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2020 Heliophysics Summer School Schedule

6 - 17 July 2020

Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic the 2020 Heliophysics Summer School will be held in a virtual format.

Time (MDT) Session/Title Speaker
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Office Hours

Lika Guhathakurta and Nicholas Gross
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Introductions

Amitava Bhattacharjee and Nicholas Gross
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Break

- Space Weather and its Impacts on Society Bill Murtagh
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Break

- Space Weather and its Impacts on Society cont... Bill Murtagh
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Break

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Plans and Logistics for the School

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Office Hours

Dana Longcope
- Lab 1: Expert Groups by Timezone* Asynchronous Groups
Time (MDT) Session/Title Speaker
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Office Hours

Lika Guhathakurta, Nicholas Gross and Bill Murtaugh
- Lab 1: Expert Group Summary Nicholas Gross
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Break

- Lab 1: Jigsaw Groups Nicholas Gross
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Break

- Lab 1: Jigsaw Groups Nicholas Gross
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Break

- Lab 1: Wrap Up and Instructions for Video Lectures and Group Work Nicholas Gross
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Office Hours

Amitava Bhattacharjee and Dana Longcope
- Review Video Lectures and Activity Discussion Slides: Why does the Sun have a Corona and Wind? Slides: Solar Flares Asynchronous Groups
Time (MDT) Session/Title Speaker
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Office Hours

Lika Guhathakurta and Amitava Bhattacharjee
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Solar Wind Activity Discussion

Dana Longcope and Nicholas Gross
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Break

- Heliophysics Core Lecture Review: Why does the Sun have a Corona and Wind? Dana Longcope
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Break

- Solar Flares Dana Longcope
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Break

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Solar Flares Cont...

Dana Longcope
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Office Hours

Dana Longcope and Bill Murtagh
- Lab 2: Global Structure of the Solar Wind (Part 1)* Asynchronous Groups
Time (MDT) Session/Title Speaker
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Office Hours

- Lab 2: Global Structure of the Solar Wind (Part 2) Nicholas Gross
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Break

- Lab 2: Global Structure of the Solar Wind (Part 2) Cont... Nicholas Gross
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Break

- CME's And Transients Jiong Qiu
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Break

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CME's and Transients Cont...

Jiong Qiu
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Office Hours

Dana Longcope and Jiong Qiu
- Review: Asynchronous Groups
Time (MDT) Session/Title Speaker
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Office Hours

Amitava Bhattacharjee
- Particle Energization

Start Video at 0:04:00

Amitava Bhattacharjee
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Break

- Particle Energization Cont... Amitava Bhattacharjee
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Break

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Karel Schrijver Career Panel

Introduction by Karel Schrijver - as delivered by Madhulika Guhathakurta

Panelists:

  • Hazel Bain - Research Scientist, University of Colorado Boulder CIRES and NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
  • Andres Munoz-Jaramillo - Senior Research Scientist, SouthWest Research Institute
  • Claire Raftery - Education Director, National Solar Observatory
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Break

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Career Panel Zoom Roulette

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Office Hours

Lika Guhathakurta, Dana Longcope and Jiong Qiu
- Review Video Lecture and Activity Discussion* Slides: Why do the Earth & Planets have Ionospheres? Magnetospheres? Asynchronous Groups
Time (MDT) Session/Title Speaker
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Office Hours

Lika Guhathakurta and Nicholas Gross
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Student Presentations

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Office Hours

Dana Longcope
Time (MDT) Session/Title Speaker
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Office Hours

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Heliophysics Core: Activity Discussion

Dana Longcope and Nicholas Gross
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Break

- Heliophysics Core Lecture Review: Why do the Earth & Planets have Ionospheres? Magnetospheres? Dana Longcope
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Break

- Earth and Planetary Magnetospheres

Start video at 1:16:28

Amitava Bhattacharjee
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Break

- Earth and Planetary Magnetospheres Cont... Amitava Bhattacharjee
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Office Hours

Amitava Bhattacharjee and Dana Longcope
- Review Video, Read Articles, and Time Zone Group Lab Activity* Asynchronous Groups
Time (MDT) Session/Title Speaker
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Office Hours

Janet Green and Amitava Bhattacharjee
- Review of Magnetosphere Lab Results Nicholas Gross
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Break

- Lab 3: Comparative Magnetospheres Nicholas Gross
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Break

- Geomagnetic Storms: Classical Views & Developing Views

Video: Bursty Bulk Flow

Delores Knipp
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Break

- Geomagnetic Storms: Great Storms Over the Centuries

Start video at 0:36:00

Delores Knipp
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Office Hours

Janet Green and Dana Longcope
Time (MDT) Session/Title Speaker
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Office Hours

Lika Guhathakurta and Amitava Bhattacharjee
- Space Weather in the Upper Atmosphere Tim Fuller-Rowell
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Break

- Space Weather in the Upper Atmosphere Cont... Tim Fuller-Rowell
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Break

- Space Weather: How Does it Impact Satellites and Power Grids?

Start video at 2:03:13

Janet Green
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Break

- Space Weather: How Does it Impact Satellites and Power Grids Cont... Janet Green
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Office Hours

Delores Knipp and Dana Longcope
- Time Zone Group Ionosphere Lab Activity Asynchronous Groups
Time (MDT) Session/Title Speaker
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Office Hours

Delores Knipp
- Lab 4: Ionosphere Lab Wrap Up Nicholas Gross
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Break

- Lab 4: Ionosphere Lab Wrap Up Nicholas Gross
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Break

- Earth's Ionosphere and Atmosphere Tim Fuller-Rowell
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Break

- Earth's Ionosphere and Atmosphere Cont... Tim Fuller-Rowell
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Office Hours

Dana Longcope and Bill Murtagh
Time (MDT) Session/Title Speaker
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Office Hours

Amitava Bhattacharjee
- Characterizing the Global Aviation Radiation Environment Kent Tobiska
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Break

- Next Generation Radiation Characterization from Aviation Altitude to Deep Space

Video starts at 1:12:35

Madhulika Guhathakurta
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Break

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Wrap Up and Review