Stony Brook University
7:30 pm
ESS Building, Room 001
Friday, May 02, 2025
Solar Storms and the Impact on Earth
Prof. Michael Zingale
Our Sun is near its peak activity in a 11 year cycle, and recently aurorae were visible on Long Island. Why does this happen? And what happens if a more energetic stream of particles from the Sun were to hit earth? In this lecture, we'll discuss the Sun's magnetic activity, its quiet and active phases, and look at some historical solar outbursts that have impacted Earth.
Prof. Zingale is a Professor of Astronomy in Stony Brook's department of Physics & Astronomy. He joined the Department in 2006, coming most recently from a postdoctoral position at the University of California at Santa Cruz. His research is in modeling stellar explosions and the basic physics therein, and developing algorithms for performing supercomputer simulations of astrophysical fluid flow.
