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Various PhD research projects or student research projects/internships are available, that might be developed at CNRS Orléans and/or at Nice Observatory, with international collaborations (e.g. Italy, UK, Sweden, Belgium, Germany, US, Japan), on the following topics:
Space plasma theory and numerical simulations (nonlinear modelling of fundamental space plasma processes, focus on kinetic processes, parallel computing, HPC),
Space plasma data analysis, in the context of the various past space missions in
the Earth magnetosphere (e.g. CLUSTER),
Planetary magnetospheres, such as Mercury (e.g. MESSENGER, to prepare for BepiColombo)
Comets (e.g. Rosetta, to prepare for Comet Interceptor).
Space instrumentation: from instrument modelling to instrument design and development, in the context of the various exploratory space missions (BepiColombo, JUICE, Comet Interceptor, R&T between CNRS and CNES).
Some examples of currently available research projects are listed below.
If you are looking for a PhD / student project / internship, feel free to contact me (please send me by mail your CV with a short motivation letter letting me know your science interests and area of expertise).
Student Research Project: "Interaction between the turbulent solar wind and a magnetosphere"
Keywords: space plasma numerical simulations, ion kinetic physics, numerical modelling, GPUs
The goal of this project is to investigate the interaction of the solar wind with planets, by taking into account the turbulent nature of the solar wind plasma flow, using the newly develop code Menura. This theoretical/numerical project is in support to the BepiColombo space mission.
In collaboration with: IRF, Kiruna, Sweden; Pisa University, Italy
Student Research Project: "Kinetic modelling of cometary induced magnetospheres: from collisionless to collisional plasmas"
Keywords: space plasma numerical simulations, electron kinetic physics, numerical modelling
The goal of this project is to implement collisional processes within an existing collisionless plasma model in order to investigate the coupling between planetary and cometary atmospheres and ionospheres, through the interplay between collisionless and collisional plasma dynamics. This theoretical/numerical project is in support to the Rosetta and Comet Interceptor space missions.
In collaboration with: Univ. Boulder, Colorado, US; Imperial College London, UK; Pisa University, Italy
Student Research Project: "Instrumental development of the COmpact Mutual Impedance eXperiment"
Keywords: experimental space plasma physics, space plasma instrumentation, instrumental development and modelling, plasma chamber
The goal of this project is to contribute to the development of a new version of miniaturized space plasma instrument, in the context of a joint CNRS-CNES R&D.
In collaboration with: Toulouse University; Paris Observatory; CNES, Toulouse, France
Student Research Project: "Space plasma instrumental modelling : preparing the launch of the JUICE missions"
Keywords: instrumental space plasma physics, plasma modelling, data analysis
The goal of this project is to model the instrumental behavior of the MIME experiment on-board the JUICE spacecraft (ESA), designed to provide in situ electron density and temperature measurements in the ionosphere and the magnetosphere of Ganymede. This instrumental/numerical project is in support to the JUICE space mission.
In collaboration with: Toulouse University, France; IRF Uppsala, Sweden
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