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Staff Profile

Professor Paul Bushby

Professor of Applied Mathematics

  • Telephone: +44 (0) 191 208 7298
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  • Address: School of Mathematics, Statistics and Physics
    Herschel Building
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    Â鶹´«Ã½ upon Tyne
    NE1 7RU
Background

Qualifications

  • BA, Mathematics, University of Cambridge (1999)
  • MA, University of Cambridge (2003)
  • PhD, Applied Mathematics, University of Cambridge (2003)


Previous Positions

  • Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, University of Cambridge (2003 to 2007)


Memberships

  • Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • Member of the International Astronomical Union
  • Fellow of the Higher Education Academy


Research

Research Interests

  • Astrophysical fluid dynamics 
  • Magnetohydrodynamics and dynamo theory
  • Solar magnetism


Postgraduate Supervision

  • Matthew Buckley (2009 - 2013)
  • Laura Cole (2011 - 2016)
  • Amit Seta (2014 - 2019)
  • Can Evirgen (2015 - 2019)
  • Alex Hindle (2016 - 2020)
  • Robert Cooper (2017 - 2022)
  • John Moss (2019 - 2024)
  • Scott Hopper (Started 2022)
  • Rose Hinz (Started 2023)


Postdoctoral Supervision

  • Benjamin Favier (2010-2011)
  • Luiz Felippe Santiago Rodrigues (2014-2016)
  • Irina Makarenko (2015-2019)
  • Natalia Gomez Perez (2017-2019)
  • Alex Hindle (2020-2023)
  • Craig Duguid (2021-2023)
  • Devika Tharakkal (2026-)


Research Grants

  • STFC Astronomy Grant: "Magnetism in Hot Jupiters" (2026-2029), UKRI4144, Lead
  • STFC Astronomy Grant: "A solar-like dynamo driven by magnetic buoyancy" (2025-2028), UKRI1211, Co-Lead
  • Leverhulme Trust Grant: "Dynamo action driven by magnetic buoyancy: A new module for solar magnetism" (2021-2024), RPG-2020-109, PI
  • Leverhulme Trust Grant: "Modelling inhomogeneous magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) in hot Jupiter atmospheres" (2017-2021), RPG-2017-035, CoI
  • Leverhulme Trust Grant: "Observations and models of turbulent flows: a topological approach" (2015-2019), RPG-2014-427, CoI
  • STFC Standard Grant: "Cosmic rays in the multi-phase interstellar medium with dynamo-generated magnetic fields" (2013-2015), , PI
  • STFC Consolidated Grant: "The Astrophysics Research Programme at Â鶹´«Ã½" (2013-2016), , PI
  • Royal Society International Joint Project Grant: "The origin and observational signatures of cosmic magnetic fields" (2011-2013), CoI
  • EPSRC First Grant:  (2010-2011), , PI
  • STFC Standard Grant: "Short term visitors programme" (2008-2011), , CoI



Teaching

Undergraduate Teaching (2025/2026)

  • MSP2801 Vector Calculus (Semester 1)
  • MMath Project supervision



Publications

  • Articles

    • Stangalini M, Verth G, Fedun V, Perrone D, Berretti M, Bushby P, Jafarzadeh S, Jess DB, Giannattasio F, Keys PH, Bruno R, Berrilli F. . Astronomy and Astrophysics 2025, 695, L11.
    • Hopper SJ, Wood TS, Bushby PJ. . Journal of Fluid Mechanics 2024, 994, A3.
    • Duguid CD, Bushby PJ, Wood TS. . Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 2024, 535(1), 78-89.
    • Duguid CD, Bushby PJ, Wood TS. . Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 2023, 520(1), 527-541.
    • Moss JB, Wood TS, Bushby PJ. . Geophysical and Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics 2023, 117(4), 263-277.
    • Moss JB, Wood TS, Bushby PJ. . Physical Review Fluids 2022, 7(10), 103701.
    • Hindle AW, Bushby PJ, Rogers TM. . The Astrophysical Journal 2021, 922(2), 176.
    • Hindle AW, Bushby PJ, Rogers TM. . The Astrophysical Journal Letters 2021, 916(1).
    • Cooper RG, Bushby PJ, Guervilly C. . Physical Review Fluids 2020, 5, 113702.
    • Henderson R, Makarenko I, Bushby P, Fletcher A, Shukurov A. . Journal of the American Statistical Association 2020, 115(530), 625-635.
    • Seta A, Bushby PJ, Shukurov A, Wood TS. . Physical Review Fluids 2020, 5, 043702.
    • Evirgen CC, Gent FA, Shukurov A, Fletcher A, Bushby PJ. . Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 2019, 488(4), 5065–5074.
    • Hindle AW, Bushby PJ, Rogers TM. . The Astrophysical Journal Letters 2019, 872(2), L27.
    • Shukurov A, Rodrigues LFS, Bushby PJ, Hollins J, Rachen JP. . Astronomy & Astrophysics 2019, 623, A113.
    • Makarenko I, Shukurov A, Henderson R, Rodrigues LFS, Bushby P, Fletcher A. . Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 2018, 475(2), 1843–1858.
    • Makarenko I, Bushby P, Fletcher A, Henderson R, Makarenko N, Shukurov A. . Journal of Plasma Physics 2018, 84(4), 1-24.
    • Seta A, Shukurov A, Wood TS, Bushby PJ, Snodin AP. . Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 2018, 473(4), 4544-4557.
    • Bushby PJ, Käpylä PJ, Masada Y, Brandenburg A, Favier B, Guervilly C, Käpylä MJ. . Astronomy and Astrophysics 2018, 612, A97.
    • Candelaresi S, Pontin D, Yeates A, Bushby P, Hornig G. . The Astrophysical Journal 2018, 864(2), 157.
    • Evirgen CC, Gent FA, Shukurov A, Fletcher A, Bushby P. . Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 2017, 464(1), L105-L109.
    • Butters OJ, Sarson GR, Bushby PJ. . Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research 2017, 341, 94-103.
    • Shukurov A, Snodin AP, Seta A, Bushby PJ, Wood TS. . Astrophysical Journal Letters 2017, 839(1), L16.
    • Rodrigues LFS, Sarson GR, Shukurov A, Bushby PJ, Fletcher A. . The Astrophysical Journal 2016, 816(1), 2.
    • Wood TS, Bushby PJ. . Journal of Fluid Mechanics 2016, 803, 502-515.
    • Snodin AP, Shukurov A, Sarson GR, Bushby PJ, Rodrigues LFS. . Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 2016, 457(4), 3975-3987.
    • Yeates AR, Bianchi F, Welsch BT, Bushby PJ. . Astronomy & Astrophysics 2014, 564, A131.
    • Cole LC, Bushby PJ. . Astronomy & Astrophysics 2014, 563, A116.
    • Bushby PJ, Favier B. . Astronomy & Astrophysics 2014, 562, A72.
    • Ji Y, Cole L, Bushby P, Shukurov A. . Geophysical and Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics 2014, 108(5), 568-583.
    • Favier B, Bushby PJ. . Journal of Fluid Mechanics 2013, 723, 529-555.
    • Buckley MC, Bushby PJ. . Physical Review E (Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics) 2013, 87(2), 023019.
    • Favier B, Bushby PJ. . Journal of Fluid Mechanics 2012, 690, 262-287.
    • Bushby PJ, Archontis V. . Astronomy & Astrophysics 2012, 545, A107.
    • Bushby PJ, Favier B, Proctor MRE, Weiss NO. . Geophysical and Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics 2012, 106(4-5), 508-523.
    • Houghton SM, Bushby PJ. . Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 2011, 412(1), 555-560.
    • Bushby PJ, Proctor MRE. . Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 2010, 409(4), 1611-1618.
    • Silvers LJ, Bushby PJ, Proctor MRE. . Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 2009, 400(1), 337-345.
    • Proctor M, Richardson K, Bushby P. . Magnetohydrodynamics 2009, 45(2), 145-154.
    • Bushby PJ. . Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences 2008, 366(1884), 4465-4476.
    • Bushby PJ, Houghton SM, Proctor MRE, Weiss NO. . Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 2008, 387(2), 698-706.
    • Bushby PJ, Tobias SM. . Astrophysical Journal 2007, 661(2), 1289-1296.
    • Bushby PJ. . Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 2006, 371(2), 772-780.
    • Bushby PJ. . Astronomische Nachrichten 2005, 326(3-4), 218-222.
    • Bushby PJ, Houghton SM. . Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 2005, 362(1), 313-320.
    • Bushby P, Mason J. . Astronomy & Geophysics 2004, 45(4), 7-13.
    • Bushby PJ. . Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 2003, 338(3), 655-664.
    • Bushby PJ. . Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 2003, 342(1), L15–L19.

  • Conference Proceedings (inc. Abstracts)

    • Bushby PJ, Proctor MRE, Weiss NO. . In: Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union: IAU Symposium on ''Astrophysical Dynamics: From Stars to Galaxies". 2011, Nice, France: Cambridge University Press.
    • Favier B, Bushby PJ. . In: 13th European Turbulence Conference (ETC13). 2011, Warsaw, Poland: IOP Science.
    • Bushby PJ, Proctor MRE, Weiss NO. . In: Numerical Modeling of Space Plasma Flows (ASTRONUM). 2010, Chamonix, France: ASPCS: San Francisco.
    • Bushby PJ. . In: Convection in Astrophysics, Proceedings of IAU Symposium #239. 2006, Prague, Czech Republic: Cambridge University Press.