Rate My Professor Hannah Schunker

Schunker's expertise centers on solar and stellar physics, employing helioseismology and asteroseismology to investigate the solar dynamo, magnetic field evolution, active region emergence, near-surface convection, and stellar rotation. Her research supports missions such as Solar Orbiter and PLATO, addressing the coupling of surface dynamics to subsurface layers. Notable publications include 'A flux-independent increase in outflows prior to the emergence of active regions on the Sun' (2024, MNRAS), 'Origin of Joy’s Law in the Context of Near-Surface Convection on the Sun' (2025), 'The Sun’s Open–Closed Flux Boundary and the Origin of the Slow Solar Wind' (2025), 'Understanding Active Region Origins and Emergence on the Sun and Other Cool Stars' (2023, Space Science Reviews), and 'A low upper limit on the subsurface rise speed of solar active regions' (2016, Science Advances). She teaches undergraduate courses such as PHYS2100 Introduction to Astronomy, PHYS1220 Advanced Physics II, and PHYS2112 Classical Physics. Schunker contributes to public outreach via lectures like 'Our Magnetic Sun' for the Royal Society of NSW (2025) and appearances on ABC Catalyst discussing solar storms (2022).