2017 Heliophysics Summer School Schedule

"LONG-TERM SOLAR ACTIVITY AND THE CLIMATES OF SPACE AND EARTH"

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Tuesday, August 1, 2017
Time (MDT)	Session/Title	Speaker
8:30 am - 5:30 pm	Heliophysics Core
8:30 am - 10:00 am	Welcome and Introductions	Amitava Bhattacharjee
10:00 am	Break
10:30 am - 12:00 pm	Why do the Sun and Planets have Magnetic Fields? Video: Why do the 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	Dana Longcope
12:00 pm	Lunch
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm	Why is there a Corona and a Wind? Video: Why is there a Corona and a Wind? Textbook I, Chapter 9 Textbook III, Chapter 8 Textbook IV, Chapter 3	Dana Longcope
3:00 pm	Break
3:30 pm - 5:30 pm	Lab 1: Tracking a Solar Storm	Nicholas Gross
5:30 pm	Reception at CG1

Wednesday, August 2, 2017
Time (MDT)	Session/Title	Speaker
8:30 am - 5:30 pm	Basic Science - Dynamos and Turbulence
8:30 am - 10:00 am	Dynamo Theory: Basics Video: Dynamo Theory: Basics Textbook I, Chapter 3 Textbook III, Chapter 6	Amitava Bhattacharjee
10:00 am	Break
10:30 am - 12:00 pm	Planetary Fields and Dynamos (pdf) Planetary Fields and Dynamos (animated) Video: Planetary Fields and Dynamos Textbook III, Chapter 7 Textbook IV, Chapter 6	Mark Miesch
12:00 pm	Lunch
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm	Solar Internal Flows and Dynamo Action Video: Solar Internal Flows and Dynamo Action Video: Solar Dynamo Homework Textbook III, Chapter 5 Textbook III, Chapter 6 This is an optional homework problem (e-mail Dr. Miesch for solution key).	Mark Miesch
3:00 pm	Break
3:30 pm - 5:30 pm	Lab 2: Solar Dynamos	Nicholas Gross

Thursday, August 3, 2017
Time (MDT)	Session/Title	Speaker
8:30 am - 5:30 pm	Basic Science - Dynamos and Turbulence
8:30 am - 10:00 am	Turbulence in Fluids and Space Plasmas Video: Turbulence in Fluids and Space Plasmas Textbook I, Chapter 7	Amitava Bhattacharjee
10:00 am	Break
10:30 am - 12:00 pm	Acceleration and Heating in the Solar Wind (pdf) Cosmic Rays Acceleration and Heating in the Solar Wind (animated) Video: Acceleration and Heating in the Solar Wind Textbook I, Chapter 9	Marty Lee
12:00 pm	Lunch
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm	Energetic Particles in the Heliosphere (pdf) Energetic Particles in the Heliosphere (animated) Video: Energetic Particles in the Heliosphere Textbook II, Chapter 9	Marty Lee
3:00 pm	Break
3:30 pm - 5:30 pm	Lab 3: Solar Wind	Nicholas Gross

Friday, August 4, 2017
Time (MDT)	Session/Title	Speaker
8:30 am - 5:30 pm	Magnetospheres, Ionospheres, and Geospace
8:30 am - 10:00 am	Why Does the Earth Have a Magnetosphere, Radiation Belts & an Ionosphere? Video 1: Why Does the Earth Have a Magnetosphere, Radiation Belts & an Ionosphe… Video 2: Why Does the Earth Have a Magnetosphere, Radiation Belts & an Ionosphe… Textbook I, Chapter 10 Textbook I, Chapter 11 Textbook I, Chapter 12 Textbook II, Chapter 11 Textbook III, Chapter 13 Textbook IV, Chapter 8	Dana Longcope
10:00 am	Break
10:30 am - 12:00 pm	Student Research Presentations
12:00 pm	Lunch
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm	Planetary Magnetospheres (pdf) Planetary Magnetospheres (animated) Textbook I, Chapter 10 Textbook I, Chapter 13	Fran Bagenal
3:00 pm	Break
3:30 pm - 5:30 pm	Lab 4: Comparative Magnetospheres	Nicholas Gross

Saturday, August 5, 2017
Time (MDT)	Session/Title	Speaker
8:30 am - 10:00 am	Solar Cycle Predictions (pdf) Solar Cycle Predictions (animated) Video 1: Solar Cycle Predictions Video 2: Solar Cycle Predictions Textbook III, Chapter 2 Textbook III, Chapter 6	Lisa Upton
10:00 am	Break
10:30 am - 12:00 pm	Student Research Presentations
1:30 pm	Time Off

Sunday, August 6, 2017
Time (MDT)	Session/Title	Speaker
8:00 am	Free Day

Monday, August 7, 2017
Time (MDT)	Session/Title	Speaker
8:30 am - 10:00 am	Solar Spectral Irradiance: Measurements and Models Video: Solar Spectral Irradiance: Measurements and Models Textbook III, Chapter 10	Greg Kopp
10:00 am	Break
10:30 am - 12:00 pm	Terrestrial Ionospheres (pdf) Terrestrial Ionospheres (animated) Video 1: Terrestrial Ionospheres Video 2: Terrestrial Ionospheres Textbook III, Chapter 13	Jan Sojka
12:00 pm	Lunch
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm	Long-term Evolution of the Geospace Climate (pdf) Long-term Evolution of the Geospace Climate (animated) Video: Long-term Evolution of the Geospace Climate Textbook III, Chapter 14 This lecture is actually Jan Sojka's Chapter 14 in Textbook III	Jan Sojka
3:00 pm	Break
3:30 pm - 5:30 pm	Lab 5: Variations in Solar Irradiance Lab 6: Exploring Ionosphere Structures	Nicholas Gross
6:00 pm	Dinner at Mesa Lab Cafeteria Patio

Tuesday, August 8, 2017
Time (MDT)	Session/Title	Speaker
8:30 am - 5:30 pm	Effects and Societal Relevance
8:30 am - 10:00 am	Eclipse & Comparative Heliophysics Textbook I, Chapter 2 Textbook IV, Chapter 1	Madhulika Guhathakurta
8:30 am - 10:00 am	Comparative Heliophysics Textbook I, Chapter 2 Textbook IV, Chapter 1	Ofer Cohen
10:00 am	Break
10:30 am - 12:00 pm	Career Discussion	Nicholas Gross
12:00 pm	Lunch
3:00 pm	Adjourn

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