Auroral Zone is about solar and space physics and its research community. Hosted by Dr. Mike Liemohn, a professor of space science at the University of Michigan, this podcast is mostly 15-20 minute interviews with authors of recently-published research articles. We will spend a few minutes on the science topic and then talk about how they did the work and their life as a scientist.
7 days ago
7 days ago
20 min
An interview with Michael Rycroft, who is retired from his career as a space scientist working at several places around England and is now living in Cambridge, England. He talks about his recently-published paper highlighting some major moments in his work life. He also mentions his fun encounter with David Attenborough, on a trip way down south near Antarctica.
Sep 9, 2026
Sep 9, 2026
15 min
An interview with Gwen Hanley, a research scientist at the Space Sciences Laboratory at the University of California Berkeley. She talks about her new paper on a very peculiar space environment day...at Mars. And she reveals the answer to that pressing question of whether she would take the one-way trip to the Red Planet.
Sep 2, 2026
Sep 2, 2026
2 min
Welcome to Auroral Zone, a podcast about solar and space physics and its research community.
