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Christopher Scott (scientist)
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Christopher John Scott (né Davis) is a British scientist and professor of space and atmospheric physics at the [[University of Reading]].<ref name=":0"> University of Reading|last=|first=|date=|website=|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref> His research focuses on the boundary and links between the atmosphere and space. He is the former project scientist for the [[Heliospheric imager|Heliospheric Imager]] instruments on [[NASA]]'s twin [[STEREO]] spacecraft.<ref></ref><ref></ref>
== Education and research career ==
Scott attended [[Brockenhurst College|Brockenhust College]]<ref> Brockenhurst College Brock is one of the most successful Sixth Form colleges in the UK, offering A levels, Vocational, Adult Learning, Apprenticeships, Business courses.|last=College|first=Brockenhurst|date=2015-12-09|website=www.brock.ac.uk|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-11-02}}</ref>, before completing a BSc in Physics with Planetary & Space Physics at [[Aberystwyth University]] in 1989. He was awarded a PhD in upper atmosphere and auroral physics at the [[University of Southampton]] in 1993.<ref name=":0" /> After his PhD, he moved to the [[Rutherford Appleton Laboratory]] (RAL), initially to support the [[EISCAT]] inospheric radar, before taking up a number of research posts, including project scientist for the [[Heliospheric imager|Heliospheric Imager]]<nowiki/>s on the twin [[STEREO]] spacecraft.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> At RAL, Scott worked closely with [[Richard Harrison (scientist)|Richard Harrison]] and [[Michael Lockwood (physicist)|Mike Lockwood]]. In 2010, Scott moved to the [[University of Reading]].
== Research highlights ==
Scott's primary research focus is on the [[ionosphere]], particularly perturbations from below by atmospheric phenomenon. Scott was the first scientist to demonstrate [[lightning]] perturbation of the '[[Sporadic E propagation|sporadic E]]' layer; transient, localized patches of relatively high electron density in the mid-ionosphere, which significantly affect radio-wave propagation<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>. He subsequently investigated the relation between [[lightning]] occurrence and magnetic structures in the [[solar wind]]<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref><ref></ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>. Scott has also used novel datasets to study how pressure waves from the lower atmosphere can lead to disturbances in the ionosphere, most notably using records of the London [[The Blitz|Blitz]] [[World War II]] bombing raids and ionospheric measurements from [[Slough]]<ref></ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 2, expected 1)</ref><ref></ref><ref></ref>.
Using the [[Heliospheric imager|Heliospheric Imager]] instruments on the [[STEREO]] spacecraft, Scott made the first observations of a [[Coronal mass ejection|solar eruption]] tracked continuously from the Sun to the Earth.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>
== Public outreach and citizen science ==
Scott is actively involved in the public communication and promotion of science. He has made numerous appearances on TV and radio, most notably the BBC's [[Sky at Night]]<ref></ref>, [[Newsnight]], BBC [[Radio 4]]'s Today programme<ref></ref>, BBC2's James May's Man Lab<ref></ref>, [[ITN|ITN news]], and the [[Discovery Channel]]. He was science adviser for episode 1 of the BBC series 'Seven Wonders of the Solar System'
Scott is the co-founder of the [[citizen science]] "[https://ift.tt/2xj4S9S Solar Stormwatch]" project, to track solar eruptions in [[heliospheric imager]] data<ref></ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2) UNESCO World Heritage Site In London|language=en|access-date=2019-11-02}}</ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>.
== References ==
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[[Category:Scientists]]
[[Category:Space physicists]]
== Education and research career ==
Scott attended [[Brockenhurst College|Brockenhust College]]<ref> Brockenhurst College Brock is one of the most successful Sixth Form colleges in the UK, offering A levels, Vocational, Adult Learning, Apprenticeships, Business courses.|last=College|first=Brockenhurst|date=2015-12-09|website=www.brock.ac.uk|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-11-02}}</ref>, before completing a BSc in Physics with Planetary & Space Physics at [[Aberystwyth University]] in 1989. He was awarded a PhD in upper atmosphere and auroral physics at the [[University of Southampton]] in 1993.<ref name=":0" /> After his PhD, he moved to the [[Rutherford Appleton Laboratory]] (RAL), initially to support the [[EISCAT]] inospheric radar, before taking up a number of research posts, including project scientist for the [[Heliospheric imager|Heliospheric Imager]]<nowiki/>s on the twin [[STEREO]] spacecraft.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> At RAL, Scott worked closely with [[Richard Harrison (scientist)|Richard Harrison]] and [[Michael Lockwood (physicist)|Mike Lockwood]]. In 2010, Scott moved to the [[University of Reading]].
== Research highlights ==
Scott's primary research focus is on the [[ionosphere]], particularly perturbations from below by atmospheric phenomenon. Scott was the first scientist to demonstrate [[lightning]] perturbation of the '[[Sporadic E propagation|sporadic E]]' layer; transient, localized patches of relatively high electron density in the mid-ionosphere, which significantly affect radio-wave propagation<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>. He subsequently investigated the relation between [[lightning]] occurrence and magnetic structures in the [[solar wind]]<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref><ref></ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>. Scott has also used novel datasets to study how pressure waves from the lower atmosphere can lead to disturbances in the ionosphere, most notably using records of the London [[The Blitz|Blitz]] [[World War II]] bombing raids and ionospheric measurements from [[Slough]]<ref></ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 2, expected 1)</ref><ref></ref><ref></ref>.
Using the [[Heliospheric imager|Heliospheric Imager]] instruments on the [[STEREO]] spacecraft, Scott made the first observations of a [[Coronal mass ejection|solar eruption]] tracked continuously from the Sun to the Earth.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>
== Public outreach and citizen science ==
Scott is actively involved in the public communication and promotion of science. He has made numerous appearances on TV and radio, most notably the BBC's [[Sky at Night]]<ref></ref>, [[Newsnight]], BBC [[Radio 4]]'s Today programme<ref></ref>, BBC2's James May's Man Lab<ref></ref>, [[ITN|ITN news]], and the [[Discovery Channel]]. He was science adviser for episode 1 of the BBC series 'Seven Wonders of the Solar System'
Scott is the co-founder of the [[citizen science]] "[https://ift.tt/2xj4S9S Solar Stormwatch]" project, to track solar eruptions in [[heliospheric imager]] data<ref></ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2) UNESCO World Heritage Site In London|language=en|access-date=2019-11-02}}</ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>.
== References ==
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Scientists]]
[[Category:Space physicists]]
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