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Staff Profile

Professor Anvar Shukurov

Professor of Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics

Background

Qualifications

PhD in 1982, Dr. Hab. in 1993

Memberships

Royal Astronomical Society, International Astronomical Union, London Mathematical Society

Research

Research Interests

Google Scholar

Interstellar medium, Astrophysical magnetohydrodynamics, Dynamo theory

Other Expertise

Prehistoric population dynamics, Stem cell biology, Air quality in urban environments

Research Roles

Participant in the LOFAR:UK Consortium (www.lofar.org, www.lofar-uk.org) and IMAGINE Consortium (https://www.astro.ru.nl/imagine)

Postgraduate Supervision (in Newcastle University unless indicated otherwise)

  1. Maarit Korpi, 1996–1999, Supernova driven interstellar turbulence - the role of supernova explosions (supervised jointly with I. Tuominen and A. Brandenburg), University of Oulu, Finland, PhD awarded in 1999.
  2. Andrew Fletcher, 1998–2001, Magnetic Fields of Galaxies. Interpretation of Observations and Modelling
  3. Andrew Snodin, 2001–2008, Magnetic Fields, Cosmic Rays and Synchrotron Emission in Spiral Galaxies
  4. Anthony J. Mee, 2002–2007, Studies of Interstellar Hydromagnetic Turbulence
  5. S. Louise Wilkin, 2003–2007, Magnetic Structures Produced by the Fluctuation Dynamo (supervised jointly with C. F. Barenghi)
  6. Kate Davison, 2004–2008, The Neolithic of Europe. Mathematical Modelling and Radiocarbon Data (supervised jointly with G. R. Sarson)
  7. Andrew W. Baggaley, 2006–2010, Flux Rope Dynamo (supervised jointly with C. F. Barenghi)
  8. Andrew Smith, 2007–2011, Galactic magnetic fields (supervised jointly with A. Fletcher)
  9. Frederick A. Gent, 2008–2012, Supernova-driven turbulence in the interstellar medium (supervised jointly with G. R. Sarson and A. Fletcher); admitted to the degree immediately after the viva in 2012
  10. Kavita Gangal, 2010–2014, Mathematical modelling for prehistory in Eurasia (supervised jointly with G. R. Sarson)
  11. Carl Shneider, 2011–2015, Reconstructing Magnetic Fields of Spiral Galaxies from Radiopolarimetric Observations (supervised jointly with M. Haverkorn and A. Fletcher), Leiden University, the Netherlands
  12. James Hollins, 2014–2019, Correlation properties of interstellar MHD turbulence (supervised jointly with A. Fletcher and G. R. Sarson)
  13. Amit Seta, 2014–2019, Cosmic rays in turbulent magnetic fields (supervised jointly with P. Bushby and T. Wood)
  14. Can Evirgen, 2014–2019, Magnetic fields in the multi-phase interstellar medium (supervised jointly with A. Fletcher). Honourable mention at the ABTA DRA awards, London, 11/05/2019; review of the doctoral work published in Nature Applied Sciences, https://www.abtanet.org.uk/awards/dra2019.
  15. Laura Wadkin, since 2016–2020, Mathematical modelling for human stem cell research (supervised jointly with N. Parker and I. Neganova). Silver Award, STEM for BRITAIN Exhibition of Posters, House of Commons, Westminster, 13th March 2017. Prize for poster on Modelling stem cell colony formation at the Women in Mathematics Day, London Mathematical Society (https://www.ncl.ac.uk/press/articles/latest/2018/06/howstemcellsmove/). Honourable mention at the ABTA DRA awards, London, 11/05/2019; review of the doctoral work published in Nature Applied Sciences, https://www.abtanet.org.uk/awards/dra2019. PGR Prize 2019 for the greatest achievement in research over the past 12 months., School of Mathematics, Statistics and Physics, Newcastle University.
  16. Devika Tharakkal, 2018-2023 (supervised jointly with G. R. Sarson and F. A. Gent, Aalto Univ., Finland)
  17. Beverley Linsley, since 2019 (supervised jointly with G. R. Sarson).
  18. Rachadawan Darlai, since 2021 (supervised jointly with G. R. Sarson and A. Svalova)
  19. Yasin Qazi, since 2021 (supervised jointly with F. A. Gent, Aalto Univ., Finland)
  20. Julie Thomas, since 2022 (supervised jointly with A. W. Baggaley)
  21. Patrick Parkinson, since 2024 (supervised jointly with L. Wadkin)

Funding

1997–1999: PI, PPARC Visiting Grant, £12,000 

1998–2002: Co-Investigator, PI from 2000, PPARC Research Grant "The effects of magnetic fields on the structure of astrophysical discs", £286,055

1998–2001: Co-Investigator, Leverhulme Trust Research Grant "Magnetohydrodynamic astrophysical jets in three dimensions", £97,121

2001–2005: PI, PPARC Visiting Grant, £10,899

1999–2002, Co-Investigator, NATO Collaborative Linkage Grant, £9,900

2001–2005: PI, PPARC Visiting Grant, £10,899 

2004–2008, PI, Leverhulme Trust Research Grant "Nonthermal signatures of interstellar turbulence", £122,02

2004–2007, PI, INTAS Grant "Waterways and early human movements in North-Western Russia", £11,133 

2006–2010: Coordinator, FP6 Project NEST-028192 FEPRE, “The formation of Europe: prehistoric population dynamics and the roots of socio-cultural diversity”, fepre.mas.ncl.ac.uk , £849,964

2008: PI, NORDITA Research Programme grant, £33,946

2008–2011: Co-Investigator, STFC short-term visitors programme ST/F003080/1, 10,545.

2009–2012: Co-Investigator, Leverhulme Trust Grant F/00 125/AD, “Mathematical models for the developed Neolithic”, £137,960.

2011–2013: Co-Investigator, Royal Society International Joint Project “The origin and observational signatures of cosmic magnetic fields”, £12,000.

2011–2014: Co-Investigator, Leverhulme Trust Grant RPG-097, “Quantitative morphology of interstellar gas in the Milky Way”, £133,902

2013–2015: Co-Investigator, STFC Grant "Cosmic rays in the multi-phase interstellar medium with dynamo-generated magnetic fields", £197,218.

2015–2018, PI, Leverhulme Trust Grant RPG-2014-427, "Observational and models of turbulent lows: a topological approach", £200,457

2016–2019, PI, STFC Grant SC/N0008900/1 "The research programme in astronomy theory at Newcastle University" (£508,530) and Project 2 "“Magnetic fields and cosmic rays in high redshift and nearby galaxies”

2018–2019, PI, STFC Grant ST/S002383/1 "Morphological and topological image analysis for clinical diagnostics and monitoring of cornea damage", £67,567


Research associates

  1. F. J. Sánchez-Salcedo, Marie Curie Fellow, EU TMR Programme 1997–1999 (supervised jointly with A. Brandenburg)
  2. W. Dobler, 1998–2001, Magnetohydrodynamic astrophysical jets in three dimensions, The Leverhulme Trust (supervised jointly with A. Brandenburg)
  3. A. Bardou, 1998–2002, The effects of magnetic fields on the structure of astrophysical discs, PPARC (supervised jointly with A. Brandenburg and C. G. Campbell)
  4. B. von Rekowski,1998–2002, The effects of magnetic fields on the structure of astrophysical discs, PPARC (supervised jointly with A. Brandenburg)
  5. F. Fletcher, 2004–2007, Nonthermal signatures of interstellar turbulence, The Leverhulme Trust, Research Grant F/00 125/N
  6. F. Feugier, 2007–2008, FP6 STREP project NEST-028192 FEPRE, The formation of Europe: prehistoric population dynamics and the roots of socio-cultural diversity (supervised together with P. M. Dolukhanov and G. R. Sarson).
  7. S. L. Wilkin, 2007, Nonthermal signatures of interstellar turbulence, Leverhulme Trust Grant F/00 125/N (supervised jointly with A. Fletcher)
  8. R. A. Stepanov, 2007–2008, Nonthermal signatures of interstellar turbulence, Leverhulme Trust Grant F/00 125/N (supervised together with A. Fletcher)
  9. H. C. Sarson, 2009–2010, FP6 STREP project NEST-028192 FEPRE, The formation of Europe: prehistoric population dynamics and the roots of socio-cultural diversity (supervised together with P. M. Dolukhanov and G. R. Sarson).
  10. A. W. Baggaley, 2010–2012, Mathematical models for the developed Neolithic, The Leverhulme Trust, Grant F/00 125/AD (supervised jointly with R. J. Boys, A. Golightly and G. R. Sarson).
  11. D. A. Henderson, 2012–2013, Mathematical models for the developed Neolithic, The Leverhulme Trust, Grant F/00 125/AD (supervised jointly with R. J. Boys, A. Golightly and G. R. Sarson).
  12. I. Makarenko, 2011–2014, Quantitative morphology of interstellar gas in the Milky Way, The Leverhulme Trust, Research Grant RPG-097 (supervised jointly with A. F. Fletcher)
  13. L. F. Santiago Rodrigues, 2013–2015, Cosmic rays in the multi-phase interstellar medium with dynamo-generated magnetic fields, STFC ST/L005549/1 (supervised jointly with P. Bushby, A. Fletcher and G. R. Sarson)
  14. I. Makarenko, 2015–2019, Observations and models of turbulent flows: a topological approach, Leverhulme Trust Research Grant RPG-2014-427 (supervised jointly with P. B. Bushby, R. H. Henderson and A. F. Fletcher)
  15. L. F. Santiago Rodrigues, 2016–2019, The research programme in astronomy theory at Newcastle University, STFC ST/N000900/1.
  16. I. Makarenko, 2018–2019, Morphological and Topological image analysis for clinical diagnostics and monitoring of cornea damage, STFC ST/S002383/1.

 


 

Teaching

Undergraduate Teaching


2020/2021 - 2023/2024

MAS2804/PHY2035 (MAS2802/PHY2035)

MAS8801/PHY8049


2024/2025

MAS1612/PHY1040

Publications