Maria S. Madjarska
Guest Professor
Max-Planck Institute for Solar System
Research
Justus-von-Liebig-Weg 3
37077 Goettingen
Germany
Education
and Academic Background
M.Sc., Astrophysics, Sofia University,
Bulgaria, 1992
M.Sc., Teacher in Physics and Mathematics,
Sofia University, Bulgaria, 1992
PhD, Institute of Astronomy, Bulgarian
Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria; ``Dynamics and diagnostics of quiescent
solar prominences'', 2000
Fellowships
during PhD
01/10/1998 – 31/01/1999Research Fellowship of the French Government
at Institut d'Astrophysique Spatiale, Orsay, France
01/10/1999 – 31/10/1999 Research Fellowship
of the French Government at Institut d'Astrophysique Spatiale, Orsay, France
01/02/2000 – 31/05/2000 Visiting researcher
at Armagh Observatory, Armagh, N. Ireland
Research
positions
01/02/1993 - 14/04/2002Research Assistant, Solar Physics Group,
Institute of Astronomy, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria
15/04/2002 - 31/05/2003 Research Fellow,
Solar Physics Group, Institute of Astronomy, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences,
Sofia, Bulgaria (from 1/10/2000 to 31/05/2003 on sabbatical leave)
10/2000 - 05/2003 Post-doctoral Research
Assistant, Armagh Observatory, N. Ireland, UK
06/2003 - 03/2004 Post-doctoral Research
Assistant, Mullard Space Science Laboratory, University College London, UK
04/2004 - 09/2004 Post-doctoral Research
Assistant, Max-Planck-Institute fo Solar System Research, Germany
04/2005 - 03/2006 Post-doctoral Research
Assistant, Royal Observatory of Belgium, Solar Physics Department, Belgium
04/2006 - 03/2009 Post-doctoral Research
Assistant, Max-Planck-Institute fo Solar System Research, Germany
04/2009 – 06/2010 Visiting Astronomer,
Armagh Observatory, N. Ireland, UK
07/2010 – 03/2012 Post-doctoral Research
Assistant, Armagh Observatory, N. Ireland, UK
06/2012 – 08/2012 Research Associate,
Mullard Space Science Laboratory, University College London, UK
09/2012 – 12/2012 Visiting Astronomer,
Armagh Observatory, N. Ireland, UK
01/2013 – 03/2013 Post-doctoral Research
Assistant, Armagh Observatory, N. Ireland, UK
04/2013 – 07/2013 Visiting Astronomer,
Armagh Observatory, N. Ireland, UK
08/2013 – 08/2016 Leverhulme Trust Senior
Researcher, Armagh Observatory, N. Ireland, UK
08/2016 – present, Senior Researcher,
Max-Planck-Institute of Solar System Research, Germany
Main
research Interests:
Coronal hole boundary evolution at
small-scales; Contribution of small-scale transients to coronal heating and
solar wind generation; Interrelation of small-scale transients in the solar
atmosphere; Destabilization and eruption of solar prominences. Formation and
evolution of X-ray jets and active region upflows, Coronal Waves, Coronal
Bright Points, Solar wind origin.
Career:
At the age of 13 I was given a book about
the life of Marie and Pierre Curie. I was so fascinated by the power of
research and knowledge that since then I threw myself into learning Physics and
Mathematics and never stopped. I have been working in Heliophysics for more
than 2 decades(my first project was on
Solar Prominences still in High School) and my motivation only grew with time
and experience.More specifically, I
- am involved in cutting-edge
interdisciplinary astrophysical research both as a leader and co-investigator;
- communicate my research findings through
peer-reviewed articles, conference and seminar talks;
- plan, fundraise and lead institutional,
inter-institutional and international projects;
- am involved in the definition of the
objective of new space missions;
- truly enjoy to correspond the exciting
astrophysical explorations with school children of any age and the public;
- am committed to serve the solar community
throughout reviewer, panel and advisory work worldwide;
- also strongly committed myself to educate
and support the young generation of researchers both nationally and
internationally;
- have developed strong abilities to work
and socialize in multi-national and multi-cultural environments;
- am the author and co-author of more than
90 research papers, from which 64 in refereed journals;
Teaching
experience:
Invited lecturer at the STFC Advanced Solar
Physics Summer School, Preston, 2010
Lecturer at the STFC Introductory Solar
System Plasmas Summer School hosted by Armagh Observatory, 2012
Invited lecturer, Shandong University Weihai,
4 lectures, July 2015, 2016
Invited lecturer, Helsinki University,
October 2015, February 2016
Student
supervision - PhD and undergraduate:
Supervisor of M.Sc. student, 2008, 3
months, Max-Planck-Institut für Sonnensystemforschung, Germany
Co-supervisor of PhD students since 2001,
Armagh Observatory
Co-supervisor of international students,
China, South Korea
International
Space Science Institute participation:
A team member of an ISSI team
“Understanding the Role of Current Sheets in Solar Eruptive Events”, G. Poletto
(2006 – 2007)
A team co-leader on “Small-scale transient
phenomena and their contribution to coronal heating” (2008 -2009)
A team member of an ISSI team on “Magnetic
flux emergence in the solar atmosphere”, K. Galsgaard & F. Zuccarello (2010
- 2011)
A team member of an ISSI team on “Solar UV
Bursts - A New Insight to Magnetic Reconnection”, P. Young (2015 - 2017)
A team member of an ISSI team on
“Observation-Driven Modelling of Solar Phenomena” leader K. Galsgaard, (2016 -
2018)
Convenor
roles:
Convenor of a scientific session, National
Astronomical Meeting UKSP/MIST, Glasgow, April 12-16, 2010
Convenor of a scientific session at the EGU
General Assembly, April 7-12, 2013, on “Small-scale transient phenomena in the
solar atmosphere and their role in solar wind generation and acceleration”
A co-organizer of an STFC Introductory
Solar System Plasmas Summer School hosted by Armagh Observatory
Ground
and space based instrumentation: Working with the following instruments:
SUMER, CDS, MDI and EIT on-board the
ESA/NASA Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SoHO)
TRACE
EIS, XRT and SOT on-board Hinode (Solar-B),
Japanese-led mission with ESA and NASA participation
AIA and HMI onboard the SDO
Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS)
Ground-based
instrumentation:
IBIS/NSO (reduction and analysis)
SST/CRISP(analysis)
Big Bear Observatory (analysis)
Expertise on multi-instrument/satellite
data analysis, coordinator of numerous multi-satellite and multi-instrument
observing campaigns since 1999.
Languages:Bulgarian, English, French, Russian, and German
Recent
selected peer-review publications
Huang, Z. Madjarska, M. S.,Scullion, E. M., Xia, L., Doyle, J. G., Ray,
T., 2017, “Explosive events in active region observed by IRIS and SST/CRISP”,
MNRS, 464, 1753
Kilpua, E. K. J.; Madjarska, M. S.; Karna,
N.; Wiegelmann, T.; Farrugia, C.; Yu, W.; Andreeova, K., 2016,"Sources of the Slow Solar Wind During
the Solar Cycle 23/24 Minimum", Sol. Phys., 291, 2441
Kwak, H., Chae, J., Song, D., Kim, Y.-H.,
Lim, E.-K.,Madjarska, M.S., 2016, “Oscillatory Response of the Solar
Chromosphere to a Strong Downflow Event in a Sunspot”, ApJ, 821, 30
Hou, Z.; Huang, Z.; Xia, L.; Li, B.;
Madjarska, M. S.; Fu, H.; Mou, C.; Xie, H., 2016, "Narrow-line-width UV
Bursts in the Transition Region above Sunspots Observed by IRIS”, ApJ, 829, 30
Duchlev, P.; Koleva, K.; Madjarska, M. S.;
Dechev, M. “Homologous prominence non-radial eruptions: A case study”, New
Astronomy, 48, 66
Mou, C., Huang, L. Madjarska, M. S., Li,
B., Fu, H., Jiao, F.,Hou, Z., 2016,
“Magnetic flux supplement to coronal bright points" , ApJ, 818, 9.
Vanninathan, K., Madjarska, M. S.,
Galsgaard, K., Huang, Z., Doyle, J. G., 2015, “Active region outflows: I.
Multi-instrument observations”, A&A, 584, 38
Galsgaard, K., Madjarska, M. S.,
Vanninathan,K., Huang, Z., M. Presmann., 2015, “Active region outflows: II.
Data driven MHD experiment”, A&A, 584, 39
Vanninathan, K., Veronig, M., Sissauer, K.,
Madjarska, M. S., Hannah, I.G., Kontar, E.P., 2015,“Coronal response to an EUV wave from DEM
analysis”, ApJ,in press
Huang, Z., Xia, L., Li, B., Madjarska M.
S., 2015, “Cool Transition Region Loops Observed by the Interface Region
Imaging Spectrograph”, ApJ, 810, 46
Madjarska, M. S., Doyle, J.G., Shetye, J.,
2015, “A coronal wave and an asymmetric eruptive filament in SUMER, CDS, EIT,
and TRACE co-observations”, A&A, 575, 39
Huang, Z., Madjarska, M. S., Xia, L.,
Doyle, J.G., Galsgaard, K., Fu, H., 2015, “Explosive Events on a Subarcsecond
Scale in IRIS Observations: A Case Study”, ApJ, 7097, 14
Huang, Z., Madjarska, M. S., Koleva, K.,
Doyle, J.G., Duchlev, P., Dechev, M., Reardon, K., 2014, “Halpha spectroscopy
and multi-wavelength imaging of a solar flare caused by filament eruption”,
A&A, 556, 148
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