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Images from the Otago Space Physics Group, at Home and Overseas (2012-2013)

Kathy Cresswell-Moorcock in front of a stone fox at the Toyokawa Inari Shrine - the shrine has many many statues of foxes, a symbol of the Japanese Shinto spirit Inari. This picture was during the conference excursion associated with the CAWSES-II International Symposium which was hosted by the University of Nagoya in Japan in November 2013 [23 November 2013].
Space Physics MSc research student Jason Neal standing in front of the Nagoya TV tower by the Oasis 21 bus terminal and shopping complex. Jason was visiting Japan to attend the CAWSES-II International Symposium which was hosted by the University of Nagoya in Japan in November 2013 [23 November 2013].
Craig by a very large paper lantern at the Toyokawa Inari Shrine. This was during the conference excursion associated with the CAWSES-II International Symposium which was hosted by the University of Nagoya in Japan in November 2013 [23 November 2013].
Dr James Brundell and Mr. Aaron Hendry beside the AARDDVARK antenna located at Arrival Heights near Scott Base. James and Aaron went south as Otago Space Physics Group Expedition 6. Antarctica New Zealand requested they travel about 1 month earlier than we have normally been in Antarctica, and the weather was much colder and more difficult to operate in. This seems to sum up their experience rather well! The logistics support for the Otago Space Physics Group Expedition 6 is provided through Antarctica New Zealand Event K060 [12 November 2013].
Craig on the roof of the National Museum of Scotland with Edinburgh Castle in the background. Craig was visiting Edinburgh to talk with the British Geological Survey and undertake collaborative work as part of the PLASMON project [20 October 2013].
Ian Whittaker with "El Castillo", the 30m high pyramid which dominates the ruined Mayan city of Chichen Itza. This complex is beliveed to have been built somewhere between 900-1200 AD. Ian visited Chichen Itza after the 12th IAGA Scientific Assembly which was held in Merida, Mexico [1 September 2013].
Aaron Hendry in front of the Monumento a la Patria (Homeland Monument) in Merida, Mexico. Aaron was in Mexico to attend the 12th IAGA Scientific Assembly in Merida, Mexico [28 August 2013].
Craig stands beside the "Governor's Palace" in the ruined Mayan city of Uxmal, on the Yucatan Peninsula. This city is believed to have once had 15-25 thousand people living in it, but is now surrounded by jungle and visited by tourists. Craig was in Mexico to attend the 12th IAGA Scientific Assembly in Merida, Mexico [28 August 2013].
Aaron Hendry, Craig Rodger, and Ian Whittaker, stand beside a restored Saturn V rocket located in the Rocket Park of the Johnson Space Centre (Houston, Texas, USA) on 23 August 2013. We passed through Houston on the way to the XIIth IAGA Scientific Assembly.
Dr James Brundell and Assoc. Prof. Craig J. Rodger standing in front of the sign at the entrance of the city of Forks in Washington state (USA). James and Craig travelled south from Seattle to visit the whistler receiver located at the Olympic Natural Resources Center operated by the University of Washington. This receiver provides data to the PLASMON EU-funded project which is extending the AWDA network of whistler receivers. It also provides data to the AARDDVARK network, which was also supported by the PLASMON FP7 project.
Dr James Brundell and Assoc. Prof. Craig J. Rodger standing in front of the newly upgraded AARDDVARK antenna installed at Ministik Lake, Alberta, Canada. The antenna is located at a field site of the Space Physics Group from the University of Alberta, who are based in Edmonton. This instrument has had a very hard life with many problems, but we think we may have worked through a lot of them. We hope! [1 August 2013].
Picture of the AARDDVARK field work team who visited Canada in July 2013. Show here are Mark Clilverd (British Antarctic Survey), James Brundell (Otago University), Neil Cobbett (British Antarctic Survey), and Craig Rodger (Otago University). The BAS team members started in Fort Churchill and then travelled to Ottawa to work on AARDDVARK receivers. The Otago team started in Ottawa and then travelled to Edmonton to work on AARDDVARK receivers. This picture was taken beside the Ottawa River and shows the Canadian Parliament in the background [28 July 2013].
The Space Physics group finally got a team photo taken on 15 July 2013. This is taken beside "the monolith" which welcomes visitors to the University (and is beside the Physics Department building). In the photo from right to left: Aaron Hendry, Jason Neal, Neil Thomson, Craig Rodger, Ian Whittaker, Kathy Cresswell-Moorcock and James Brundell.
Space Physics graduate research student Jason Neal shortly after graduating at the University of Otago ceremony on Saturday 4 May. Jason passed across to the stage to have his Bachelor of Science with Honours conferred, awarded in Physics at a First Class Level [4 May 2013].
Mark Clilverd (British Antarctic Survey) on St Claire beach on the southern edge of Dunedin City. Mark was visiting the Space Physics group as part of his near annual collaborative trip to work with our research group [25 April 2013].
Associate Professor Craig J. Rodger at the top of a viewing tower on the summit of the Gurten, a mountain on the edge of the city of Bern in Switzerland. Craig was there to attend a international research team meeting hosted at the International Space Science Institute [20 March 2013].
Associate Professor Craig J. Rodger beside Morecambe Bay in Lancashire, England (in this case near Jenny Brown's Point). This area is part of the Arnside and Silverdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Craig was in England to visit Lancaster University for the Quantifying Energetic Particle Precipitation into the Atmosphere (QEPPA) 1st Steering Group Meeting [12 March 2013].
Associate Professor Craig J. Rodger standing at the side of the pit of the Kevitsa mine near Sodankylä in Lapland, Finland. This is a nickel and copper mine which became operational in 2012. Craig was visiting the Sodankylä Geophysical Observatory for a business meeting of the EU FP7 PLASMON project [13 February 2013].
Kathy Cresswell-Moorcock and Craig Rodger in front of the University of Otago clocktower. Kathy is wearing her robes, as she was just about to graduate with a PGDipSci awarded with Distinction. Kathy is staying with the Space Physics group, and will start a MSc in early 2013.
Dr James Brundell and Dr Ian Whittaker kneel beside the AARDDVARK antenna located at Arrival Heights near Scott Base. During their time in Antarctica they moved our computer and electronics into a new room in the Arrival Heights Kiwi Lab, gathered data, checked the gear was well, and undertook electromagnetic noise measurements. The logistics support for the Otago Space Physics Group Expedition 5 is provided through Antarctica New Zealand Event K060. [27 November 2012].
Assoc Prof. Craig Rodger with the NCAR Mesa Lab in the background. Craig was taking part on a hike from Chautauqua to the Mesa Lab as part of the 2012 HEPPA-SOLARIS workshop in Boulder, Colorado [11 October 2012].This was the 4^th International HEPPA Workshop, and Craig was attending to give an invited tutorial talk.
Space Physics PhD student Aaron Hendry in Praca da Republica, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Aaron was in Sao Paulo to attend the 5th VERSIM workshop, his first international conference, and first long haul trip [8 September 2012].
Assoc Prof. Craig Rodger downtown in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Craig was in Sao Paulo to attend the 5th VERSIM workshop, the first time the workshop had been held outside of Europe [8 September 2012].
Space Physics PhD student Aaron Hendry standing in front of the Space Shuttle Discovery (OV-103) in the space hall of the Udvar Hazy Center (Smithsonian Air and Space Museum). Aaron was visiting the Museum on the way to the VERSIM workshop in Brazil, and we had to spend most of a day around Dulles airport [31 August 2012].
Assoc Prof. Craig Rodger standing in front of the fortifications of Suomenlinna island, a 250-year-old fortress which protects Helsinki harbour. Craig was visiting Helsinki to collaborate with the Finnish Meteorological Institute [13 August 2012].
Dr James Brundell and Assoc. Prof. Craig J. Rodger standing in front of the newly repaired AARDDVARK antenna installed at Ministik Lake, Alberta, Canada. The antenna is located at a field site of the Space Physics Group from the University of Alberta, who are based in Edmonton. Our team installed the AARDDVARK atenna in mid-October, but it suffered damage from the local wildlife, hence James and Craig set out to make repairs [17 July 2012].
Dr Ian Whittaker arrived in the Space Physics group in early July 2012, taking up a Postdoctoral Fellowship position - Ian is working on energetic electron precipitation and its link to the plasmasphere, funded by the European Union FP7 project (PLASMON). W are thrilled to welcome Ian to the group. This image is from a snow-boarding trip Ian took with the young researchers in Otago's Polar Environments Research Theme in early September [5 July 2012].
Associate Professor Craig J. Rodger standing in front of Oxburgh Hall, a UK National Trust property. This castle-like manor house with its moat is a 15th century construction. Craig was visiting the British Antarctic Survey in Cambridge for a collaboration visit [25 June 2012].
Former Space Physics MSc student Bonar Carson in his new job in Auckland. Bonar is working for ASB as a financial analyst. Looking sharp, Bonar. Well done! [May 2012].
Assoc. Prof Craig Rodger with Dr. Yuki Obana of Osaka Electro-Communication University at her poster during the Japanese Geoscience Union Meeting 2012. Dr Obana has a magnetometer instrument in Middlemarch near Dunedin, which is supported by the Dunedin Astronomical Society [23 May 2012].
Mark Clilverd (British Antarctic Survey) with much of Otago Peninsula stretching out behind him. To the left in the foreground is Port Chalmers, while the Harbour Cone hill, which has volcanic origins, is at the far right in the background. The harbour entrance, Taiaroa Head, is in the far lefthand side. Mark Clilverd was visiting the Space Physics group as part of his near annual collaborative trip to work with our research group [23 April 2012].
Associate Professor Craig J. Rodger standing at the Stony Point Penguin Colony near Hermanus, South Africa. This is a colony of African penguins established in the 1980s due to the decrease in predator numbers on the mainland. Craig was visiting the Space Science Directorate of the South African National Space Agency for a business meeting of the EU FP7 PLASMON project [27 January 2012].

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