Manuela Temmer runs the Heliospheric Physics Research Group at the Insitute of Physics of the University of Graz (swe.uni-graz.at). In her research she successfully established investigation techniques combining observations, i.e., in-situ measurements and remote-sensing image data from multiple spacecraft missions, together with modeling efforts (empirical, analytical, numerical).

With her team, she currently works toward a better understanding of the early evolution and propagation processes of coronal mass ejections (CMEs) in interplanetary space. Of special interest is the relationship between CMEs, their substructures, and the background solar wind – especially solar wind compression regions from high-speed streams and the heliospheric current sheet – and their impact on planets. On the topic of solar and heliospheric physics, Manuela Temmer has published more than 270 peer-reviewed papers (with 34 first authored), having more than 13,000 citations and h-index=65 (NASA ADS, August 2026).