Timothy Schmidt

Timothy Schmidt

Professor of Chemistry, UNSW Sydney

Professor Timothy Schmidt works in the School of Chemistry at UNSW Sydney where he is also Director of Research. He is a Chief Investigator in the ARC Centre of Excellence in Exciton Science.

Articles by: Timothy Schmidt

Aurora in the night sky of Queenstown, New Zealand

Why are auroras different colors?

By Timothy Schmidt published

Auroras occur when charged solar particles bash into Earth's magnetic field and funnel toward the poles. The types of atoms these particles hit determines the color of light emitted.