Personal profile
Biography
I am an applied mathematician at the University of St Andrews, conducting research in solar magnetohydrodynamics.
Research overview
In particular, my major areas of research are:
- solar coronal heating via nanoflares;
- the evolution of the Sun's global magnetic field;
- diagnosing the nature of 3D magnetic reconnection;
- propagation of MHD waves in braided magnetic fields and in stratified atmospheres.
For further information, please see my personal website.
Profile Keywords
Solar magnetohydrodynamics (MHD); solar coronal heating; global coronal magnetic field modelling; magnetic reconnection; MHD waves
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Quantifying when and where strong magnetic skew forms in a data-driven global non-potential model of the solar corona I: production and persistence of skew
Reid, J., Mackay, D. H. & Upton, L. A., 1 Sept 2025, In: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 542, 3, p. 2184-2210 27 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Self-consistent nanoflare heating in model active regions: MHD avalanches
Reid, J., Threlfall, J. & Hood, A. W., 1 Jan 2023, In: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 518, 1, p. 1584-1600 17 p., stac3188.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Linking computational models to follow the evolution of heated coronal plasma
Reid, J., Cargill, P., Johnston, C. D. & Hood, A. W., Aug 2021, In: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 505, 3, p. 4141-4150 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Determining whether the squashing factor, Q, would be a good indicator of reconnection in a resistive MHD experiment devoid of null points
Reid, J., Parnell, C. E., Hood, A. W. & Browning, P. K., 16 Jan 2020, In: Astronomy & Astrophysics. 633, 14 p., A92.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Coronal energy release by MHD avalanches: heating mechanisms
Reid, J., Cargill, P., Hood, A. W., Parnell, C. E. & Arber, T. D., Jan 2020, In: Astronomy & Astrophysics. 633, 16 p., A158.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Datasets
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Data underpinning: Coronal energy release by MHD avalanches: continuous driving
Reid, J. (Creator), Hood, A. W. (Creator), Parnell, C. E. (Creator), Browning, P. K. (Creator) & Cargill, P. (Creator), University of St Andrews, 26 Jun 2018
DOI: 10.17630/cb4b8601-3d58-48b3-adbe-41c52d0b964f, https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/physics/research/cfsa/people/tda/larexd/
Dataset: Software
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Data underpinning: Can Multi-Threaded Flux Tubes in Coronal Arcades Support a Magnetohydrodynamic Avalanche?
Reid, J. (Creator), Threlfall, J. W. (Contributor) & Hood, A. W. (Contributor), University of St Andrews, 31 Dec 2022
DOI: 10.17630/3a612aa1-10a6-45ee-aedd-03d57c8513e1, https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/physics/research/cfsa/people/tda/larexd/
Dataset: Software
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Data underpinning: Linking computational models to follow the evolution of heated coronal plasma
Johnston, C. D. (Creator) & Reid, J. (Creator), University of St Andrews, 9 Jul 2022
DOI: 10.17630/68ad4eaa-2280-4dfd-a755-14410dbb8f58
Dataset: Software
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Data underpinning: Self-consistent nanoflare heating in model active regions: MHD avalanches
Reid, J. (Creator), Threlfall , J. (Creator), Hood, A. W. (Creator) & Johnston, C. D. (Creator), University of St Andrews, 16 Nov 2022
DOI: 10.17630/eed28d1a-a7e2-47a0-9be9-a5d228d77870
Dataset: Software
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Thesis
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A model for solar flares and coronal heating based on magnetohydrodynamic avalanches
Reid, J. (Author), 1 Dec 2020Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis (PhD)