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Patrik Norqvist is an Associate Professor in the Department of Physics at Umeå University, Sweden, and a recognised university teacher. He is a member of the Solar-terrestrial physics and space weather research group, conducting research and teaching across a wide spectrum of physics courses from foundation year to technical physics and teacher-training programmes.
Education:
- Recognised university teacher qualification (exact degree titles not specified in text).
Research Focus: Dr Norqvist’s work centres on space physics, with particular emphasis on the Earth’s magnetotail dynamics, auroral processes, and solar-terrestrial interactions. Using data from missions such as Cluster, THEMIS, and Freja, he investigates how energy and momentum are transported and converted within the magnetosphere and how these processes manifest as space-weather phenomena.
Publication Trends: His recent articles (2002-2017) reveal a sustained focus on multi-spacecraft observations of plasma flows, magnetic reconnection, energy conversion regions, and the coupling between the solar wind and the ionosphere. Studies often combine statistical analyses with case studies to quantify the scale sizes, lifetimes, and IMF dependencies of dynamic structures in the plasma sheet and auroral regions.
Scientific Awards: No specific awards or honours are listed in the provided text.
Teaching & Advising: Dr Norqvist teaches at all undergraduate levels—from preparatory courses bridging upper-secondary school to advanced technical physics and teacher-programme courses. While individual PhD or Master’s students are not named in the text, his extensive publication record and research-group membership indicate active mentoring within the Solar-terrestrial physics team.
Laboratory & Teams: He is affiliated with the Solar-terrestrial physics and space weather research group at Umeå University, located at Fysikhuset, Linnaeusväg 24.
