. ▁She ▁studied ▁cor onal ▁loops , ▁finding ▁they ▁were ▁a ▁balance ▁of ▁magnetic ▁t ension ▁forces , ▁bu oy ancy ▁and ▁pressure ▁grad ients . ▁Her ▁work ▁covered ▁the ▁fund ament als ▁of ▁flux ▁tub es . ▁Brow ning ▁was ▁appointed ▁a ▁lect urer ▁at ▁University ▁of ▁Manchester ▁Institute ▁of ▁Science ▁and ▁Technology ▁( UM IST ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁She ▁joined ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Manchester ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁where ▁she ▁works ▁on ▁the ▁interactions ▁between ▁pl as mas ▁and ▁magnetic ▁fields . ▁She ▁is ▁particularly ▁interested ▁in ▁solar ▁fl ares . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Brow ning ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁professor ▁at ▁the ▁J od rell ▁Bank ▁Centre ▁for ▁Ast ro physics . ▁She ▁served ▁as ▁editor ▁of ▁the ▁Journal ▁of ▁Ge oph ys ical ▁Research ▁from ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁She ▁contributed ▁to ▁the ▁book ▁Multi - scale ▁Dynam ical ▁Process es ▁in ▁Space ▁and ▁Ast ro phys ical ▁Pl as mas . ▁She ▁continues ▁to ▁study ▁cor onal ▁he ating . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁Brow ning ▁was ▁made ▁chair ▁of ▁the ▁Institute ▁of ▁Physics ▁Pl asma ▁Physics ▁Committee ▁and ▁the ▁Sol ar ▁Physics ▁Council . ▁Through ▁the ▁Sol ar ▁Physics ▁Council , ▁Brow ning ▁is ▁a ▁ment or ▁for ▁young ▁solar ▁phys ic ists . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁Brow ning ▁arranged ▁two - day ▁meeting ▁to ▁discuss ▁cor onal ▁he ating ▁at ▁the