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Please view the presentations and videos form the lectures given at the Heliophysics Summer Schools, sorted by theme. The themes are grouped into three main sections:

  • Cross Cutting Themes
  • Domains
  • Impacts

Click on a theme below to see all presentations in that theme:

Cross Cutting Themes
High Energy Particles
Speaker Year Presentations
Timothy Bastian Radiative Signatures of Energetic Particles
  • Textbook II, Chapter 4
Homework
Ben Chandran Solar Wind: Particle Distribution Functions
  • Textbook II, Chapter 8
  • Textbook II, Chapter 9
  • Textbook IV, Chapter 12
Randy Jokipii Cosmic Rays
  • Textbook II, Chapter 9
Homework
David Klumpar Detection of Energetic Particles
  • Textbook II, Chapter 3
Homework
Marty Lee Particle Acceleration in Shocks
  • Textbook I, Chapter 8
  • Textbook II, Chapter 8
Homework
Solution
Michael Liemohn Energization of Trapped Particles
  • Textbook II, Chapter 11
Homework
Yuri Shprits Radiation Belts
  • Textbook II, Chapter 11
Homework
Instrumentation and Missions
Speaker Year Presentations
John Dorelli Earth’s Magnetosphere
  • Textbook I, Chapter 10
  • Textbook I, Chapter 11
  • Textbook II, Chapter 10
Homework
Magnetic Fields and Dynamos
Speaker Year Presentations
Amitava Bhattacharjee Dynamo Theory: Basics
  • Textbook I, Chapter 3
  • Textbook III, Chapter 6
Nicholas Featherstone Planetary Dynamos
  • Textbook III, Chapter 7
  • Textbook IV, Chapter 6
Nicholas Featherstone Stellar Dynamos
  • Textbook III, Chapter 5
  • Textbook III, Chapter 6
Dana Longcope Why do Sun and Planets have Magnetic Fields?
  • Textbook I, Chapter 3
  • Textbook III, Chapter 2
  • Textbook III, Chapter 6
  • Textbook III, Chapter 7
  • Textbook IV, Chapter 6
Matthias Rempel Creation and Destruction of Magnetic Fields
  • Textbook I, Chapter 3
Homework
Solution
Plasma Physics
Speaker Year Presentations
Amitava Bhattacharjee Magnetic Reconnection
  • Textbook I, Chapter 5
  • Textbook II, Chapter 10
Amitava Bhattacharjee Core Lecture 2: Kinetic Theory
Amitava Bhattacharjee Basic Plasma Concepts and Models
Amitava Bhattacharjee Introductory Lecture I: Basic Plasma Concepts/Plasma Models
Ben Chandran Solar Wind: Particle Distribution Functions
  • Textbook II, Chapter 8
  • Textbook II, Chapter 9
  • Textbook IV, Chapter 12
Marty Lee Particle Acceleration in Shocks
  • Textbook I, Chapter 8
  • Textbook II, Chapter 8
Homework
Solution
Dana Longcope Shocks in Heliophysics
  • Textbook II, Chapter 7
  • Textbook II, Chapter 8
Homework
Dana Longcope Magnetic Reconnection
  • Textbook I, Chapter 1
  • Textbook I, Chapter 4
  • Textbook I, Chapter 5
Merav Opher Shocks in Heliophysics
  • Textbook I, Chapter 7
  • Textbook II, Chapter 7
Homework
Solution
Research and Exploration
Speaker Year Presentations
David Klumpar Detection of Energetic Particles
  • Textbook II, Chapter 3
Homework
Dana Longcope Orbital Mechanics
Jon Sample In Situ Instruments and Measurements
  • Textbook II, Chapter 3
Sun-Planet Systems Overview
Speaker Year Presentations
Daniel Baker An Overview of Heliophysical Exploration
  • Textbook I, Chapter 2
Janet Kozyra The Complete Disturbance: Energy Transport
  • Textbook I, Chapter 2
Sten Odenwald Space Weather: Impacts, Mitigation & ForecastingSpace Weather and Its Societal Impacts
  • Textbook II, Chapter 2
Computational Models and Techniques
Speaker Year Presentations
Lika Guhathakurta, Ryan McGranaghan, Andres Munoz-Jaramillo Big DataArtificial Intelligence for Space Exploration and All Humankind Applications of Deep Learning in Heliophysics
Domains
Energetic-Particle Environments
Speaker Year Presentations
David Burgess Shocks and Energetic Particles: Corona, Wind, Planets, Solar System
  • Textbook II, Chapter 7
  • Textbook II, Chapter 8
Homework
Solution
Janet Green ECP II: Energization of Trapped Particles in Planetary Radiation Belts
  • Textbook II, Chapter 11
Norbert Krupp Comparative Energetic Particle Environments (SEP/GCR/Local)
Yuri Shprits Radiation Belts
  • Textbook II, Chapter 11
Homework
Heliosphere and Solar Wind
Speaker Year Presentations
Stuart Bale Stellar and Solar Winds
  • Textbook I, Chapter 9
  • Textbook III, Chapter 8
Ben Chandran Solar Wind: Structure and Turbulence
  • Textbook I, Chapter 7
  • Textbook I, Chapter 9
  • Textbook III, Chapter 9
Ben Chandran Introduction to Turbulence and Heating in the Solar Wind
  • Textbook I, Chapter 7
Homework
Ofer Cohen Coronae, Heliospheres and Astrospheres
  • Textbook I, Chapter 2
  • Textbook IV, Chapter 1
  • Textbook IV, Chapter 3
Jack Gosling Structure and Evolution of the Three Dimensional Solar Wind
  • Textbook I, Chapter 9
Homework
Solution
Justin Kasper The Solar Wind
  • Textbook III, Chapter 8
Homework
Solution
Moons, Asteroids, Comets and Dust
Speaker Year Presentations
Mihaly Horanyi Dusty Plasmas in the Solar System
Homework
Margaret Kivelson Interaction of Moons, Asteroids, & Comets with their Surroundings
  • Textbook IV, Chapter 10
Homework
Planetary Ionosphere, Thermospheres, Mesospheres, and Atmospheres
Speaker Year Presentations
Tim Fuller-Rowell Ionosphere thermosphere response
  • Textbook II, Chapter 12
Homework
Solution
Thomas Immel Ionosphere Part 2
Thomas Immel Ionosphere Part 1
  • Textbook I, Chapter 12
  • Textbook III, Chapter 13
  • Textbook IV, Chapter 8
Dana Longcope Why do the Earth & Planets have Ionospheres? Magnetospheres?
  • Textbook I, Chapter 10
  • Textbook I, Chapter 11
  • Textbook I, Chapter 12
  • Textbook II, Chapter 11
  • Textbook III, Chapter 13
  • Textbook IV, Chapter 8
Jan Sojka Planetary Ionospheres
  • Textbook III, Chapter 13
  • Textbook IV, Chapter 8
Jan Sojka The Ionosphere-Thermosphere
  • Textbook I, Chapter 12
  • Textbook III, Chapter 13
Stan Solomon Ionospheres of the Terrestrial Planets
Planetary Magnetic Fields
Speaker Year Presentations
Ulrich Christensen Planetary Magnetic Fields and Dynamos
Nicholas Featherstone Planetary Dynamos
  • Textbook III, Chapter 7
  • Textbook IV, Chapter 6
Dana Longcope Why do Sun and Planets have Magnetic Fields?
  • Textbook I, Chapter 3
  • Textbook III, Chapter 2
  • Textbook III, Chapter 6
  • Textbook III, Chapter 7
  • Textbook IV, Chapter 6
Sabine Stanley Planetary Dynamos: Updates & New Frontiers
  • Textbook I, Chapter 13
  • Textbook III, Chapter 7
Homework
Solution
Sabine Stanley Dynamos in Planets and Stars
  • Textbook I, Chapter 3
  • Textbook III, Chapter 5
  • Textbook III, Chapter 6
  • Textbook III, Chapter 7
Homework
Planetary Magnetosphere
Speaker Year Presentations
Fran Bagenal Planetary Magnetospheres
  • Textbook I, Chapter 10
  • Textbook I, Chapter 13
Eric Donovan The Substorm: An Introduction to the Topic in the THEMIS EraThe Substorm: An Introduction to the Topic in the THEMIS Era Primer
  • Textbook II, Chapter 10
  • Textbook II, Chapter 12
Homework
John Dorelli Earth’s Magnetosphere
  • Textbook I, Chapter 10
  • Textbook I, Chapter 11
  • Textbook II, Chapter 10
Homework
Robert Ergun Magnetopshere: Reconnection & Substorms Part 2
Robert Ergun Magnetosphere: Reconnection & Substorms, Part 1
  • Textbook II, Chapter 2
  • Textbook II, Chapter 10
Nicholas Featherstone Planetary Dynamos
  • Textbook III, Chapter 7
  • Textbook IV, Chapter 6
Michael Liemohn Energization of Trapped Particles
  • Textbook II, Chapter 11
Homework
Dana Longcope Why do the Earth & Planets have Ionospheres? Magnetospheres?
  • Textbook I, Chapter 10
  • Textbook I, Chapter 11
  • Textbook I, Chapter 12
  • Textbook II, Chapter 11
  • Textbook III, Chapter 13
  • Textbook IV, Chapter 8
James Slavin Planetary MagnetospheresPlanetary Magnetospheres (part 2)
  • Textbook I, Chapter 10
  • Textbook I, Chapter 13
Frank Toffoletto Solar Wind/Magnetosphere Coupling
  • Textbook I, Chapter 11
  • Textbook II, Chapter 10
Homework
Vytenis Vasyliunas Planetary magnetospheres
  • Textbook I, Chapter 10
  • Textbook II, Chapter 10
Homework
Solution
Vytenis Vasyliunas Application of ECP I: Magnetic (Sub-)Storms, and Planetary Counterparts
  • Textbook II, Chapter 10
Planetary Systems
Speaker Year Presentations
Debra Fischer Characteristics of Planetary Systems 1Characteristics of Planetary Systems 2
  • Textbook III, Chapter 3
  • Textbook IV, Chapter 5
Solar Magnetic Field and Solar Atmosphere
Speaker Year Presentations
Chuanfei Dong Living with Stars and Societal Relevance
  • Textbook III, Chapter 4
  • Textbook III, Chapter 11
Nicholas Featherstone Stellar Dynamos
  • Textbook III, Chapter 5
  • Textbook III, Chapter 6
Terry Forbes Models of Flares and CMEs
  • Textbook I, Chapter 5
  • Textbook II, Chapter 6
Homework
Terry Forbes Magnetic ReconnectionCME's and Flares
  • Textbook I, Chapter 5
Philip Judge Physics of the Solar Chromosphere
  • Textbook I, Chapter 12
Homework
Dana Longcope Why does the Sun Have a Corona and a Wind?
  • Textbook I, Chapter 9
  • Textbook III, Chapter 8
  • Textbook IV, Chapter 3
Dana Longcope Why do Sun and Planets have Magnetic Fields?
  • Textbook I, Chapter 3
  • Textbook III, Chapter 2
  • Textbook III, Chapter 6
  • Textbook III, Chapter 7
  • Textbook IV, Chapter 6
Karel Schrijver The Solar Atmosphere
  • Textbook II, Chapter 5
  • Textbook II, Chapter 6
  • Textbook III, Chapter 2
Impacts
Planetary Climate and Habitability
Speaker Year Presentations
Caspar M. Ammann Solar Variability and Earth’s Climate
Juerg Beer Evidence of external influences on planetary climates
David Brain Climates of Terrestrial Planets 1Climates of Terrestrial Planets 2
  • Textbook III, Chapter 4
  • Textbook IV, Chapter 8
Donald Brownlee Planetary HabitabilityThe Drake Equation
Thomas Crowley A Vintage 2009 Assessment of the Sun-Climate Connection in Paleoclimate Records
Greg Kopp Solar Variability and Earth’s Climate
  • Textbook III, Chapter 11
  • Textbook III, Chapter 12
Jan Sojka Long-Term Evolution of the Geospace Climate
  • Textbook III, Chapter 2
  • Textbook III, Chapter 14
Space Weather of Earth
Speaker Year Presentations
Daniel Baker Space Weather Effects - PPSpace Weather Effects - PDF
  • Textbook II, Chapter 14
Amitava Bhattacharjee Explosive Events: CMEs, Flares and Substorms
  • Textbook II, Chapter 5
  • Textbook II, Chapter 6
David Boteler The Impact of Space Weather on the Electric Power Grid
  • Textbook II, Chapter 2
Ofer Cohen Evolution on Short and Long Time Scales
  • Textbook IV, Chapter 2
  • Textbook IV, Chapter 4
Kevin Forbes Establishing the Economic Impacts of Space Weather: The Case of Electricity
  • Textbook II, Chapter 2
Sten Odenwald Space Weather: Impacts, Mitigation & ForecastingSpace Weather and Its Societal Impacts
  • Textbook II, Chapter 2
Jan Sojka The Ionosphere-Thermosphere
  • Textbook I, Chapter 12
  • Textbook III, Chapter 13
Harlan Spence Particle Effects on Humans and Biological Tissues - PPParticle Effects on Humans and Biological Tissues - PDF
  • Textbook II, Chapter 13