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Jack Reid is a Research Fellow in the Department of Applied Mathematics at the University of St Andrews' School of Mathematics and Statistics. His research focuses on solar magnetohydrodynamics, specifically investigating the evolution of the Sun's global magnetic field, coronal heating via nanoflares, and 3D magnetic reconnection diagnostics. He holds a PhD from the University of St Andrews (2020) and an undergraduate degree in Mathematics. Reid collaborates with institutions globally, including the University of Warwick, Imperial College London, and NASA Goddard Space Flight Centre.
His work addresses key challenges in heliophysics, such as understanding how plasma interacts with solar magnetic fields to produce observed phenomena. Recent studies include analyzing the benefits of wider observational fields for solar modeling and validating MHD avalanches as coronal heating mechanisms. Reid’s research combines numerical simulations with observational data to advance our knowledge of coronal dynamics and magnetic topology.
He has contributed to over 14 peer-reviewed publications and developed computational models linking plasma heating mechanisms. His collaborations emphasize multi-institutional efforts to solve unresolved problems in solar physics, such as diagnosing reconnection sites and modeling global magnetic field evolution.
