Dr Robert Teed

  • Senior Lecturer (Mathematics)

telephone: 0141 330 5674
email: Robert.Teed@glasgow.ac.uk

Room 424, School of Mathematics & Statistics, University of Glasgow, University Place, Glasgow, G12 8QQ

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ORCID iDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2831-3116

Biography

Visit my personal website for more details.

Research interests

Magnetohydrodynamics  The Sun is an MHD system 

Planetary dynamos including the geodynamo

 Surface magnetic field in strong field regime

The solar dynamo and solar cycle

 Butterfly diagram of the solar cycle

Convection in astrophysical and geophysical bodies

 Zonal flows in a simulation of a proto-planetary disc 

Research summary:

My research involves the theoretical/numerical modelling of fluid systems in the presence of rotation, magnetic fields, and shear flows. To do this I use various numerical techniques (and computer power) to solve the equations relevant to fluid dynamics and magnetic field generation. My research has applications to Earth's core, the Sun's atmosphere, planetary atomspheres, protoplanetary discs, and other astrophysical objects.

This research is primarily motivated by a desire to better understand the fluid dynamics - including convection processes - and magnetic field generation - the 'dynamo process' - within planets and stars. In particular, numerical simulations are able to provide insight into the dynamics of the chaotic fluid regions (e.g. Earth's liquid iron outer core, the solar convection zone, planetary atomspheres) where magnetic fields are generated.

If you are a prospective PhD student and would like to know more about possible projects in my research area, then please look at the 'Supervision' section below.

Research groups

Publications

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2024

Hunter, Emma and Teed, Robert J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2831-3116 (2024) Multiple jets in a rotating annulus model with an imposed azimuthal magnetic field. Geophysical and Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics, (doi: 10.1080/03091929.2024.2375211) (Early Online Publication)

2023

Teed, Robert J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2831-3116 and Dormy, Emmanuel (2023) Solenoidal force balances in numerical dynamos. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 964, A26. (doi: 10.1017/jfm.2023.332)

2022

Simitev, Radostin D. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2207-5789, MacTaggart, David ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2297-9312, Teed, Robert ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2831-3116 and Candelaresi, Simon ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7666-8504 (2022) Introduction. Geophysical and Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics, 116(4), pp. 235-236. (doi: 10.1080/03091929.2022.2107377)

2021

Teed, Robert J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2831-3116 and Latter, Henrik N. (2021) Axisymmetric simulations of the convective overstability in protoplanetary discs. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 507(4), pp. 5523-5541. (doi: 10.1093/mnras/stab2311)

2019

Hori, K., Teed, Robert J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2831-3116 and Jones, C.A. (2019) Anelastic torsional oscillations in Jupiter's metallic hydrogen region. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 519, pp. 50-60. (doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2019.04.042)

Teed, R.J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2831-3116, Jones, C.A. and Tobias, S.M. (2019) Torsional waves driven by convection and jets in Earth’s liquid core. Geophysical Journal International, 216(1), pp. 123-129. (doi: 10.1093/gji/ggy416)

2018

Hori, K., Teed, R.J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2831-3116 and Jones, C.A. (2018) The dynamics of magnetic Rossby waves in spherical dynamo simulations: a signature of strong-field dynamos? Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors, 276, pp. 68-85. (doi: 10.1016/j.pepi.2017.07.008)

2017

Teed, Robert ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2831-3116, Hori, Kumiko, Tobias, Steven and Jones, Chris A. (2017) Observation and Excitation of Magnetohydrodynamic Waves in Numerical Models of Earth's Core. AGU Fall Meeting, New Orleans, LA, USA, 11-15 Dec 2017.

Teed, Robert J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2831-3116 and Proctor, Michael R. E. (2017) Quasi-cyclic behaviour in non-linear simulations of the shear dynamo. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 467(4), pp. 4858-4864. (doi: 10.1093/mnras/stx421)

Shumaylova, Valeria, Teed, Robert J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2831-3116 and Proctor, Michael R.E. (2017) Large-to small-scale dynamo in domains of large aspect ratio: kinematic regime. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 466(3), pp. 3513-3518. (doi: 10.1093/mnras/stw3379)

Teed, Robert ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2831-3116 (2017) Identifying MHD Waves in Numerical Models of the Geodynamo. IAPSO - IAMAS - IAGA Joint Assembly, Cape Town, South Africa, 27 Aug - 1 Sept 2017.

Teed, Robert ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2831-3116 (2017) Nonlinear Properties of the Shear Dynamo Model. 2nd Conference on Natural Dynamos, Valtice, Czech Republic, 25 June - 1 July 2017.

2016

Teed, Robert ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2831-3116 and Proctor, Michael R.E. (2016) Destruction of large-scale magnetic field in non-linear simulations of the shear dynamo. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 458(3), pp. 2885-2889. (doi: 10.1093/mnras/stw490)

Teed, Robert ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2831-3116 (2016) Excitation of Torsional Waves in the Earth's Core. 15th Symposium of SEDI, Study of the Earth's Deep Interior (SEDI 2016), Nantes, France, 24-29 July 2016.

2015

Hori, K., Jones, C.A. and Teed, R.J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2831-3116 (2015) Slow magnetic Rossby waves in the Earth's core. Geophysical Research Letters, 42(16), pp. 6622-6629. (doi: 10.1002/2015GL064733)

Teed, Robert J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2831-3116, Jones, Chris A. and Tobias, Steven M. (2015) The transition to Earth-like torsional oscillations in magnetoconvection simulations. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 419, pp. 22-31. (doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2015.02.045)

Teed, Robert ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2831-3116, Jones, Chris and Tobias, Steve (2015) Torsional Waves Operating in Geodynamo and Magnetoconvection Simulations. European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2015, Vienna, Austria, 12-17 Apr 2015.

2014

Teed, Robert J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2831-3116, Jones, Chris A. and Tobias, Steven M. (2014) The dynamics and excitation of torsional waves in geodynamo simulations. Geophysical Journal International, 196(2), pp. 724-735. (doi: 10.1093/gji/ggt432)

Teed, Robert ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2831-3116, Jones, Chris and Tobias, Steve (2014) Torsional Oscillations in Geodynamo and Magnetoconvection Simulations. 14th Symposium of SEDI (SEDI 2014), Kanagawa, Japan, 3-8 Aug 2014.

Teed, Robert ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2831-3116, Jones, Chris and Tobias, Steve (2014) Torsional Oscillations in Geodynamo and Magnetoconvection Simulations. UKSEDI 2014, London, UK, 14 Mar 2014.

2013

Teed, Robert ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2831-3116, Jones, Chris and Tobias, Steve (2013) Torsional Oscillations in Geodynamo Simulations. 2013 UK MHD: National Conference on Geophysical, Astrophysical and Industrial Magnetohydrodynamics, Glasgow, UK, 23-24 May 2013.

Teed, Robert J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2831-3116, Jones, Chris A. and Tobias, Steve M. (2013) The Dynamics and Excitation of Torsional Waves in Geodynamo Simulations. 2013 AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, USA, 9-13 Dec 2013.

2012

Teed, Robert J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2831-3116, Jones, Chris A. and Hollerbach, Rainer (2012) On the necessary conditions for bursts of convection within the rapidly rotating cylindrical annulus. Physics of Fluids, 24(6), 066604. (doi: 10.1063/1.4711398)

Teed, Robert ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2831-3116, Jones, Chris and Tobias, Steve (2012) Rapidly Rotating Plane Layer Convection with Zonal Flow. European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2012, Vienna, Austria, 22-27 Apr 2012.

Teed, Robert ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2831-3116, Jones, Chris and Tobias, Steve (2012) Searching for Torsional Oscillations in Earth-like Dynamo Simulations. 13th Symposium of SEDI, Study of the Earth's Deep Interior (SEDI 2012), Leeds, UK, 1-6 July 2012.

2011

Teed, Robert ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2831-3116, Jones, Chris and Tobias, Steve (2011) Zonal Flow and ‘Bursting’ in the Cylindrical Annulus. 2011 UK MHD: National Conference on Geophysical, Astrophysical and Industrial Magnetohydrodynamics, London, UK, 2011.

2010

Teed, Robert J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2831-3116, Jones, Chris A. and Hollerbach, Rainer (2010) Rapidly rotating plane layer convection with zonal flow. Geophysical and Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics, 104(5-6), pp. 457-480. (doi: 10.1080/03091929.2010.512290)

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Number of items: 27.

Articles

Hunter, Emma and Teed, Robert J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2831-3116 (2024) Multiple jets in a rotating annulus model with an imposed azimuthal magnetic field. Geophysical and Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics, (doi: 10.1080/03091929.2024.2375211) (Early Online Publication)

Teed, Robert J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2831-3116 and Dormy, Emmanuel (2023) Solenoidal force balances in numerical dynamos. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 964, A26. (doi: 10.1017/jfm.2023.332)

Simitev, Radostin D. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2207-5789, MacTaggart, David ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2297-9312, Teed, Robert ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2831-3116 and Candelaresi, Simon ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7666-8504 (2022) Introduction. Geophysical and Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics, 116(4), pp. 235-236. (doi: 10.1080/03091929.2022.2107377)

Teed, Robert J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2831-3116 and Latter, Henrik N. (2021) Axisymmetric simulations of the convective overstability in protoplanetary discs. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 507(4), pp. 5523-5541. (doi: 10.1093/mnras/stab2311)

Hori, K., Teed, Robert J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2831-3116 and Jones, C.A. (2019) Anelastic torsional oscillations in Jupiter's metallic hydrogen region. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 519, pp. 50-60. (doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2019.04.042)

Teed, R.J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2831-3116, Jones, C.A. and Tobias, S.M. (2019) Torsional waves driven by convection and jets in Earth’s liquid core. Geophysical Journal International, 216(1), pp. 123-129. (doi: 10.1093/gji/ggy416)

Hori, K., Teed, R.J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2831-3116 and Jones, C.A. (2018) The dynamics of magnetic Rossby waves in spherical dynamo simulations: a signature of strong-field dynamos? Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors, 276, pp. 68-85. (doi: 10.1016/j.pepi.2017.07.008)

Teed, Robert J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2831-3116 and Proctor, Michael R. E. (2017) Quasi-cyclic behaviour in non-linear simulations of the shear dynamo. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 467(4), pp. 4858-4864. (doi: 10.1093/mnras/stx421)

Shumaylova, Valeria, Teed, Robert J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2831-3116 and Proctor, Michael R.E. (2017) Large-to small-scale dynamo in domains of large aspect ratio: kinematic regime. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 466(3), pp. 3513-3518. (doi: 10.1093/mnras/stw3379)

Teed, Robert ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2831-3116 and Proctor, Michael R.E. (2016) Destruction of large-scale magnetic field in non-linear simulations of the shear dynamo. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 458(3), pp. 2885-2889. (doi: 10.1093/mnras/stw490)

Hori, K., Jones, C.A. and Teed, R.J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2831-3116 (2015) Slow magnetic Rossby waves in the Earth's core. Geophysical Research Letters, 42(16), pp. 6622-6629. (doi: 10.1002/2015GL064733)

Teed, Robert J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2831-3116, Jones, Chris A. and Tobias, Steven M. (2015) The transition to Earth-like torsional oscillations in magnetoconvection simulations. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 419, pp. 22-31. (doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2015.02.045)

Teed, Robert J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2831-3116, Jones, Chris A. and Tobias, Steven M. (2014) The dynamics and excitation of torsional waves in geodynamo simulations. Geophysical Journal International, 196(2), pp. 724-735. (doi: 10.1093/gji/ggt432)

Teed, Robert J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2831-3116, Jones, Chris A. and Hollerbach, Rainer (2012) On the necessary conditions for bursts of convection within the rapidly rotating cylindrical annulus. Physics of Fluids, 24(6), 066604. (doi: 10.1063/1.4711398)

Teed, Robert J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2831-3116, Jones, Chris A. and Hollerbach, Rainer (2010) Rapidly rotating plane layer convection with zonal flow. Geophysical and Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics, 104(5-6), pp. 457-480. (doi: 10.1080/03091929.2010.512290)

Conference or Workshop Item

Teed, Robert ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2831-3116, Hori, Kumiko, Tobias, Steven and Jones, Chris A. (2017) Observation and Excitation of Magnetohydrodynamic Waves in Numerical Models of Earth's Core. AGU Fall Meeting, New Orleans, LA, USA, 11-15 Dec 2017.

Teed, Robert ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2831-3116 (2017) Identifying MHD Waves in Numerical Models of the Geodynamo. IAPSO - IAMAS - IAGA Joint Assembly, Cape Town, South Africa, 27 Aug - 1 Sept 2017.

Teed, Robert ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2831-3116 (2017) Nonlinear Properties of the Shear Dynamo Model. 2nd Conference on Natural Dynamos, Valtice, Czech Republic, 25 June - 1 July 2017.

Teed, Robert ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2831-3116 (2016) Excitation of Torsional Waves in the Earth's Core. 15th Symposium of SEDI, Study of the Earth's Deep Interior (SEDI 2016), Nantes, France, 24-29 July 2016.

Teed, Robert ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2831-3116, Jones, Chris and Tobias, Steve (2015) Torsional Waves Operating in Geodynamo and Magnetoconvection Simulations. European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2015, Vienna, Austria, 12-17 Apr 2015.

Teed, Robert ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2831-3116, Jones, Chris and Tobias, Steve (2014) Torsional Oscillations in Geodynamo and Magnetoconvection Simulations. 14th Symposium of SEDI (SEDI 2014), Kanagawa, Japan, 3-8 Aug 2014.

Teed, Robert ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2831-3116, Jones, Chris and Tobias, Steve (2014) Torsional Oscillations in Geodynamo and Magnetoconvection Simulations. UKSEDI 2014, London, UK, 14 Mar 2014.

Teed, Robert ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2831-3116, Jones, Chris and Tobias, Steve (2013) Torsional Oscillations in Geodynamo Simulations. 2013 UK MHD: National Conference on Geophysical, Astrophysical and Industrial Magnetohydrodynamics, Glasgow, UK, 23-24 May 2013.

Teed, Robert J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2831-3116, Jones, Chris A. and Tobias, Steve M. (2013) The Dynamics and Excitation of Torsional Waves in Geodynamo Simulations. 2013 AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, USA, 9-13 Dec 2013.

Teed, Robert ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2831-3116, Jones, Chris and Tobias, Steve (2012) Rapidly Rotating Plane Layer Convection with Zonal Flow. European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2012, Vienna, Austria, 22-27 Apr 2012.

Teed, Robert ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2831-3116, Jones, Chris and Tobias, Steve (2012) Searching for Torsional Oscillations in Earth-like Dynamo Simulations. 13th Symposium of SEDI, Study of the Earth's Deep Interior (SEDI 2012), Leeds, UK, 1-6 July 2012.

Teed, Robert ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2831-3116, Jones, Chris and Tobias, Steve (2011) Zonal Flow and ‘Bursting’ in the Cylindrical Annulus. 2011 UK MHD: National Conference on Geophysical, Astrophysical and Industrial Magnetohydrodynamics, London, UK, 2011.

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Grants

STFC Standard Grant (PI), "The force hierarchy in planetary dynamo models", 2024-2027, (ST/Y00146X/1)

Supervision

I am currently interested in taking on more PhD students. If you are a prospective PhD student and would like to know more about the projects below, then please get in touch with me: Robert.Teed@glasgow.ac.uk. 

Potential PhD projects:

  • Modelling the force balance in planetary dynamos.
    Current simulations of magnetic field (the 'dynamo process') generation in planets are run, not under the conditions of planetary cores and atmospheres, but in a regime idealised for computations. To forecast changes in planetary magnetic fields such as reversals and dynamo collapse, it is vital to understand the actual fluid dynamics of these regions. The aim of this project is to produce simulations of planetary cores and atmospheres with realistic force balances and, in doing so, understand how such force balances arise and affect the dynamics of the flow. The importance of different forces (e.g. Coriolis, Lorentz, viscous forces) determine the dynamics, the dynamo regime, and hence the morphology and strength of the magnetic field that is produced. This project would involve working with existing numerical code to perform the simulations and developing new techniques to determine the heirarchy of forces at play.
Force balance of a weak field dipolar dynamoForce balance of a strong field dipolar dynamoForce balance of a fluctuating multipolar dynamo
  • Identifying waves in dynamo models.
    This project would involve using existing (and developing new) techniques to isolate and study MHD waves in numerical calculations. Various classes of waves exist and may play a role in the dynamo process and/or help us better understand changes in the magnetic field.

Torsional waves in a simulation



 

 

  • The effects of magnetic fields on zonal flows in planetary interiors.
    This project would involve analytical and numerical solutions of equations governing (magneto)convection in simplified geometries. For example, the Jovian atmosphere can be modelled using plane or annular geometries which simplfy the solutions to the governing equations. The aim would be to better understand how a magnetic field can affect the jets of Jupiter's atmosphere.
  • Modelling the solar dynamo and solar cycle.
    This project would use simulations to look at the roles shear flow and helicity could play in generating the Sun's magnetic field and producing the 11-year solar cycle.

Butterfly diagram of the solar cycle

 

Current PhD students:

Teaching

Current teaching:

Mathematics 2A: Multivariable Caluclus (Moodle page) (2022-)

 

Previous teaching:

Mathematics 1 (2019-2022)

3H/S Mathematical Methods (2017-2019)

5M Applied Mathematical Methods (SMSTC) (2017-2019)

 

Tutor for courses (past and present):

  • Mathematics 1, Mathematics 1X, Mathematics 1Y;
  • Mathematics 2A, Mathematics 2B;
  • 3H/3S Mathematical Methods, 3H/3Q: Mechanics of Rigid and Deformable Bodies, 3H/3U Methods in Complex Analysis, 3H/3V Dynamical Systems;
  • 4H/5E Partial Differential Equations;
  • 5M Applied Mathematical Methods (SMSTC).