Christopher Scott

Professor Christopher Scott is a Professor in Space & Atmospheric Physics at the University of Reading's Department of Meteorology, serving as Laboratory Manager. His research focuses on space weather, solar-terrestrial interactions, auroral physics, ionospheric dynamics, and long-term atmospheric changes. He leads projects like the Dr Carbon Atmospheric Observatory and the citizen science initiative Solar Stormwatch (www.solarstormwatch.com).

His work integrates observations from spacecraft (e.g., STEREO, BepiColombo) and ground-based systems to study solar wind impacts, CME propagation, and ionospheric responses. Key contributions include advancing CME forecasting models, analyzing comet-solar wind interactions, and quantifying long-term ionospheric changes.

He supervises postdoctoral researchers Luke Barnard and Kim Tucker-Hood, and collaborates on global initiatives like the Solar Stormwatch project. His research spans disciplines including geophysics, astrophysics, and planetary science, with over 100 peer-reviewed publications since 1994.