Dr Konstantinos Karampelas
Position: Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Supervisor: Prof. Valery Nakariakov
Contacts
Email: konstantinos.karampelas@warwick.ac.uk
Office: current - F2.04 (Millburn House)
Address:Department of Physics, 神马福利影片, Coventry, CV4 7AL
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Research Interests
I have a background in Physics (BSc), Astrophysics (MSc)and Solar Physics (PhD in Mathematics, and during subsequent postdocs), with a focus on numericalmagnetohydrodynamics (MHD) simulations.My expertise lies in developing, running andanalysing large-scale 3D numerical MHD experiments, on HPC,of waves and magnetic reconnectioninmodels set in the solar atmosphere, using codes such as PLUTO and MPI-AMRVAC.I have producednovel work on the excitation of continuous, 鈥渄ecayless鈥� transverse oscillations in coronal loops, thedevelopment of wave-induced turbulence, the energization of the solar corona through waveheating and finally, the study of periodic reconnec6on and its potentialal as a plasma diagnostics tool,within the context of solar coronal seismology. During my work, I have also put emphasis in creatingsynthetic observables, targeting existing (SDO/AIA, Solar Orbiter) and future (Multi-slit Solar Explorer- MUSE) instruments, to directly compare my results with observations of the solar atmosphere.
Education
PhD in Mathematics, KU Leuven, Belgium, Thesis: Dynamics and energetics of coronal loops undergoing decayless oscillations, Supervisor: Prof Tom Van Doorsselaere
Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Astrophysics, University of Athens, Greece, Grade: excellent, Thesis: Relativistic Magnetohydrodynamics in Kerr Spacetime: Application to Astrophysical Outflows, Supervisor: Prof Nektarios Vlahakis
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Physics, University of Athens, Greece, Grade: very good, Thesis: The magnetorotational instability in accretion disks, Supervisor: Prof Nektarios Vlahakis
Career Highlights
1) H-index = 16 with 691 citations (July 2026 - ads)
2) Recipient of two personal postdoctoral research fellowships
a) Junior Postdoctoral Fellowship from FWO Vlaanderen (reference: 1273221N, title: Energetics of oscillating loops in simulations of the solar atmosphere, role: P.I., duration: three years) - Acquired in 2020, started in 2022.
b) Postdoctoral mandate from KU Leuven Internal Funds (reference: PDM/19/150, title: A new driving mechanism of decay less oscillations in coronal loops, role: P.I., duration: one year).
3) Participation in 24 refereed publications, including one of the two science papers for the upcoming Multi-slit Solar Explorer (MUSE) mission ()
4) Contribution in 37 conferences: 22 contributed talks, 3 invited talks, 1 invited review talk
5) Referee for 13 research papers
5) Six years of experience as a teaching assistant and tutor
Teaching experience
1) Teaching assistant (KU Leuven: 2017-2020):
(a) Calculus II, (b) Differential Equations and (c) Mathematical Introduction to Fluid Dynamics
2) Tutoring (KU Leuven: 2022-2025):
(a) eight students during their "Eindproject" (Final Project - bachelor of Mathematics), (b) ten students for two projects in Computational methods for Astrophysical Applications (master in Mathematics) and (c) one student for an Advanced Reading Course in Mathematics (master in Mathematics).
3) Thesis supervisor:
One student thesis project in the master in Mathematics, KU Leuven, period: 2024-2025