Maria-Theresia Walach

Last updated: 17th December 2025.

Publications and Presentations

Scientific Publications (Refereed)
  1. D. M. Oliveira, M. Piersanti, M.-T. Walach, L. R. Alves, W. K. Tobiska, X. Blanco-Cano and K. Nykyri (2025). Editorial: Impacts of the extreme Gannon geomagnetic storm of May 2024 throughout the magnetosphere-ionosphere-thermosphere system. Front. Astron. Space Sci. 12:1742847. doi: 10.3389/fspas.2025.1742847.
  2. M.-T. Walach, A. Grocott (2025). Modelling the Time-Variability of the Ionospheric Electric Potential (TiVIE). Space Weather, 23, e2024SW004139, doi: 10.1029/2024SW004139.
  3. J. A. Carter, S. Sembay, S. Nitti, M.-T. Walach, S.E. Milan, Y. Soobiah, K. Oksavik, C. Forsyth, M.G.G.T. Taylor (2025). A Holistic Approach to the SMILE Mission and SMILE Public Engagement. Space Sci Rev 221, 53, doi: 10.1007/s11214-025-01175-5.
  4. M.-T. Walach, A. R. Fogg, J. C. Coxon, A. Grocott, S. E. Milan, H. Sangha, K. A. McWilliams, S. K. Vines, M. Lester, B. J. Anderson (2025). Reliability of Matching AMPERE Field-Aligned Current Boundaries with SuperDARN Lower Latitude Ionospheric Convection Boundaries During Geomagnetic Storms. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 130, e2024JA033253. doi: 10.1029/2024JA033253.
  5. S. Killey, I. J. Rae, A. W. Smith, S. N. Bentley, C. E. Watt, S. Chakraborty, L. G. Ozeke, M.-T. Walach, J. K. Sandhu, D. Rasinskaite (2025). Identifying typical relativistic electron pitch angle distributions: Evolution during geomagnetic storms. Geophysical Research Letters, 52, e2024GL112900. doi: 10.1029/2024GL112900.
  6. J. E. Waters, L. Lamy, S. E. Milan, M.-T. Walach, E. Chané (2025). Auroral acceleration at the northern magnetic pole during sub-Alfvénic solar wind flow at Earth. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 130, e2024JA033056. doi: 10.1029/2024JA033056.
  7. A. W. Smith, I. J. Rae, C. Forsyth, J. C. Coxon, M.-T. Walach, C. J. Lao, et al. (2024). Space weather forecasts of ground level space weather in the UK: Evaluating performance and limitations. Space Weather, 22, e2024SW003973. doi: 10.1029/2024SW003973.
  8. E. K. Day, A. Grocott, M.-T. Walach, J. A. Wild, G. Lu, M. J. Ruohoniemi, and A. J. Coster (2024). Observation of quiet-time mid-latitude Joule heating and comparisons with the TIEGCM simulation. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 129, e2024JA032578. doi: 10.1029/2024JA032578.
  9. M.-T. Walach, Y. Soobiah, J. A. Carter, D. K. Whiter, A. J. Kavanagh, M. D. Hartinger, K. Oksavik, M. L. Salzano, M. O. Archer, (2024). SMILE Winter Campaign, RAS Techniques and Instruments, Volume 3, Issue 1, Pages 556–564, doi: 10.1093/rasti/rzae038.
  10. M. O. Archer,X. Shi, M.-T. Walach, M. D. Hartinger, D. M. Gillies, S. Di Matteo, F. Staples and K. Nykyri (2024). Crucial future observations and directions for unveiling magnetopause dynamics and their geospace impacts. Front. Astron. Space Sci. 11:1430099. doi: 10.3389/fspas.2024.1430099.
  11. J. A. Carter, M. Dunlop, C. Forsyth, K. Oksavik, E. Donovon, A. Kavanagh, S. E. Milan, T. Sergienko, R. C. Fear, ..., M.-T. Walach,...,Q.-H. Zhang, (2024). Ground-based and additional science support for SMILE. Earth Planet. Phys., 8(1), 275–298. doi: 10.26464/epp2023055.
  12. J. C. Coxon, G. Chisham, M. P. Freeman, C. Forsyth, M.-T. Walach, K. R. Murphy, et al. (2023). Extreme Birkeland currents are more likely during geomagnetic storms on the dayside of the Earth. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 128, e2023JA031946. doi: 10.1029/2023JA031946.
  13. S. D. Walton, I. R. Mann, L. Olifer, L. G. Ozeke, C. Forsyth, I. J. Rae, M.-T. Walach et al. (2023). The response of electron pitch angle distributions to the upper limit on stably trapped particles. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 128, e2023JA031988. doi: 10.1029/2023JA031988.
  14. M. M. Lam, R. M. Shore, G. Chisham, M.-P. Freeman, A. Grocott, M.-T. Walach, and L. Orr, L. (2023). A model of high latitude ionospheric convection derived from SuperDARN EOF model data. Space Weather, 21, e2023SW003428. doi: 10.1029/2023SW003428.
  15. A. R. Fogg, C. M. Jackman, J. Malone-Leigh, P. T. Gallagher, A. W. Smith, M. Lester, M.-T. Walach, J. E. Waters (2023). Extreme value analysis of ground magnetometer observations at Valentia observatory, Ireland. Space Weather, 21, e2023SW003565. doi: 10.1029/2023SW003565.
  16. A., Grocott, M.-T. Walach & S. E. Milan, (2023), SuperDARN observations of the two component model of ionospheric convection, Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 128, e2022JA031101, doi: 10.1029/2022JA031101.
  17. J. A. Carter, S. E. Milan, C. Forsyth, M. E. Lester, M.-T. Walach, J. Gjerloev,et al. (2023), Mean energy flux, associated derived height-integrated conductances, and field-aligned current magnitudes evolve differently during a substorm, Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 128, e2022JA030942, doi: 10.1029/2022JA030942.
  18. M.-T. Walach, A. Grocott, E. Thomas, F. Staples (2022), Dusk-Dawn Asymmetries in SuperDARN Convection Maps, Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 127, e2022JA030906, doi: 10.1029/2022JA030906.
  19. L. Orr, A. Grocott, M.-T. Walach, G. Chisham, M. P. Freeman, M. P., M. M. Lam, & R. M. Shore, (2023), A quantitative comparison of high latitude electric field models during a large geomagnetic storm, Space Weather, 21, e2022SW003301, doi: 10.1029/2022SW003301.
  20. M.-T. Walach, O. Agiwal, O. Allanson, M. Owens, I.J. Rae, J. K. Sandhu and A. Smith (2022), UK Magnetosphere, Ionosphere & Solar-Terrestrial (MIST) Awards Taskforce: A Perspective, Front. Astron. Space Sci. 9:1011839, doi: 10.3389/fspas.2022.1011839.
  21. S. D. Walton, C. Forsyth, I.J. Rae, N.P. Meredith, J.K. Sandhu, M.-T. Walach, and K.R. Murphy (2022), Statistical Comparison of Electron Loss and Enhancement in the Outer Radiation Belt During Storms, J. Geophys. Res.: Space Physics, 127, e2021JA030069, doi:10.1029/2021JA030069.
  22. Z. Lewis, J. Wild, M. Allcock, and M.-T. Walach (2022), Assessing the Impact of Weak and Moderate Geomagnetic Storms on UK Power Station Transformers, Space Weather. 20, 4, 12 p., e2021SW003021, doi: 10.1029/2021SW003021.
  23. M.-T. Walach, A. Grocott, F. Staples, and E. Thomas (2022), Super dual auroral radar network expansion and its influence on the derived ionospheric convection pattern, Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 127, e2021JA029559, doi: 10.1029/2021JA029559.
  24. T. Elsden, T. K. Yeoman, S. J. Wharton, I. J. Rae, J. K. Sandhu, M.-T. Walach, M. K. James and D. M. Wright, Modeling the Varying Location of Field Line Resonances During Geomagnetic Storms (2022), Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 127, 1, 19 p., e2021IJA029804, doi:10.1029/2021JA029804.
  25. J. H. Lane, A. Grocott, N. A. Case, and M.-T. Walach (2021), Dynamics of variable dusk–dawn flow associated with magnetotail current sheet flapping, Ann. Geophys., 39, 1037–1053, doi: 10.5194/angeo-39-1037-2021
  26. S. D. Walton, C. Forsyth, I. J. Rae, C. E. J. Watt, R. L. Thompson, R. B. Horne, N. P. Meredith, C. J. Rodger, M.-T. Walach, M. A. Cliver and S. A. Glauert (2021). Cross-L* coherence of the outer radiation belt during storms and the role of the plasmapause, J. Geophys. Res.: Space Physics, 126, e2021JA029308. doi: 10.1029/2021JA029308.
  27. J. K. Sandhu, I. J. Rae, F. A. Staples, D. P. Hartley, M.-T. Walach, T. Elsden, and K. R. Murphy, (2021), The roles of the magnetopause and plasmapause in storm-time ULF wave power enhancements, Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 126, e2021JA029337. doi:10.1029/2021JA029337.
  28. J. K. Sandhu, I. J. Rae, J. R. Wygant, A. W. Breneman, S. Tian, C. E. J. Watt, R. B. Horne, L. G. Ozeke, M. Georgiou, and M.-T. Walach (2021), ULF Wave Driven Radial Diffusion During Geomagnetic Storms: A statistical analysis of Van Allen Probes observations, Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 126, e2020JA029024. doi:10.1029/2020JA029024.
  29. M.-T. Walach, A. Grocott, and S. E. Milan (2021), Average Ionospheric Electric Field Morphologies during Geomagnetic Storm Phases, Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 126, e2020JA028512. doi:10.1029/2020JA028512.
  30. S. J. Wharton, I. J. Rae, J. K. Sandhu, M.-T. Walach, D. M. Wright, and T. K. Yeoman, (2020) The changing eigenfrequency continuum during geomagnetic storms: Implications for plasma mass dynamics and ULF wave coupling, Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 125, e2019JA027648, doi: 10.1029/2019JA027648.
  31. M.-T. Walach, and A. Grocott (2019), SuperDARN scatter during geomagnetic storms and geomagnetically active times, J. Geophys. Res.: Space Physics, 124, 5828-5847, doi: 10.1029/2019JA026816.
  32. D.R. Jackson, T. J. Fuller‐Rowell, D. J. Griffin, M. J. Griffith, C. W.  Kelly, D. R. Marsh, and M.-T. Walach (2019).  Future directions for whole atmosphere modeling: Developments in the context of space weather. Space Weather, 17, doi: 10.1029/2019SW002267.
  33. J. K. Sandhu, I. J. Rae, M. P. Freeman, M. Gkioulidou, C. Forsyth, G. D. Reeves, K. R. Murphy, and M.-T. Walach, (2019). Substorm-Ring Current Coupling: A comparison of isolated and compound substorms, J. Geophys. Res.: Space Physics, 124, 6776– 6791, doi:10.1029/2019JA026766.
  34. D. D. Billett, A. Grocott, J. A. Wild, A. Aruliah, A. Ronksley, M.-T. Walach, and M. Lester, (2019). Spatially resolved neutral wind responses during high geomagnetically active times above Svalbard, J. Geophys. Res.: Space Physics, 124, 6950-6960. doi: 10.1029/2019JA026627.
  35. S. E. Milan, M.-T. Walach, J. A. Carter, H. Sangha, B. J. Anderson (2019).  Substorm onset latitude and the steadiness of magnetospheric convection, J. Geophys. Res.: Space Physics, 124, 1738-1752, doi: 10.1029/2018JA025969.
  36. D. D. Billett, A. Grocott, J. A. Wild, M.-T. Walach, and M. J. Kosch (2018). Diurnal variations in global Joule heating morphology and magnitude due to neutral winds., J. Geophys. Res.: Space Physics, 123, 2398-2411, doi: 10.1002/2017JA025141.
  37. M.-T. Walach, S. E. Milan, K. R. Murphy, J. A. Carter, B. A. Hubert, and A. Grocott (2017), Comparative study of large‐scale auroral signatures of substorms, steady magnetospheric convection events, and sawtooth events, J. Geophys. Res.: Space Physics, 122, 6357–6373, doi: 10.1002/2017JA023991.
  38. M.-T. Walach, (2017), Ionospheric Convection and Auroral Responses to Solar Wind Driving, PhD Thesis, University of Leicester, http://hdl.handle.net/2381/39717.
  39. M.-T. Walach, S. E. Milan, T. K. Yeoman, B. A. Hubert, and M. R. Hairston (2017), Testing nowcasts of the ionospheric convection from the expanding and contracting polar cap model, Space Weather, 15, 623–636, doi:10.1002/2017SW001615.
  40. J. A. Carter, S. E. Milan, R. C. Fear, M.‐T. Walach, Z. A. Harrison, L. J. Paxton, and B. Hubert (2017), Transpolar arcs observed simultaneously in both hemispheres., J. Geophys. Res. Space Physics, 122, 6107–6120, doi: 10.1002/2016JA023830.
  41. S. E. Milan, L. B. N. Clausen, J. C. Coxon, J. A. Carter, M.-T. Walach, K. Laundal, N. Østgaard, P. Tenfjord, J. Reistad, K. Snekvik, H. Korth, and B. J. Anderson (2017), Overview of Solar Wind–Magnetosphere–Ionosphere–Atmosphere Coupling and the Generation of Magnetospheric Currents., Space Sci. Rev., 206: 547, doi: 10.1007/s11214-017-0333-0.
  42. J. A. Carter, S. E. Milan, J. C. Coxon, M.-T. Walach, and B. J. Anderson (2016), Average field-aligned current configuration parameterized by solar wind conditions, J. Geophys. Res.: Space Physics, 121, 1294–1307, doi: 10.1002/2015JA021567.
  43. S. E. Milan, S. M. Imber, J. A. Carter, M.-T. Walach, and B. Hubert (2016), What controls the local time extent of flux transfer events?, J. Geophys. Res.: Space Physics, 121, 1391–1401, doi: 10.1002/2015JA022012.
  44. M.-T. Walach, and S. E. Milan (2015), Are Steady Magnetospheric Convection Events Prolonged Substorms?. J. Geophys. Res.: Space Physics, 120, 1751–1758, doi: 10.1002/2014JA020631.
Publications (Non-Refereed)
  1. M.-T. Walach, M. M. Lam, D. R. Themens, A. L. Aruliah, A. J. Kavanagh, T. Matsuo, L. Baddeley, R. Desai, D. R. Marsh, Meeting the Challenges of Limited Observations for the Global Modelling of the Ionosphere-Thermosphere System, Astronomy & Geophysics, accepted for publication in February 2026 issue.
  2. A. J. B. Russell, J. A. McLaughlin, P. Browning, J. Carter, L. Franci, H. Hietala, A. Hillier, G. Hornig, D. MacTaggart, S. Matthews, J. McKevitt, E. Priest, J. Reid, B. Snow, J. Stawarz, A. Yeates, J. A. Agudelo Rueda, W. Bate, G. Del Zanna, J. Eastwood, L. Green, A. Kumari, M. Lockwood, T. Neukirch, D. Pontin, A. Smith, M.-T. Walach, Peter Wyper, UK White Paper on Magnetic Reconnection, White paper submitted to UK Space Frontiers 2035 on 28 November 2025, doi:10.48550/arXiv.2512.11631.
  3. M.-T. Walach, M. Cookson-Carter and R. Roberts, Clues to the Kludonometer, Astronomy & Geophysics, Volume 64, Issue 4, August 2023, Pages 4.30–4.32, doi: 10.1093/astrogeo/atad034.
  4. M.-T. Walach, Dancing Lights from Space: Investigating the Aurora (2023), BBC Sky at Night Magazine, published by Immediate Media, print: March 2023 issue, online: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/space-science/what-causes-the-aurora/.
  5. J. A. Carter, M.-T. Walach, M. Mooney, RAS Specialist Discussion Meeting report, Astronomy & Geophysics, Volume 63, Issue 4, August 2022, Pages 4.38–4.42, doi: /10.1093/astrogeo/atac054.
  6. J. Wiggs, R. Hodnett, M.-T. Walach and S. Walton (2022), Meandering through the virtual MIST, Astronomy and Geophysics, 63(3), 3.40-3.42 editor: S. Bowler, publisher: Oxford University Press on behalf of the Royal Astronomical Society, doi:10.1093/astrogeo/atac041.
  7. M.-T. Walach, G. Hunt, A. R. Fogg, A. Bader (2020), Autumn MIST 2019, Astronomy & Geophysics, 61 (4), 4.26–4.28, editor: S. Bowler, publisher: Oxford University Press on behalf of the Royal Astronomical Society, doi: 10.1093/astrogeo/ataa056.
  8. J. K. Sandhu, M.-T. Walach, H. Allison, C. Watt (2019), A global view of storms and substorms, Astronomy & Geophysics, Vol. 60 (3), 3.13–3.19, editor: S. Bowler, publisher: Oxford University Press on behalf of the Royal Astronomical Society, doi: 10.1093/astrogeo/atz144.
  9. M.-T. Walach (2018), Changing the Perspective: Looking at the Aurora from Space, AuroraWatch UK Blog post, http://wp.lancs.ac.uk/aurorawatchuk/2018/02/09/changing-the-perspective-looking-at-the-aurora-from-space/.
  10. M.-T. Walach, S. E. Milan (2016), The Irregular Pulse of the Magnetosphere, Astronomy & Geophysics, vol. 57 (1): 1.34-1.36, editor: S. Bowler, publisher: Oxford University Press on behalf of the Royal Astronomical Society, doi: 10.1093/astrogeo/atw041.
Software (Refereed)
  1. SuperDARN Radar Software Toolkit (RST) 5.1.1: SuperDARN Data Analysis Working Group; E.G. Thomas, A.G. Burrell, P.V. Ponomarenko, E.C. Bland, K.T. Sterne, R.A. Rohel, S.G. Shepherd, D.D. Billet, M.T. Schmidt, M.-T. Walach, D. Andre, K.B. Baker, R.J. Barnes, R.A. Greenwald, C. Hanuise, N. Matin, K. Oksavik, J.M. Ruohoniemi, J.P. Villain, S. Wing, I. Coco, E.D.P. Cousins, A. Grocott, K. Kotyk, A.S. Reimer, A.J. Ribeiro, C.L. Waters, 2025, doi: 10.5281/zenodo.17900947.
  2. Time Varying Ionospehrice Electric Field Model (TiVIE) light v1.1: M.-T. Walach & A. Grocott, 2025, doi: 10.5281/zenodo.13271263.
  3. SuperDARN Radar Software Toolkit (RST) 5.1: SuperDARN Data Analysis Working Group; E.G. Thomas, A.G. Burrell, P.V. Ponomarenko, E.C. Bland, K.T. Sterne, R.A. Rohel, S.G. Shepherd, D.D. Billet, M.T. Schmidt, M.-T. Walach, 2025, doi: 10.5281/zenodo.4435150.
  4. SuperDARN Radar Software Toolkit (RST) 5.0: SuperDARN Data Analysis Working Group; E.G. Thomas, A.S. Reimer, E.C. Bland, A.G. Burrell, A. Grocott, P.V. Ponomarenko, M.T. Schmidt, S.G. Shepherd, K.T. Sterne, M.-T. Walach, 2022, doi: 10.5281/zenodo.7467337.
  5. SuperDARN Radar Software Toolkit (RST) 4.7: SuperDARN Data Analysis Working Group; A.G. Burrell, E.G. Thomas, M.T. Schmidt, E.C. Bland, , I. Coco, P. V. Ponomarenko, K.T. Sterne, M.-T. Walach, 2021, doi: 10.5281/zenodo.6473603.
  6. SuperDARN Radar Software Toolkit (RST) 4.6: SuperDARN Data Analysis Working Group; M.T. Schmidt, E.C. Bland, E.G. Thomas, A.G. Burrell, I. Coco, P. V. Ponomarenko, A.S. Reimer, K.T. Sterne, M.-T. Walach, 2021, doi: 10.5281/zenodo.5156752.
  7. SuperDARN Radar Software Toolkit (RST) 4.5: SuperDARN Data Analysis Working Group; E.G. Thomas, M.T. Schmidt, E.C. Bland, A.G. Burrell, P. V. Ponomarenko, A.S. Reimer, K.T. Sterne, M.-T. Walach, 2021, doi: 10.5281/zenodo.4435297.
  8. SuperDARN Radar Software Toolkit (RST) 4.4.1: D.D. Billett, E.C. Bland, A.G. Burrell, K. Kotyk, P. V Ponomarenko, …, M.-T. Walach, 2020, doi: 10.5281/zenodo.3994968.
  9. SuperDARN Radar Software Toolkit (RST) 4.4: D.D. Billett, E.C. Bland, A.G. Burrell, K. Kotyk, P. V Ponomarenko, …, M.-T. Walach, 2020, doi: 10.5281/zenodo.3934368.
  10. SuperDARN Radar Software Toolkit (RST) 4.3.2: E.G. Thomas, K. T. Sterne, S. Shepherd, K. Kotyk, M. Schmidt, P. V. Ponomarenko, E. C. Bland, M.-T. Walach, A. S. Reimer, and A. G. Burrell, 2020. doi: 10.5281/zenodo.3775981.
  11. SuperDARN Radar Software Toolkit (RST) 4.3.1: E.G. Thomas, K.T. Sterne, S. Shepherd, K. Kotyk, M. Schmidt, P.V. Ponomarenko, A. J. Ribeiro, E.C. Bland, M.-T. Walach, A.S. Reimer, A.G. Burrell, D. Billett, W.A. Bristow, B. Tim, S. Marple, M. Rafiq, M. Krysztofowicz. 2019. doi: 10.5281/zenodo.3634732.
  12. SuperDARN Radar Software Toolkit (RST) 4.3: E.G. Thomas, K.T. Sterne, S. Shepherd, K. Kotyk, M. Schmidt, P.V. Ponomarenko, A. J. Ribeiro, E.C. Bland, M.-T. Walach, A.S. Reimer, A.G. Burrell, D. Billett, W.A. Bristow, B. Tim, S. Marple, M. Rafiq, M. Krysztofowicz. 2019. doi: 10.5281/zenodo.3401622.
  13. SuperDARN Radar Software Toolkit (RST) 4.2: E.G. Thomas, P.V. Ponomarenko, D.D. Billett, E.C. Bland, A. G. Burrell, K. Kotyk, A. S. Reimer, M. Schmidt, S.G. Shepherd, K. T. Sterne, M.-T. Walach. 2018. doi: 10.5281/zenodo.1403226.
  14. SuperDARN Radar Software Toolkit (RST) 4.1: E.G. Thomas, P.V. Ponomarenko, E.C. Bland, A. G. Burrell, K. Kotyk, K. T. Sterne, M.-T. Walach. 2018. doi:10.5281/zenodo.1143675.
Invited Talks
  1. Invited Conference talk: Bridging the Gap between Superd and AMPERE data, UK Space Weather and Space Environment Meeting, 11/09/2025, Sheffield, UK.
  2. Invited Workshop Talk: Electrodynamic Coupling and Time Variability in the Ionospheric Electric Field, PolGEC Workshop, 12/09/2024, Warsaw, Poland.
  3. Seminar: The Eye of the Geomagnetic Storm: Electrodynamics at High-Latitudes During Geomagnetic Storms, Northumbria University, 20/03/2024, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
  4. Invited Conference Talk: M.-T. Walach, J. A. Carter, Planning for the SMILE Winter Campaign, Mini-GEM at AGU Fall Meeting, 10/12/2023, San Francisco, USA.
  5. Seminar: The Eye of the Geomagmagnetic Storm: Electrodynamics at High-Latitudes During Geomagnetic Storms, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, 28/09/2023, Dublin, Ireland.
  6. Conference Talk: The MIST Awards Taskforce, 04/07/2023, National Astronomy Meeting, Cardiff University, Wales, UK.
  7. Invited Workshop Talk: Convection Context of Surface Waves, 28/03/2023, International Space Science Institute Team 546 Meeting, International Space Science Institute, Bern, Switzerland.
  8. Festival Talk: Decoding the Northern Lights, 27/03/2023, Lancaster University, Faculty of Science and Technology, Science Week 2023, Lancaster, UK.
  9. Virtual Lecture: How the aurora lights up space, 10/03/2023, Mars Week 2023, organised by ESERO, UK.
  10. Lecture: Decoding the Northern Lights, 20/10/2022, York Museum, Yorkshire Philosophical Society.
  11. Festival Talk: Decoding the Northern Lights, 15/09/2022, British Science Festival 2022, organised by the British Science Association.
  12. Conference Talk: Ionosphere and Thermosphere Observations in the Context of Whole Atmosphere Modelling, 15/07/2022, National Astronomy Meeting, University of Warwick, UK.
  13. Virtual Seminar: Ionospheric Convection Map Parameters Measured by the Super Dual Auroral Radar Network: A Journey Through Space And Time, 28/06/2022, University of Saskatchewan, Canada.
  14. Virtual Seminar: Ionospheric Electrodynamics at Earth: The Eye of the Geomagnetic Storm, 07/06/2022, MIST Online Seminar Series, UK, Recording available: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKK_04A3vKk (Live Audience: ~60 people)
  15. Virtual Seminar: Ionospheric Convection and Auroral Responses to Solar Wind Driving, 21/03/2022, Magnetosphere Online Seminar Series, US, Recording available: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4nMx_vf8MA (Live Audience: ~90 people)
  16. Virtual Lecture: How the aurora lights up space, 16/03/2022, Mars Week 2022, in conjunction with ESERO, UK. (Audience: 55 adults, 274 young people aged 10+)
  17. Invited Virtual Conference Talk: Super Dual Auroral Radar Network Expansion and Its Influence on the Derived Ionospheric Convection Pattern, 24/02/2022, Canadian Division of Atmospheric and Space Physics Workshop, Canada.
  18. Virtual Seminar: High-latitude ionospheric convection during geomagnetic storms, 02/03/2021, Dartmouth College, US.
  19. Virtual Seminar: Average Ionospheric Electric Field Morphologies during Geomagnetic Storm Phases, 05/05/2020, Modelling GICs in the US project group, Fairbanks, Alaska, US.
  20. Conference Talk: Large scale analysis of sawtooth events, and isolated substorms, 14th International Conference on Substorms, 03/10/2019, Tromsø, Norway.
  21. Seminar: Time variability in high-latitude ionospheric convection at Earth, University of Southampton, 30/04/2019, Southampton, UK.
  22. Seminar: Time variability in high-latitude ionospheric convection at Earth, Mullard Space Science Laboratory (UCL), 19/03/2019, Surrey, UK.
  23. Seminar: Ionospheric Convection and Auroral Responses to Solar Wind Driving, University of Leicester, 16/01/2019, Leicester, UK.
  24. Seminar: Tracking Irregular Pulses of Earth’s Magnetosphere: Auroral Dynamics, Convection and Magnetospheric Modes, Lancaster University, 18/03/2017, Lancaster, UK.
  25. Seminar: Magnetic Flux Transport and Plasma Flow in the Earth’s Magnetosphere, IRF Uppsala, 03/02/2016, Uppsala, Sweden.
Oral Conference Presentations (Presenting Author)
  1. M.-T. Walach, N. Sivadas, M. M. Lam, Finding Magnetospheric Dynamics with Observed Imbalances in Earth's Open and Closed Magnetic Flux, European Geophysical Union Meeting, 01/05/2025, Vienna, Austria.
  2. M.-T. Walach, N. Sivadas, M. M. Lam, Finding Magnetospheric Dynamics with Observed Imbalances in Earth's Open and Closed Magnetic Flux, Spring MIST Meeting, 08/04/2025, Leicester, UK.
  3. N. Sivadas, D. Sibeck, M.-T. Walach Uncertainty in L1 Measurements Leads to an Appearance of Saturation of Geomagnetic Response, AOGS Meeting, 28/06/2024, Pyeongchang, Gangwon-Do, South Korea.
  4. M.-T. Walach, A. R. Fogg, J. C. Coxon, A. Grocott, M. Lester, S. E. Milan, H. Sangha, K. McWilliams, S. K. Vines, B. J. Anderson, Does the Heppner-Maynard Boundary match the location of the region 2 field-aligned current boundary?, AOGS Meeting, 28/06/2024, Pyeongchang, Gangwon-Do, South Korea.
  5. M.-T. Walach, O. Agiwal, L. Barnard, S. Bentley, M. J. Owens, I. J. Rae, J. K. Sandhu, A. Smith, P. Tiranti, The MIST Awards Taskforce, AGU Fall Meeting, 15/12/2023, San Francisco, USA.
  6. M.-T. Walach, A. Grocott, Exploring the two-component model of high-latitude ionospheric convection, AGU Fall Meeting, 13/12/2023, San Francisco, USA.
  7. M.-T. Walach, A. Grocott, A. Aruliah, D. Marsh, W. Feng, L. Orr, G. Lu, E. Day, Electrodynamic coupling from the high to middle latitudes: Observations in the Context of Whole Atmosphere Modelling, AGU Fall Meeting, 11/12/2023, San Francisco, USA.
  8. M.-T. Walach, A. Grocott, A. Aruliah, D. Marsh, W. Feng, L. Orr, G. Lu, E. Day, Electrodynamic coupling from high to middle latitudes, European Space Weather Week, 22/11/2023, Toulouse, France.
  9. M.-T. Walach, A. Grocott, A. Aruliah, D. Marsh, W. Feng, L. Orr, G. Lu, E. Day, Electrodynamic coupling from high to middle latitudes, UKSWSE I, 15/09/2023, Cardiff, Wales, UK.
  10. M.-T. Walach, A. Grocott, Introducing TiVIE, UKSWSE I, 15/09/2023, Cardiff, Wales, UK.
  11. M.-T. Walach, O. Agiwal, L. Barnard, S. Bentley, M. J. Owens, I. J. Rae, J. K. Sandhu, A. Smith, P. Tiranti, The MIST Awards Taskforce, National Astronomy Meeting, 15/07/2023, Cardiff University, Wales, UK.
  12. M.-T. Walach, A. Grocott, A. Aruliah, D. Marsh, W. Feng, L. Orr, G. Lu, E. Day, Electrodynamic coupling from the high to middle latitudes: Observations in the Context of Whole Atmosphere Modelling, Spring MIST conference, 04/04/2023, Birmingham, UK.
  13. M.-T. Walach, S. Bentley, M. Owens, I.J. Rae, J.K. Sandhu, A. Smith, MIST Awards Taskforce, Spring MIST conference, 04/04/2023, Birmingham, UK.
  14. M.-T. Walach, A. Grocott, A. Aruliah, D. Marsh, W. Feng, L. Orr, G. Lu, E. Day, Electrodynamic coupling of the magnetosphere-ionosphere-thermosphere, RAS Specialist Discussion Meeting, 10/03/2023, Virtual.
  15. M.-T. Walach, A. Grocott, E.G. Thomas, F. Staples, Dusk-Dawn Asymmetries in SuperDARN Convection Maps, Virtual SuperDARN Workshop, 30/05-03/06/2022, Virtual.
  16. M.-T. Walach, A. Grocott, L. Orr, W. Feng, D. Marsh, A. Aruhliah, Ionosphere and Thermosphere Observations in the Context of Whole Atmosphere Modelling, European Geophysical Union, 27/05/2022, Vienna, Austria.
  17. M.-T. Walach, A. Grocott, W. Feng, D. Marsh, A. Aruliah, Ionosphere and Thermosphere Observations in the Context of Whole Atmosphere Modelling, National Astronomy Meeting, 19/07/2021, Virtual.
  18. M.-T. Walach, A. Grocott, F. Staples, E. G. Thomas, Super Dual Auroral Radar Network Expansion and its Influence on the Derived Ionospheric Convection Pattern, SuperDARN Workshop 2021, 24-28/06/2021, Virtual.
  19. M.-T. Walach, A. Grocott, SuperDARN observations of the September 2017 storm, Royal Astronomical Society Discussion Meeting on Space Weather Energy Pathways and Implications for Impacts, 08/01/2021, Virtual.
  20. M.-T. Walach, A. Grocott, Modelling the Time-Variability of the Ionospheric Electric Field: Introducing the TiVIE model, European Space Weather Symposium, 5/11/2020, Virtual.
  21. M.-T. Walach, A. Grocott, S. E. Milan, Average Ionospheric Electric Field Morphologies during Geomagnetic Storm Phases, Virtual SuperDARN Workshop 2020, 01/06/2020-05/06/2020, Virtual.
  22. M.-T. Walach, A. Grocott, S. E. Milan, Average Ionospheric Electric Field Morphologies during Geomagnetic Storms, AGU Fall Meeting, 12/12/2019, San Francisco, USA.
  23. M.-T. Walach, A. Grocott, S. E. Milan, Average Ionospheric Electric Field Morphologies during Geomagnetic Storms, European Space Weather Week, 22/11/2019, Liège, Belgium.
  24. M.-T. Walach, Outreach via existing platforms: “I’m a Scientist, Get me out of here”, National Astronomy Meeting, 02/07/2019, Lancaster, UK.
  25. M.-T. Walach, A. Grocott, SuperDARN observations during geomagnetic storms, geomagnetically active times and enhanced solar wind driving, National Astronomy Meeting, 01/07/2019, Lancaster, UK.
  26. M.-T. Walach, A. Grocott, High latitude ionospheric convection during storm times: TiVIE & SuperDARN, Extended Unified Model Workshop, 27/06/2019, MetOffice, Exeter, UK.
  27. M.-T. Walach, A. Grocott, F. Staples, E. G. Thomas, Influences of the equatorial expansion on data coverage and measured parameters, SuperDARN Workshop, 07/06/2019, Fujiyoshida, Japan.
  28. M.-T. Walach, A. Grocott, SuperDARN observations during geomagnetic storms, geomagnetically active times and enhanced solar wind driving, SuperDARN Workshop, 06/06/2019, Fujiyoshida, Japan.
  29. M.-T. Walach, A. Grocott, and D. D. Billett, Improving Joule Heating and Electric Field Models of the High-latitude Ionosphere, Extended Unified Model Workshop, 02/07/2018, University College London, UK.
  30. M.-T. Walach, A. Grocott, Characterising and understanding temporal variability in ionospheric flows using SuperDARN data, Whole Atmospheric Modelling Workshop, 14/06/2018, Deimos Space, Tres-Cantos, Spain.
  31. M.-T. Walach, A. Grocott, S. E. Milan and D. D. Billett, Characterising and understanding temporal variability in ionospheric flows using SuperDARN data, SuperDARN Workshop, 07/06/2018, Banyuls-sur-Mer, France.
  32. M.-T. Walach, A. Grocott, S. E. Milan and D. D. Billett, Comparison of ionospheric convection signatures of sawtooth events and substorms, SuperDARN Workshop, 04/06/2018, Banyuls-sur-Mer, France.
  33. M.-T. Walach, A. Grocott, and D. D. Billett, Characterising temporal variability in ionospheric flows using SuperDARN data, RAS Specialist Discussion Meeting on Joule Heating, 07/06/2018, British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge, UK.
  34. M.-T. Walach, A. Grocott, Characterising temporal variability in ionospheric flows using SuperDARN data, MIST Meeting, 26/03/2018, Southampton, UK.
  35. M.-T. Walach, D. D. Billett, A. Grocott, A. Aruliah, A. Ronksley, Time Variability in the Ionospheric Electric Field, Extended Unified Model Workshop, 24/07/2017, Bath, UK.
  36. A. Grocott, M.-T. Walach, Timescales of convection pattern reconfiguration following IMF transitions, SuperDARN Workshop, 08/06/2017, San Quirico D’Orcia, Italy.
  37. M.-T. Walach, S. E. Milan, K. R. Murphy, J. A. Carter, B. A. Hubert, Large-Scale Auroral Responses During Magnetospheric Modes, RAS Specialist Discussion Meeting on Multi-Scale Auroral Dynamics, 13/01/2017, London, UK.
  38. M.-T. Walach, S. E. Milan, T. K. Yeoman, B. A. Hubert, M. R. Hairston,Testing Predictions of the Ionospheric Convection from the Expanding/Contracting Polar Cap Paradigm, AGU Fall Meeting, 13-18/12/2015, San Francisco, USA.
  39. M.-T. Walach, S. E. Milan, T. K. Yeoman, Testing Predictions of the Ionospheric Convection from the Expanding/Contracting Polar Cap Paradigm, National Astronomy Meeting, 05-09/07/2015, Llandudno, Wales. (Rishbeth Prize Winner)
  40. M.-T. Walach, S. E. Milan, T. K. Yeoman, Testing Predictions of the Ionospheric Convection from the Expanding/Contracting Polar Cap Paradigm, SuperDARN Meeting, 31/05 – 05/06/2015, Leicester, UK.
  41. M.-T. Walach, S. E. Milan, Are Steady Magnetospheric Convection Events Prolonged Substorms?, MIST Meeting, 28/11/2015, London, UK.
  42. M.-T. Walach, S. E. Milan, Are Steady Magnetospheric Convection Events Prolonged Substorms?, International Conference on Substorms (ICS-12), 09-14/11/2015, Ise-Shima, Japan.
  43. M.-T. Walach, S. E. Milan, Are Steady Magnetospheric Convection Events just Prolonged Substorms?, MIST Meeting, 23-25/04/2014, Bath, UK.
Poster Presentations (Presenting Author)
  1. M.-T. Walach, A. Grocott, TIme-Variable Ionospheric Electric Field (TiVIE) Model: Capturing Solar Wind-Magnetosphere-Ionosphere Variability, 28/11/2023, Autumn MIST, London, UK.
  2. M.-T. Walach, A. Grocott, TIme-Variable Ionospheric Electric Field (TiVIE) Model: Capturing Solar Wind-Magnetosphere-Ionosphere Variability, 21/11/2023, European Space Weather Week, Toulouse, France.
  3. M.-T. Walach, A Model of High Latitude Ionospheric Convection derived from SuperDARN EOF model Data, 13/09/2023, UKSWSE I, Cardiff, Wales.
  4. M.-T. Walach, A. Grocott, E.G. Thomas, F. Staples, Dusk-Dawn Asymmetries in SuperDARN Convection Maps, Autumn MIST Meeting, 18/11/2023, Royal Geological Society, London, UK.
  5. A. Grocott, M.-T. Walach, S.E. Milan, SuperDARN observations of the two-component model of ionospheric convection, Autumn MIST Meeting, 18/11/2023, Royal Geological Society, London, UK.
  6. M.-T. Walach, A. Grocott, F. Staples, and E. Thomas, SuperDARN map comparability: Statistical comparisons of radar network expansions, Autumn MIST Meeting, 25-26/11/2021, Virtual.
  7. M.-T. Walach, A. Grocott, F. Staples, E. G. Thomas, Two decades of SuperDARN convection mapping: effects of an ever evolving network, AGU Fall Meeting 2020, 01-17/12/2020, Virtual.
  8. M.-T. Walach, A. Grocott, S. E. Milan, Average Ionospheric Electric Field Morphologies during Geomagnetic Storms, MIST Meeting, 24/01/2020, Royal Astronomical Society, London, UK.
  9. M.-T. Walach, A. Grocott, F. Staples, E. Thomas, Influences of the equatorward SuperDARN expansion on data coverage and measured parameters, National Astronomy Meeting, 03/07/2019, Lancaster, UK.
  10. M.-T. Walach, A. Grocott, SuperDARN scatter during geomagnetic storms and geomagnetically active times, RAS Specialist Discussion Meeting: Global Response of the Terrestrial Magnetosphere during Storms and Substorms, 08/02/2019, London, UK.
  11. M.-T. Walach, A. Grocott, Characterising temporal variability in ionospheric flows using SuperDARN data: How well do IMF conditions constrain the SuperDARN data?, MIST Meeting, 24/11/2017, London, UK.
  12. M.-T. Walach, S. E. Milan, T. K. Yeoman, B. A. Hubert, M. R. Hairston, Testing Predictions of the Ionospheric Convection from the Expanding/Contracting Polar Cap Paradigm, MIST Meeting, 27/11/2015, London, UK.
  13. M.-T. Walach, S. E. Milan, Are Steady Magnetospheric Convection Events Prolonged Substorms?, SuperDARN Meeting, 31/05 – 05/06/2015, Leicester, UK.
  14. I.C. Whittaker, S. Sembay, J. A. Carter, A. M. Read, M.-T. Walach, Magnetospheric Solar Wind Charge Exchange – A Comparison Between the GUMICS-4 MHD Model and XMM-Newton, AGU Fall Meeting, 13-18/12/2015, San Francisco, US.