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Mr Etienne Vos

Position: PhD Student Qualifications: MSc (Space Physics)

Etienne Vos obtained his BSc at the North-West University in Potchefstroom in 2008. He continued with his post-graduate studies in Space Physics at the North-West University to complete his PhD in Space Physics in 2016. During his post-graduate studies he has worked on heliospheric modulation research under the supervision of Professor Marius Potgieter, in close collaboration with the PAMELA research group. In 2012 he held a lecturing position in mathematics at the North-West University’s Vaal campus. From 2016 and onward he will continue with physics research at the SAAO, where he will be working on machine learning projects related to the SKA under the supervision of Professor Bruce Bassett.

Research Interests

  • Numerical modelling of space physics phenomena
  • Machine Learning and data science
  • Computer Science

Publications

Title DOI Number Link
Time dependence of the proton flux measured by PAMELA during the 2006 July – 2009 December solar minimum Adriani, O., Barbarino, G.C., Bazilevskaya, G.A., et al. 10.1088/0004-637X/765/2/91
Modulation of galactic protons in the heliosphere during the unusual solar minimum of 2006 to 2009 Potgieter, M.S., Vos, E.E., Boezio, M., De Simone, N., Di Felice, V., Formato, V. 10.1007/s11207-013-0324-6
Time dependence of the e- measured by PAMELA during the 2006 July – 2009 December solar minimum Adriani, O., Barbarino, G.C., Bazilevskaya, G.A., et al. 10.1088/0004-637X/810/2/142
Modulation of galactic electrons in the heliosphere during the unusual solar minimum of 2006 – 2009: A modeling approach Potgieter, M.S., Vos, E.E., Munini, R., Di Felice, V. 10.1088/0004-637X/810/2/141
New modeling of galactic proton modulation during the minimum of solar cycle 23/24 Vos, E.E., Potgieter, M.S. 10.1088/0004-637X/815/2/119
Global gradients for cosmic ray protons in the heliosphere during the solar minimum of cycle 23/24 Vos, E.E., Potgieter, M.S. Accepted April 2016

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