Professor Sean Elvidge PhD

Professor Sean Elvidge

School of Engineering
Professor of Space Environment
Head of Space Environment Research (SERENE)

Contact details

Telephone
+44 (0)121 414 7724
Email
s.elvidge@bham.ac.uk
Twitter
Address
School of Engineering building
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Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT
UK

Sean Elvidge is Professor of Space Environment and leads the Space Environment and Radio Engineering (SERENE) group in the School of Engineering.

Space weather events are one of the major risks facing society as it becomes increasingly dependent on technology. Sean's research is focused on using innovative mathematical methods to create the next generation space weather forecast models. He was selected for the inaugural Forbes Europe 30 Under 30 list in the Science and Healthcare category.

Sean is a passionate communicator of science on a range of topics. He frequently gives talks to groups and schools across the country, reaching over 1,500 people a year.

Qualifications

Professor of Space Environment

  • PhD in ionospheric modelling, University 麻豆精选, 2014
  • MSci (Hons) in Mathematics, University 麻豆精选, 2011

Teaching

  • LM Space Environment - Lead Lecturer
  • LI Engineering Mathematics 2 - Lecturer

Other activities

  • International Union of Radio Science (URSI) Early Career Representative
  • American Geophysical Union (AGU) Radio Science journal Associate Editor
  • URSI Council Representative to the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG)
  • Villiers Park Educational Trust: Tutor, Mentor & Charity Ambassador

Publications

Recent publications

Article

Elvidge, S & Themens, D 2025, '', Space Weather, vol. 23, no. 1, e2024SW004113.

Brown, M, Lewis, HG, Kavanagh, AJ, Cnossen, I & Elvidge, S 2024, '', Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, vol. 129, no. 9, e2024JA032659.

Culverwell, ID, Healy, SB & Elvidge, S 2024, '', Space Weather, vol. 22, no. 1, e2023SW003572.

Elvidge, S, Healy, SB & Culverwell, ID 2024, '', Space Weather, vol. 22, no. 1, e2023SW003571.

Ruck, JJ, Themens, DR, Ponomarenko, P, Burrell, AG, Kunduri, B, Ruohoniemi, JM & Elvidge, S 2024, '', Space Weather, vol. 22, no. 9, e2024SW003916.

Wood, AG, Dorrian, GD, Boyde, B, Fallows, RA, Themens, DR, Mevius, M, Sprenger, T, Main, R, Pryse, SE & Elvidge, S 2024, '', Journal of Space Weather and Space Climate, vol. 14, 27.

Comment/debate

Elvidge, S 2024, '', Nature, vol. 630, no. 8016, pp. 271-271.

Conference contribution

Elvidge, S, Reid, B & Themens, DR 2024, . in 2024 4th URSI Atlantic Radio Science Meeting (AT-RASC)., Th-G03-PM1-1, URSI, 4th URSI Atlantic Radio Science Conference, Gran Canaria, Spain, 19/05/24.

Elvidge, S & Brown, MK 2024, . in AMOS 2024 Proceedings. AMOS conference proceedings, Maui Economic Development Board, Inc, 25th Advanced Maui Optical and Space Surveillance Technologies Conference, Maui, Hawaii, United States, 17/09/24.

Paper

Elvidge, S & Themens, DR 2024, '', Paper presented at 45th COSPAR Scientific Assembly, Busan, Korea, Republic of, 13/07/24 - 21/07/24.

Elvidge, S, Healy, S, Culverwell, I & Themens, D 2024, '', Paper presented at 8th EUMETSAT ROM SAF Workshop on GNSS RO Measurements, Reading, United Kingdom, 11/06/24 - 13/06/24.

Elvidge, S 2024, '', Paper presented at Military Space Situational Awareness, London, United Kingdom, 22/04/24 - 24/04/24.

Elvidge, S & Themens, D 2024, '', Paper presented at UK Space Weather and Space Environment Meeting II, Exeter, United Kingdom, 9/09/24 - 12/09/24.

Elvidge, S 2024, '', Paper presented at UK Space Weather and Space Environment Meeting II, Exeter, United Kingdom, 9/09/24 - 12/09/24.

Preprint

Reid, B, Themens, DR, Elvidge, S, Ahmed, MA, Wong, J & Ball, W 2024 '' ESS Open Archive.

Media experience

Stargazing Live at The University 麻豆精选

Professor Elvidge has a wide range of media experience. This work has primarily been with BBC Learning as part of Stargazing Live which has included numerous radio and television interviews.

As well as regularly advising local radio on science and astronomy topics, Sean has also written a number of articles for magazines (Experimental, iSquared, Plus Magazine, Space Weather Quarterly and the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications Magazine).

Expertise

Professor Elvidge has a plethora of experience advising the UK Cabinet Office and Ministry of Defence on issues related to space weather and the probability of extreme events. Among his experience:

  • Advice to UK Government (Ministry of Defence & Civil Contingencies Secretary) on Space Weather modelling and risk
  • Advice on Space Weather and Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) risk for UK National Risk Register
  • Taken part in Royal Society sponsored Parliamentary Pairing Scheme – pairing  scientists with senior civil servants