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Gimenez de Castro, Guillermo
C. Guillermo Giménez de Castro is a Professor and researcher at the Centro de Rádio Astronomia e Astrofísica Mackenzie (CRAAM), Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie, Brazil. His research focuses on solar physics, radio astronomy, and high-energy solar phenomena, particularly the study of solar flares at microwave, submillimeter, THz, and infrared wavelengths. He also works on solar instrumentation and time-series analysis, combining ground-based observations with multi-wavelength space data.
Karampelas, Konstantinos
Konstantinos Karampelas is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Warwick. His research focuses on numerical magnetohydrodynamic modelling of the solar atmosphere, particularly coronal-loop oscillations, wave-induced turbulence, coronal heating, magnetic reconnection, and coronal seismology. He specializes in large-scale 3D MHD simulations using high-performance computing and in producing synthetic observables for comparison with instruments such as SDO/AIA and Solar Orbiter.
Karpen, Judith
Judith Karpen is a research astrophysicist at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and Chief of the Space Weather Laboratory. Her research focuses on numerical and theoretical modeling of solar and heliospheric plasma phenomena, particularly solar prominences, coronal mass ejections, eruptive flares, and magnetic reconnection. She has extensive experience in magnetohydrodynamic modeling and high-performance computing, and has served as Principal or Co-Investigator on numerous NASA research programs.
Lopez Fuentes, Marcelo
Marcelo López Fuentes is a CONICET Researcher at the Instituto de Astronomía y Física del Espacio (IAFE, CONICET–UBA), Argentina. His research focuses on solar physics, particularly the origin and evolution of magnetic structures in active regions, magnetic-flux emergence, solar flares, confined eruptions, and coronal heating. His work combines multi-wavelength observations with magnetic-field modeling and numerical approaches to investigate the dynamics of the solar atmosphere. In recent years, he has contributed to Bayesian modeling of emerging active regions and to studies of the magnetic evolution of flare-producing regions.
Mandrini, Cristina H.
Cristina H. Mandrini is a Senior Researcher at the National Scientific and Technical Research Council of Argentina (CONICET) and a researcher at the Instituto de Astronomía y Física del Espacio (IAFE, CONICET–UBA). Her research focuses on solar magnetic fields and their role in the evolution of active regions, solar flares, magnetic reconnection, coronal mass ejections, and the coupling between solar activity and the heliosphere.
Her work combines multi-wavelength observations with magnetic-field modeling and the analysis of magnetic-field topology. She is Editor-in-Chief of “Solar Physics”, a position she has held since 2016. She is a Full Member of the Academia Nacional de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales of Argentina (ANCEFN) and a Fellow of The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS). She served as President of IAU Division E – Sun and Heliosphere from 2021 to 2024 and has held several other leadership positions in the International Astronomical Union and the Committee on Space Research. Her contributions have been recognized with, among others, the Jorge Sahade Award for Career Achievement and the ANCEFN Award for Career Achievement in Astronomy, as well as honors for her contributions to scientific publishing and her support of authors.
Nisticò, Giuseppe.
Giuseppe Nisticò is an Associate Professor at the Department of Physics of the University of Calabria, Italy. His research focuses on solar and coronal physics, particularly coronal jets, magnetohydrodynamic waves, plasma turbulence, coronal seismology, and coronal heating. His work combines observations from missions such as SoHO, STEREO, SDO, Parker Solar Probe, and Solar Orbiter with theoretical modelling and three-dimensional numerical simulations. He is a co-investigator for the Metis coronagraph of Solar Orbiter and is also involved in research related to new solar missions and instrumentation through the Spoke 6 "Protection of Critical Infrastructure and Space Weather" of the "Space It Up!" project (https://spaceitup.it/projects/space-it-up/). His distinctions include a Rita Levi Montalcini research fellowship, a COSPAR Committee award, and a NASA Group Achievement Award as a member of the Parker Solar Probe team.
Palmerio, Erika.
Erika Palmerio is a Research Scientist at Predictive Science Inc. Her research focuses on coronal mass ejections (CMEs), their magnetic structure, evolution and propagation through the heliosphere, and their space-weather impacts. Her work combines remote-sensing and in-situ observations with modelling to study CMEs from the solar corona to interplanetary space.
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