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Dr. Oliver Allanson is an Assistant Professor in Space Environment at the University of Birmingham's School of Engineering, Department of Electronic, Electrical and Systems Engineering, where he leads the Space Environment and Radio Engineering (SERENE) Group. He concurrently holds an Honorary Senior Lecturer position in Mathematics at the University of Exeter. His academic credentials include a PhD in Applied Mathematics from the University of St Andrews (2017), MASt in Applied Mathematics/Theoretical Physics from the University of Cambridge (2013), and MPhys in Mathematics-Theoretical Physics from the University of St Andrews (2012).
His research focuses on fundamental space plasma physics and space weather phenomena, particularly nonlinear wave-particle interactions, radiation belt dynamics, and kinetic theory of Earth's magnetosphere. He leads a UKRI NERC Independent Research Fellowship (2021-2026) titled 'The Importance of Nonlinear Physics in Radiation Belt Modelling' which aims to advance predictive space weather capabilities through improved physical models of high-energy particle dynamics.
Dr. Allanson has received significant recognition including:
- Royal Astronomical Society Fowler Award for Geophysics (2023)
- Springer Theses Prize (2018)
- IMA Lighthill-Thwaites Prize Runner-Up (2017)
