All completed projects
2022
Ekvall, Cornelia, Subsurface ocean detection at Europa (results to come)
Uppsala University, Swedish Institute of Space Physics, 2022. BSc project (15c).
Supervisor: Jan-Erik Wahlund
Kukkola, Antti, Normal vector of shock waves encountered by Solar Orbiter
University of Helsinki, Swedish Institute of Space Physics, 2022.
Final report
Supervisor: Andreas Johlander
Van Winden, Darek, Cruise phase science opportunities with the JUICE spacecraft
Uppsala University, Swedish Institute of Space Physics, 2022. Student project (3c).
Preliminary report
Supervisor: Niklas Edberg
2021
Madurga Favieres, Christina, Far comet tail opportunities
Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain; Swedish Institute of Space Physics, 2021. Student project.
Supervisor: Anders Eriksson, IRF i Uppsala
Rodriguez Otero, David, Swarm LP bias sweeps
Royal Institute of Technology (KTH); Swedish Institute of Space Physics, 2021. Master Project (30 c).
Supervisors: Anders Eriksson, Stephan Buchert, Thomas Nilsson, Fredrik Johansson, IRF i Uppsala.
(results – to come)
Thompson, Will, Predicting CME arrival times using the EUHFORIA model
Uppsala University; Swedish Institute of Space Physics, 2021. Student project (10 c).
Supervisor: Emiliya Yordanova, IRF i Uppsala.
(results – to come)
Felix Holma, Variations in the photosaturation current on Solar Orbiter
Full report
Supervisor: Niklas Edberg, IRF i Uppsala.
Karan Pal, Analysis of Magnetic Field and Electron Density Fluctuations in the Sheath of CMEs, Uppsala University, Swedish Institute of Space Physics, 2021.
Supervisor: Emiliya Yordanova, IRF i Uppsala.
2020
Bause Marlon, Plasma density characteristics of magnetic holes near the Kronian magnetosphereic surfaces
Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Science and Technology, Physics, Department of Physics and Astronomy; Swedish Institute of Space Physics, 2020. Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (Two Years), 10 credits / 15 HE credits, oai:DiVA.org:uu-414766
Supervisor: Michiko Morooka
Jaklovsky, Simon, Drag based forecast for CME arrival
Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Science and Technology, Physics, Department of Physics and Astronomy; Swedish Institute of Space Physics, 2020. Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE credits, oai:DiVA.org:uu-415153
Supervisor: Emiliya Yordanova
Suneson, Oscar, Spatial Variability in the Ionosphere and GNSS Signal Delays in the L-band: A Direct Comparison of In-Situ Satellite- and Swepos-Data
Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Science and Technology, Physics, Department of Physics and Astronomy; Swedish Institute of Space Physics, 2020. Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE credits, oai:DiVA.org:uu-448889.
Supervisor: Stephan Buchert
2019
Dogurevich, Pavel, Kinetic simulation of spherically symmetric collisionless plasma in the inner part of a cometary coma, Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Science and Technology, Physics, Department of Physics and Astronomy; Swedish Institute of Space Physics, 2019. Master Programme in Physics, 10 credits / 15 HE credits, oai:DiVA.org:uu-389449
Supervisor: Anders Eriksson, IRF in Uppsala
Edman, Jennifer, Deriving characteristics of thin cirrus clouds from observations with the IRF lidar, Luleå University of Technology, Department of Computer Science, Electrical and Space Engineering, 2019. Independent thesis Advanced level (Space Engineering, master’s level), 20 credits / 30 HE credits, oai:DiVA.org:ltu-76574
Supervisor: Peter Völger, IRF in Kiruna
Gupta, Shashikant, Cometary ion dynamics with Rosetta Ion Composition Analyzer, Luleå University of Technology, Department of Computer Science, Electrical and Space Engineering, 2019, Independent thesis Advanced level (Space Engineering, master’s level), 20 credits / 30 HE credits, oai:DiVA.org:ltu-76270
Supervisor: Hans Nilsson, IRF in Kiruna
Skan, Moa, Reconstructing ICMEs with the toroidal Grad-Shafranov method, Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Science and Technology, Physics; Swedish Institute of Space Physics, 2019. Independent thesis Advanced level (Master Programme in Engineering Physics), 20 credits / 30 HE credits, oai:DiVA.org:uu-382398
Supervisor: Emiliya Yordanova, IRF in Uppsala
Smith, Kellen, Interpreting density enhancement of coronal mass ejections, Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Science and Technology, Physics, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Space Plasma Physics, 2019. Independent thesis Basic level (Bachelor Programme in Physics), 10 credits / 15 HE credits, oai:DiVA.org:uu-388352
Supervisors: Emiliya Yordanova and Elisabeth Werner, IRF in Uppsala
Zankov, Ivan, Optimization of Cubesat-Compatible Plasma Ion Analyzer for Asteroid Composition Analysis, Luleå University of Technology, Department of Computer Science, Electrical and Space Engineering, 2019. Independent thesis Advanced level (Space Engineering, master’s level), 20 credits / 30 HE credits, oai:DiVA.org:ltu-76290
Supervisors: Xiao-Dong Wang and Yoshifumi Futaana, IRF in Kiruna
2018
Al Moulla, Khaled, Turbulence at MHD and sub-ion scales in the magnetosheath of Saturn: a comparative study between quasi-perpendicular and quasi-parallel bow shocks using in-situ Cassini data, Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Science and Technology, Physics, Department of Physics and Astronomy; Swedish Institute of Space Physics, 2018. Independent thesis Basic level, degree of Bachelor, 10 credits / 15 HE credits, oai:DiVA.org:uu-354775
Supervisor: Lina Hadid, IRF in Uppsala
Hahlin, Axel, Coupled waves as a model to describe chaotic turbulence pumped by radio waves in the ionosphere, Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Science and Technology, Physics, Department of Physics and Astronomy; Swedish Institute of Space Physics, 2018. Independent thesis Basic level, degree of Bachelor, 10 credits / 15 HE credits, oai:DiVA.org:uu-356265
Supervisor: Thomas Leyser, IRF in Uppsala
Huybrighs, Hans, A Search for signatures of Europa’s atmosphere and plumes in Galileo charged particle data, Braunschweig: Technische Universität Braunschweig, 2018, PhD thesis.
Supervisor: Yoshifumi Futaana, IRF in Kiruna
Kvarnström, Joakim, Searching for Titan’s tail, Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Science and Technology, Physics, Department of Physics and Astronomy; Swedish Institute of Space Physics, 2018. Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE credits, oai:DiVA.org:uu-356306
Supervisor: Niklas Edberg, IRF in Uppsala
Scheutwinkel, Kilian, Ionospheric model of comet 67P including the effect of solar EUV attenuation, Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Science and Technology, Physics, Department of Physics and Astronomy. Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Science and Technology, Physics, Swedish Institute of Space Physics, 2018. Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (Two Years)), 5 HE credits, oai:DiVA.org:uu-344279
Supervisor: Erik Vigren, IRF in Uppsala
Svensson, Martin, Electron heating in collisionless shocks observed by the MMS spacecraft, Luleå University of Technology, Department of Computer Science, Electrical and Space Engineering, 2018. Independent thesis Advanced level, degree of Master (Two Years), 20 credits / 30 HE credits, oai:DiVA.org:ltu-67892
Supervisor: Andreas Johlander, IRF in Uppsala
Werner, Elisabeth, Modeling the complex ejecta on 2017 September 6-9 with WSA-ENLIL+Cone and EUHFORIA, Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Science and Technology, Physics, Department of Physics and Astronomy; Swedish Institute of Space Physics, 2018. Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (Two Years)), 20 credits / 30 HE credits, oai:DiVA.org:uu-351371
Supervisor: Emiliya Yordanova, IRF in Uppsala
2017
Alinder, Simon, Electron cooling in a cometary plasma, Undergraduate Diploma thesis, Uppsala university and Swedish Institute of Space Physics, 2017. Undergraduate diploma thesis (15 hp), oai:DiVA.org:uu-324842
Supervisor: Erik Vigren, IRF in Uppsala
Bader, Alexander, Ion Temperature Anisotropies in the Venus Plasma Environment, Luleå University of Technology, Department of Computer Science, Electrical and Space Engineering, 2017. Independent thesis Advanced level, degree of Master (Two Years), 20 credits, oai:DiVA.org:ltu-63909
Supervisor: Gabriella Stenberg Wieser, IRF in Kiruna
Bercic, Laura, Instrumental and environmental effects on RPC-ICA measurements of the cometary ion dynamics at comet 67P/CG, Luleå University of Technology, Department of Computer Science, Electrical and Space Engineering, Space Technology; Swedish Institute of Space Physics, 2017. Independent thesis Advanced level, degree of Master (Two Years), 20 credits, oai:DiVA.org:ltu-65531
Supervisor: Etienne Behar, IRF in Kiruna
Gramin, Ava, Analysis of calibration and surface contamination on the Rosetta Langmuir probe instrument, Uppsala: Uppsala university and Swedish Institute of Space Physics, 2017. Undergraduate diploma thesis (15 hp), oai:DiVA.org:uu-317492
Supervisor: Fredrik Johansson, IRF in Uppsala
Lannér, Viktor, Incoherent Scattering of Twisted Radar Beams from the Ionosphere, Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Science and Technology, Physics; Swedish Institute of Space Physics, 2017. Independent thesis Advanced level (professional degree), 20 credits.
Supervisor: Thomas Leyser, IRF in Uppsala
Lidström, Viktor, Mass Loading of Space Plasmas, Luleå University of Technology, Department of Computer Science, Electrical and Space Engineering, Space Technology, 2017. Independent thesis Advanced level, degree of Master (Two Years), 20 credits.
Supervisor: Mats Holmström, IRF in Kiruna
Simon Alinder (Rosetta) Electron cooling in a Cometary Coma
Project webpage
Supervisor: Erik Vigren, IRF in Uppsala
Martin Svensson (MMS) Electron heating in the Earth’s bow shock
Project webpage
Supervisor: Andreas Johlander, IRF in Uppsala
2016
Kastinen, Daniel, Meteorer och Celestial Dynamik: Association och Numerisk analys, Independent thesis Advanced level (Space Engineering, master’s level), 20 credits / 30 HE credits, Luleå University of Technology, Department of Computer Science, Electrical and Space Engineering, 2016.
Supervisor: Johan Kero, IRF in Kiruna
Kerényi, Máté, Vacuum Chamber Design for RATEX-J Radiation Testing, Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (Two Years), 20 credits / 30 HE credits, KTH, School of Electrical Engineering (EES), 2016, oai:DiVA.org:kth-187727
Supervisor: Magnus Oja, IRF in Kiruna
Nunez, Emmanuel, Characterization of Neutral Particle Detector Time-of-Flight Measurement as Dependent on Space and Time in the Environment of Venus, Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (Two Years)), 20 credits / 30 HE credits, Luleå University of Technology, Department of Computer Science, Electrical and Space Engineering, 2016, oai:DiVA.org:ltu-59582
Supervisors: Yoshifumi Futaana and Xiao-Dong Wang, IRF in Kiruna
Werner, Anita Linnéa Elisabeth, Comparison of the shock arrival times for Earth-directed ICMEs provided by the WSA-Enlil+Cone model and in-situ observations at L1: A Case Study, Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE credits, Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Science and Technology, Physics, Department of Physics and Astronomy. Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Science and Technology, Physics; Swedish Institute of Space Physics, Uppsala, 2016, oai:DiVA.org:uu-296537
Supervisor: Andris Vaivads, IRF in Uppsala
Xystouris, George, Investigation of the electron density close to the rings of Saturn and Prediction of the F-ring plasma characteristics, Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (Two Years)), 20 credits / 30 HE credits, Uppsala university, 2016, oai:DiVA.org:uu-314112
Supervisors: Michiko Morooka and Jan-Erik Wahlund, IRF in Uppsala
Ava Gramin (Rosetta) Analysis of Calibration and Surface Contamination on the Rosetta Langmuir Probe Instrument
Supervisors: Fredrik Johansson, Elias Odelstad and Anders Eriksson, IRF in Uppsala
George Xystouris (Cassini) Electron density in the Saturn rings
Supervisors: Michiko Morooka and Jan-Erik Wahlund, IRF in Uppsala
2015
Burgdorf, Jonas, On-Board Data Handling for J³ and Electrical Ground Support Equipment for RATEX-J., Masters thesis, Department of Computer Science, Electrical and Space Engineering, Luleå University of Technology, Swedish Institute of Space Physics, 2015.
Supervisor: Birgit Ritter, IRF in Kiruna
Cervantes, Pedro, Geometry Considerations for the Radio and Plasma Waves Instrument on the ESA Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE), Master’s Thesis, Electrical and Space Engineering, Luleå University of Technology, Swedish Institute of Space Physics, 2015.
Supervisors: Anders Eriksson and Jan-Erik Wahlund, IRF in Uppsala
Tsimpidas, Dimitrios, Following the central region of the Saturnian nightside plasma sheet, Master’s Thesis in Astronomy and Space Physics, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, Swedish Institute of Space Physics, 2015.
Supervisors: Jan-Erik Wahlund, David Andrews and Michiko Morooka, IRF in Uppsala
Huybrighs, Hans, The feasibility of in-situ observations of Europa’s water vapour plumes, Master’s Thesis, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands; Swedish Institute of Space Physics, 2015.
Supervisors: Stas Barabash and Yoshifumi Futaana, IRF in Kiruna
Sirin, Atakan, Power System Analysis of J³ CubeSat and RATEX-J High Voltage Power Supply Calibration, Masters thesis, Department of Computer Science, Electrical and Space Engineering, Luleå University of Technology, Swedish Institute of Space Physics, 2015.
Supervisor: Birgit Ritter, IRF in Kiruna
Wolff, F., J³ – A CubeSat for Radiation Testing: Science Requirements Derivation, Analysis of Radiation Environment and Simulation of Instrument Response, Masters thesis, Department of Computer Science, Electrical and Space Engineering, Luleå University of Technology, Swedish Institute of Space Physics, 2015.
Supervisor: Birgit Ritter, IRF in Kiruna
Pedro Cervantes Correa (JUICE) Geometry Considerations for the Radio and Plasma Waves Instrument on the ESA Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE)
Supervisors: Anders Eriksson and Jan-Erik Wahlund, IRF in Uppsala