ESPM13) - £675 Royal Astronomical Society Research Grant (summer student) - £1080 Nuffield Foundation Undergraduate Research Bursaries (summer student) - £1080 |
2010: |
Ogden Trust: to support the introduction of the “Physics communication in schools” module for honours physics students - £2000 Royal Astronomical Society Research Grant (summer student) - £1080 |
2009: |
International Space Science Institute - £20k for leading an international team on solar prominences Royal Society International Travel Grants 2009R2 Conference Participation to attend the 2009 Prominence Research Workshop: Observations and Models (Prague, CZ) – £442 Royal Society Conference Grants 2008/R3 to attend the Solar Image Processing Workshop IV: Algorithm comparison and effective implementation (Baltimore, USA) – £1050 |
2007: |
International Space Science Institute - £20k for leading an international team on solar prominences |
TBD |
Solar flare chromospheres and active region prominences from the optical to the EUV – 04/2014 |
Dr Paulo Simoes |
Observations and modelling of chromospheric flares – 04/2014 |
Mr Peter Levens |
Plasma diagnostics of small-scale dynamical magnetic structures – 10/2013 |
Mr Gerrard Brown |
On the role of coronal illumination of solar chromospheric structures – 10/2011 |
12th Scientific Assembly of the International Association of Geomagnetism and Aeronomy, 2013, Mexico
IAU Symposium 300 “Nature of prominences and their role in Space Weather”, 2013, France
Solar, Heliospheric and Interplanetary Environment Workshop 2008, Utah
Royal Astronomical Society Specialist Discussion Meeting on the “Life of solar prominences” in London, 21 February 2014.
Six international team meetings as team leader at ISSI, Bern, between 2007 and 2011
LOC member for National Astronomy Meeting (12-16 April 2010, Glasgow)
2013: |
Coaching Skills for Line Managers (University of Glasgow) Learning from International Practice workshop (QAA) |
2012: |
International Academic Collaborations (University of Glasgow) Developing International Research Collaborations (University of Glasgow) Meeting the needs of Postgraduate Students (UKCGE) |
2011: |
Enhancing Learning, Teaching and Assessment in Taught Masters; Royal Society Funding Schemes (University of Glasgow) |
2010: |
MOODLE - Writing Questionnaires and using feedback (University of Glasgow) |
2009: |
Digital Media workshop: Audio Production (JISC) Electronic classroom voting systems workshop (University of Glasgow) |
2008: |
Doing Outreach (Institute of Physics / Excite UK) New and Aspiring Lecturer Workshop (Higher Education Academy – Physical Sciences Centre) Programme for New or Aspiring Principal Investigators; Recruitment and Selection (University of Glasgow) |
Since 2012: |
Lectures for Adult Continuing Education classes |
Since 2008: |
Organiser of Science Startup Masterclasses for secondary school pupils at the University of Glasgow in partnership with the Royal Society of Edinburgh Talks to local community (amateur astronomical societies, Rotary Club, public observing evenings) |
2007: |
Contributions to FAQ section of sunearthplan.net, a website celebrating Britain’s pivotal role in space science for the International Heliophysical Year. |
2006: |
Outreach article on Black Holes for French publisher Editions Atlas |
17 refereed publications (10 first author)
Rubio da Costa F., Zuccarello F., Fletcher L., Romano P., Labrosse N., The role of filament activation in a solar eruption, 2012, A&A, 539, A27 (11 pages)
Labrosse N. & McGlinchey K., Plasma diagnostic in eruptive prominences from SDO/AIA observations at 304 Å, 2012, A&A, 537, A100 (7 pages)
Hudson H. S., Woods T.N., Chamberlin P.C., Fletcher L., Del Zanna G., Didkovsky L., Labrosse N., Graham D., The EVE Doppler Sensitivity and Flare Observations, 2011, Solar Physics 273, 69-80
Labrosse N., Schmieder B., Heinzel P., Watanabe T., EUV lines observed with EIS/Hinode in a solar prominence , 2011, A&A, 531, A69 (11 pages)
Labrosse N., Heinzel P., Vial J.-C., Kucera T., Parenti S., Gunár S., Schmieder B., Kilper G., Physics of solar prominences: I – Spectral diagnostics and non-LTE modelling, 2010, Space Science Reviews 151, 243-332
Labrosse N., Dalla S., and Marshall S., Automatic detection of limb prominences in 304 Å EUV images, 2010, Solar Physics 262, 449-460
Rubio da Costa F., Fletcher L., Labrosse N., Zuccarello F., Observations of a solar flare and filament eruption in Lyman-alpha and X-rays, 2009, A&A 507, 1005-1014
Gouttebroze P. and Labrosse N., Radiative transfer in cylindrical threads with incident radiation VI. A hydrogen plus helium system, 2009, A&A 503, 663-671
Heinzel P., Schmieder B., Fárník F., Schwartz P., Labrosse N., and 8 co-authors, Hinode, TRACE, SOHO and ground-based observations of a quiescent prominence, 2008, ApJ, 686, 1383
Labrosse N., Vial J.-C., and Gouttebroze P., Diagnostics of active and eruptive prominences through hydrogen and helium lines modelling, 2008, Ann. Geophys., 26, 2961-2965
Labrosse N., Gouttebroze P., and Vial J.-C., Effect of motions in prominences on the helium resonance lines in the extreme ultraviolet, 2007, A&A 463, 1171–1179
Labrosse N., Li X., and Li B., On the Lyman alpha and beta lines in solar coronal streamers, 2006, A&A 455, 719–723
Li B., Li X., and Labrosse N., A global 2.5-dimensional three fluid solar wind model with alpha particles, 2006, J. Geophys. Res. (Space Physics), 111, 8106–8120
Labrosse N. and Gouttebroze, P., 2004, NLTE Radiative Transfer in Model Prominences. I. Integrated Intensities of He I Triplet Lines, ApJ 617, 614–622
Labrosse N. and Gouttebroze, P., 2001, Formation of the helium spectrum in solar prominences, A&A, 380, 323–340
Gouttebroze, P. and Labrosse N., 2000, A ready-made code for the computation of prominence NLTE models, Sol. Phys., 196, 349–355
Labrosse N. and Gouttebroze P., 2002, NLTE Diagnostics of Solar Prominences Using Hydrogen and Helium lines, Il Nuovo Cimento C, 25, 817–821
Labrosse N., Hudson H., Kazachenko M., 2014, Prominences in SDO/EVE spectra: contributions from large solar structures, IAUS, 300, 439
Labrosse N., 2014, Plasma properties in eruptive prominences, IAUS, 300, 79
Gray N., Labrosse N., Honeychurch S., Draper S, Barr N., 2013, Tagging and Linking Lecture Audio Recordings: Goals and Practice, arXiv, arXiv:1311.1725
Rubio Da Costa et al., 2013, A new approach to model particle acceleration and energy transfer in solar flares, SPD, 44, #404.01
Schmieder B., Mein P., Chandra R., Molodij G., Heinzel P., Berlicki A., Schwartz P., Fárník F., Labrosse N., Anzer U., Watanabe, T., 2012, Velocity Vector, Ionization Degree, and Temperature of Prominence Fine Structures Observed by Hinode/SOT, Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 2012., p.107
Rubio da Costa F., Zuccarello F., Fletcher L., Labrosse N., Prosecký T., Kašparová J., 2012, Memorie della Societa Astronomica Italiana Supplement, v.19, p.117-120
Rubio da Costa F., Zuccarello F., Romano P., Fletcher L., Labrosse N., 2012, Memorie della Societa Astronomica Italiana Supplement, v.19, p.113-116
Rubio da Costa F., Zuccarello F., Labrosse N., Fletcher L., Prosecký, T., Kašparová, J., 2011, Solar flares: observations vs simulations, Advances in Plasma Astrophysics, Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, IAU Symposium, Volume 274, p. 182-184
Rubio da Costa F., Fletcher L., Labrosse N., Zuccarello F., 2010, Integrated Ly-alpha intensity emission in ribbon flares, Memorie della Società Astronomica Italiana Supplement, v.14, p.193
Labrosse N. and Gouttebroze P., 2009, Formation of Helium Lines in Solar Prominences, Recent Directions in Astrophysical Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiation Hydrodynamics, AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1171, 361-362
Labrosse N. and Vial J.-C., 2008, The Lyman-alpha Line in Active and Eruptive Solar Prominences, 12th European Solar Physics Meeting, Freiburg, Germany, held September, 8-12, 2008. Online at http://espm.kis.uni-freiburg.de/, p.3.17, 12, 3
Rubio da Costa F., Fletcher L., Labrosse N., and Zuccarello F., 2008, Investigation of Ly-α Emission in a Solar Flare, 12th European Solar Physics Meeting, Freiburg, Germany, held September, 8-12, 2008. Online at http://espm.kis.uni-freiburg.de/, p.2.64, 12, 2
Labrosse N., Schmieder B., Heinzel P., and Gunár S., 2008, Solar Prominence Diagnostic with Hinode/EIS, 12th European Solar Physics Meeting, Freiburg, Germany, held September, 8-12, 2008. Online at http://espm.kis.uni-freiburg.de/, p.2.21, 12, 2
Labrosse N., Gouttebroze P., and Vial J.-C., 2006, Spectral Diagnostics of Active Prominences, Proceedings of the Coimbra Solar Physics Meeting: The Physics of the Solar Chromosphere, ASP Conf. Series vol. 368, Eds: P. Heinzel, I. Dorotovic and R.J. Rutten, p. 337–342
Labrosse N., Morgan H., Habbal S. R. and Brown D., 2006, O VI and H2 Lines in Sunspots, Proceedings of the Coimbra Solar Physics Meeting: The Physics of the Solar Chromosphere, ASP Conf. Series vol. 368, Eds: P. Heinzel, I. Dorotovic and R.J. Rutten, p. 247–250
Labrosse N., Vial J.-C., and Gouttebroze P., 2006, The Helium Spectrum in Erupting Solar Prominences, Solar Active Regions and 3D Magnetic Structure, 26th meeting of the IAU, Joint Discussion 3, 16-17 August, 2006, Prague, Czech Republic, JD03, #47, 3
Labrosse N., Vial J.-C., and Gouttebroze P., 2006, Plasma diagnostic of a solar prominence from hydrogen and helium resonance lines, in ’SF2A-2006: Semaine de l’Astrophysique Française’, D. Barret et al. (eds)
Labrosse N., Li X., and Li B., 2006, The Lyman alpha and Lyman beta lines in solar coronal streamers, in ’SOHO-17: 10 Years of SOHO and Beyond’, ESA SP-617
Labrosse N., Gouttebroze P., and Vial J.-C., 2006, The Helium spectrum in moving solar prominences, in ’SOHO-17: 10 Years of SOHO and Beyond’, ESA SP-617
Labrosse N., Li X., Habbal S. R., Gouttebroze P., and Mountford C. J., 2002, Radiative transfer effects on hydrogen (and helium) in the solar atmosphere, in ESA SP-506: Solar Variability: From Core to Outer Frontiers, 13–15
Labrosse N., Gouttebroze P., Heinzel P., and Vial J.-C., 2002, Line profiles and intensity ratios in prominence models with a prominence to corona interface, in ESA SP-506: Solar Variability: From Core to Outer Frontiers, 451–454
Gouttebroze P., Labrosse N., Heinzel P., and Vial J.-C., 2002, Prediction of line intensity ratios in solar prominences, in ”Magnetic Coupling of the Solar Atmosphere”, ed. H. Sawaya-Lacoste (ESA SP-505)
Gouttebroze P. and Labrosse N., 1999, Transfert de rayonnement à l’IAS, in ”Transfert de Rayonnement en Astrophysique”, ed. P. Stee (Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur), 160
Labrosse N., Gouttebroze P., and Vial J.-C., 1999, Modelling of Helium Spectrum in Solar Prominences, in ”9th European Meeting on Solar Physics: Magnetic Fields and Solar Processes”, ed. A. Wilson (ESA SP-448), 503–506
Labrosse N. and Gouttebroze P., 1999, Helium Spectrum in Solar Prominences, in ”Plasma dynamics and diagnostics in the solar transition region and corona”, ed. J.-C. Vial and B. Kaldeich-Schurmann (ESA SP-446), 399
Labrosse N., 2001, Modélisation du spectre de l’hélium dans les protubérances solaires, Thèse de Doctorat, Université Paris XI
Labrosse N., 2011, “Observational Exercises in Astronomy ”, Reviews, Vol 12, 1, 57
Labrosse N., 2010, “Did Time Begin? Will Time End?”, Reviews, Vol 11, 1, 15
Labrosse N., 2009, “Planets and Planetary Systems”, Reviews, Vol 10, 2, 43
Labrosse N., 2009, “Working One-to-One with Students: supervising, coaching, mentoring and personal tutoring”, Reviews, Vol 9, 2, 47-48
Labrosse N., 2008, “Astrophysics: Decoding the Cosmos”, Reviews, Vol 9, 1, 4
Prof Martin A Hendry, Head of School
SUPA, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, Scotland, UK
Phone: +44 141 330 4709 Email: Martin.Hendry@glasgow.ac.uk
Prof Graham Woan, Astronomy & Astrophysics group leader
SUPA, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, Scotland, UK
Phone: +44 141 330 5897 Email: graham.woan@glasgow.ac.uk
Prof John C Brown, Astronomer Royal for Scotland
SUPA, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, Scotland, UK
Phone: +44 141 330 4152 Email: john.brown@glasgow.ac.uk
Petr Heinzel
Astronomical Institute, ASCR, Dr. Frice 298/1, 25165 Ondrejov, Czech Republic
Phone: +420 323620 113 Email: pheinzel@asu.cas.cz
Brigitte Schmieder
LESIA, Observatoire de Paris, 5 place Jules Janssen, 92190, Meudon, France
Phone: +33 145 077 817 E-mail: brigitte.schmieder@obspm.fr
Jean-Claude Vial
Institut d’Astrophysique Spatiale, CNRS/Université Paris XI, Bât.121, 91405 Orsay cedex, France
Phone: +33 169 858 631 Email: vial@ias.u-psud.fr
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