Tong Shi

Tong's research focuses on understanding the solar coronal heating problem by conducting magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) simulations with wave heating mechanisms and comparing with observations. Particularly, his recent work focused on three central scientific questions: the viability of the Alfven Wave Solar Model (AWSoM) in explaining the heating of an active region (AR), the interplay between heating, radiative loss, and heat conduction within an AR, and the observable signatures produced by the wave-induced solar wind acceleration predicted by the AWSoM model. His current research interest also expands to the extraterrestrial context by applying the simulation and observation expertise in solar environment to study the stellar coronal mass ejections (CMEs) and their influence on the habitability of the exoplanets.

Publications: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0827-7632

• Stellar coronal mass ejection (CME) simulation and spectral synthesis in search for habitable extraterrestrial environments
• MHD simulation of solar coronal heating, active region interactions, and spectral synthesis for the next-generation solar observatory