Sciences and Exploration Directorate

Andrew Inglis

(RESEARCH SCIENTIST)

Andrew Inglis's Contact Card & Information.
Email: andrew.inglis@nasa.gov
Phone: 301.286.4557
Org Code: 671
Address:
NASA/GSFC
Mail Code 671
Greenbelt, MD 20771
Employer: CATHOLIC UNIV OF AMERICA

Brief Bio


After obtaining his PhD in Physics from the University of Warwick in 2009, Dr Inglis joined Goddard Space Flight Center in 2010 as a NASA Postdoctoral Fellow in the Solar Physics Laboratory. Dr Inglis primarily worked on RHESSI observations, in combination with other Heliophysics instruments. In 2012 Dr Inglis joined the Catholic University of America as a Research Associate, in which role he remains based at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center through the PHASER cooperative agreement. His specialties include solar X-ray, EUV and radio observations, time-domain analysis of solar phenomena, waves and pulsations in the solar corona, and flare energetic processes. In recent years, his interests have expanded to include magnetospheric waves and stellar flares. He also served as a developer of the SunPy project, serving on the board between 2013 – 2017.

Dr Inglis also supports current missions and future mission development. He is a long-time member of the RHESSI data analyis team, and since 2020 is a member of the Solar Orbiter/SPICE team. He was also a co-investigator for the FIERCE medium explorer and FOXSI small explorer mission concepts. He has co-authored more than 45 publications in top astrophysics journals, achieving an h-index of 23.

Research Interests


Solar flare energy release

Solar flares are among the most energetic phenomena in the solar system. Flares directly heat plasma to millions of degrees and simultanesouly accelerate large numbers of particles. A fundamental goal in heliophysics is to understand the fine details of flare energy release, including when and where energy release occurs, the balance between thermal and nonthermal processes, and the nature of periodic or oscillatory phenomena during flares.


The solar-stellar connection

Observed stellar flares are typically hundreds or thousands of times more energetic than their solar counterparts. Despite the very different size and magnitude scales involved, stellar flares often exhibit similar properties to solar ones. This indicates the presence of similar underlying physics. Connecting connections between solar and stellar observations can allow us to better understand other stars, and also the potential impacts on exoplanet habitability.


Waves in the magnetosphere

Waves are a commonly observed feature in all areas of Heliophysics, but particularly in the Earth's magnetosphere. These waves can take many forms, with each informing us as to the underlying physical processes occurring around the Earth. By studying the distributions of these waves in time and space, we can better understand our near-Earth environment.

Current Projects


The Reuven Ramaty High Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager (RHESSI)


The Solar Data Analysis Center (SDAC)


Solar Orbiter / SPICE


Space Precipitation Impacts (SPI) team


Virtual Solar Observatory

Positions/Employment


Research Scientist

The Catholic University of America - NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

2012 - Present


NASA Postdoctoral Fellow

Oak Ridge Associated Universities - NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

2010 - 2012

Education


  • PhD, Physics, University of Warwick, 2009
  • MPhys, Physics, University of Warwick, 2006

Professional Service


  • Co-Leader of an International Space Science Institute (ISSI) international team, 2021 - 2023
  • SunPy board member and secretary: 2013 - 2017

Awards


  • NASA Group Achievement Award, SunPy Development Team, 2024
  • NASA Robert H. Goddard Honor Award for Science, 2021
  • NASA/GSFC Heliophysics Science Division Peer Award, 2015
  • NASA Group Achievement Award, RHESSI Science Team, 2013

Grants


Properties of confined coronal hard X-ray sources in solar flares - Heliophysics Supporting Research (HSR) - Awarded: 2014-06-01



The AFINO code as a complete, interdisciplinary python package - Heliophysics Data Environment Emphasis (HDEE) - Awarded: 2019-06-01



Comprehensively probing modulation of solar flare energy release with Fermi/GBM - Fermi Guest Investigator - Awarded: 2020-06-01



Multi-wavelength TESS-Swift-NICER observations of pulsations in flares on solar-type stars - TESS Guest Investigator Cycle 5 - Awarded: 2022-06-01



Solar flare energy budgets from onset to cessation - NASA - Awarded: 2023-12-01


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