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Prof Andrew Coates
UCL-MSSL office 209
Mullard Space Science Laboratory, University College London
Holmbury St Mary
DORKING
Surrey
RH5 6NT
Appointment
- Professor of Physics
- Dept of Space & Climate Physics
- Faculty of Maths & Physical Sciences
Biography
Professor Andrew Coates gained a BSc in Physics from UMIST in 1978, and MSc (1979) and D.Phil. (1982) in plasma physics from Oxford University. He has been at UCL’s Mullard Space Science Laboratory (MSSL) since 1982, with temporary guest positions at Max Planck Institute for Solar System Physics (Germany), University of Delaware (USA) and the BBC World service (media fellowship). He is now Deputy Director (solar system) at UCL-MSSL. Space mission involvements include the Rosalind Franklin (ExoMars) rover where he leads the PanCam team, Cassini, where he leads the electron spectrometer team (part of the Cassini Plasma Spectrometer), Venus Express, Mars Express and Giotto. Scientific interests include the solar wind interaction with planets and comets, and space instrumentation; he has authored and co-authored over 550 publications, including over 450 refereed. He was a member of STFC Science Board (2019-22). He is a active in space and science outreach, and is currently vice President of the Society for Popular Astronomy.
Research Groups
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Planetary magnetospheres
Plasma interaction with comets, Mars, Venus, Titan, Enceladus
Planetary surface imaging, determination of water density in Mars atmosphere from surface, radiation environment on surface.
Earth's magnetosphere, bow shock, space weather studies, effects on spacecraft.
Planetary and space plasma instrumentation:
Principal Investigator (PI) Rosalind Franklin (ExoMars) rover PanCam, lead investigator (PI) Beagle 2 stereo camera system, Lead co-investigator (co-i) Cassini CAPS electron spectrometer, lead co-i Venus Express ASPERA-4 Electron Spectrometer, co-i Mars Express ASPERA-3, co-i Rosetta Plasma Consortium, co-i JUICE PEP, co-i BepiColombo MPPE, co-i Cluster-PEACE, co-i Double Star Peace, co-i Magnetospheric Multi-Scale (MMS) Fast Plasma Instrument (FPI), co-i Mars 2020 (Perseverence) MastCam-Z, co-i Giotto Johnstone Plasma Analyser (JPA), co-i AMPTE-UKS ion experiment.
Teaching Summary
Current courses:
Planetary Atmospheres SPCE0010 (final year undergraduate, intercollegiate and MSc)
Former courses:
Space Science, Environment and Satellite Missions SPCEGC01 (MSc Space Science and Engineering)
Space Instrumentation and Applications SPCEG001 (MSc Space Science and Engineering)
Space plasma and magnetospheric physics (final year undergraduate)
Plasma physics (final year undergraduate)
Space exploration (1st year undergraduate)
Space weather lectures for Natural Hazards MSc
Appointments
| 01-OCT-2007 | Professor of Physics | Space & Climate Physics | University College London, United Kingdom |
| 01-OCT-2007 | Deputy Director (Solar System), MSSL-UCL | Space & Climate Physics | University College London, United Kingdom |
| 01-OCT-2005 – 31-DEC-2015 | Head, Planetary Science | Space & Climate Physics | University College London, United Kingdom |
| 01-OCT-1999 – 01-OCT-2005 | Head, Space Plasma Physics | Space & Climate Physics | University College London, United Kingdom |
| 01-OCT-1996 – 01-OCT-2007 | Reader in Physics | Space & Climate Physics | University College London, United Kingdom |
| 30-AUG-1994 – 28-OCT-1994 | BA media fellow | World Service Science Unit | BBC, United Kingdom |
| 01-MAR-1994 – 30-APR-1994 | Visiting scientist | Bartol Research Institute | University of Delaware, United States |
| 01-OCT-1989 – 01-OCT-1999 | Royal Society University Research Fellow | Space & Climate Physics | University College London, United Kingdom |
| 01-OCT-1988 – 01-OCT-1989 | Senior Experimental Officer | MSSL | University College London, United Kingdom |
| 01-DEC-1987 – 31-JUL-1988 | Guest Scientist | MPAe | Max Planck Institute for Solar System studies (MPS), Germany |
| 11-JAN-1982 – 01-OCT-1988 | Postdoctoral Research Assistant | MSSL | University College London, United Kingdom |
Academic Background
| 1982 | Doctor of Philosophy | University of Oxford | |
| 1979 | Master of Science | University of Oxford | |
| 1978 | Bachelor of Science (Honours) | University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology |
