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2021 Heliophysics Summer School Schedule

14-25 June 2021

UCAR is committed to providing high quality programs throughout the pandemic while keeping our staff and participants safe. Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic the 2021 Heliophysics Summer School will be held in a virtual format. That said, UCAR staff and Summer School Faculty are committed providing the Heliophysics Summer School participants with a rich experience that fulfills the summer schools' goals:

  • Broadening participants content knowledge
  • Providing participants with a rich professional development experience
  • Building community and providing networking opportunities for participants

We will build on the successful approach used for the 2020 virtual summer school that achieved these goals. In order to minimize video conference fatigue, the daily sessions will run for approximately 4 1/2 hours each day. To accommodate maximum participation across multiple time zones the sessions will start at 9:00am (MT-US).

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Pre-Session I (For Participants Only)

Improv Game

 Nicholas Gross
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Pre-Session II (For Participants Only)

Develop your Elevator Speech

 Nicholas Gross
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Pre-Session III (For Participants Only)

Discussion with Jack Eddy Fellows:

  • Ankush Bhaskar, VSSC - Indian Space Research Organization
  • Ryan McGranaghan, ASTRA
  • Erika Palmerio, University of California, Berkeley
 Nicholas Gross
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Introductions, Plans, and Logistics for the Summer School

Amitava Bhattacharjee

Nicholas Gross
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Break
- Overview of Cycles and Long Term Variability in the Heliopshere Dana Longcope Nicholas Gross
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Break
- Overview of Cycles and Long Term Variability in the Heliosphere Continued Dana Longcope Nicholas Gross
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Office Hours
- Lab 1: Expert Groups by Timezone Asynchronous Groups
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- Lab 1: Analysis of a Space Weather Event Nicholas Gross
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Break
- Lab 1: Analysis of a Space Weather Event Nicholas Gross
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Break
- Lab 1: Analysis of a Space Weather Event 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
- Review Video Lectures and Activity Discussion Asynchronous Groups
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- Why Do the Earth and Sun Have Magnetic Fields? Dana Longcope
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Break
- Why Do the Earth and Sun Have Magnetic Fields? Part 2 Dana Longcope
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Office Hours
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Break
- Dynamo Theory Basics

Start video at 1:28:28

 Amitava Bhattacharjee
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Break
- Dynamo Basics Part 2 Amitava Bhattacharjee
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Office Hours
- Review Video Lectures and Activity Discussion Asynchronous Groups
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- Why Do the Earth and Planets Have an Ionosphere and Magnetosphere Dana Longcope
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Break
- Why Do the Earth and Planets Have an Ionosphere and Magnetosphere Part II Dana Longcope
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Office Hours
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Break
- Solar Cycle Prediction

Start video at 1:29:00

 Scott McIntosh
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Break
- Solar Cycle Predictions Part 2 Scott McIntosh
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Office Hours
- Lab 2: Global Structure of the Solar Wind Part 1 Asynchronous Groups
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- 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 Continued) Nicholas Gross
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Office Hours
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Break
- Structure of the Heliosphere Part 1 Merav Opher
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Break
- Structure of the Heliosphere Part 2

Start Video at 51:00

 Merav Opher
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Office Hours
Time (MDT) Session/Title Speaker
- Participant Presentations Nicholas Gross
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Day Off
- Review Video Lectures and Activity Discussion Asynchronous Groups
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- Large-Scale Dynamics of the Solar Interior Nicholas Featherstone
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Break
- Large-Scale Dynamics of the Solar Interior - Part II Nicholas Featherstone
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Office Hours
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Break
- Planetary Fields and Dynamos

Start Video at 1:50:40

 Sabine Stanley
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Break
- Planetary Fields and Dynamos Part 2 Sabine Stanley
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Office Hours
- Time Zone Group Lab Activity, Review Video Lectures Asynchronous Groups
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- Lab 3: Review of Magnetosphere Lab Results Nicholas Gross
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Break
- Lab 3: Comparative Magnetospheres Nicholas Gross
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Office Hours
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Break
- Solar Wind Acceleration and Coronal Heating Ben Chandran
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Break
- Aspects of the Physics of High-Energy Charged Particles in the Heliopshere

Start video at 49:40

 Joe Giacalone
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Office Hours
- Ionosphere Video Review and Group Activity Discussion Asynchronous Groups
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- Planetary Atmospheres and Habitability David Brain
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Break
- Planetary Atmospheres and Habitability Part 2 David Brain
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Office Hours
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Break
- Lab 4: Ionosphere Lab Part 1 Nicholas Gross
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Break
- Lab 4: Ionosphere Lab Part 2 Nicholas Gross
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Office Hours
- Ionosphere Intro Videos and Ionosphere Time Zone Group Lab Asynchronous Groups
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- Ionosphere and Thermosphere Basics Shasha Zou
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Break
- Cycles in the Ionosphere Shasha Zou
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Office Hours
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Break
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Student Brainstorming
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Break
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Student Brainstorming
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Office Hours
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- Heliosphere Division Snapshot Madhulika Guhathakurta
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Break
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Interstellar Probe

Presentation

 Elena Provornikova
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Office Hours
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Break
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Wrap Up and Review
Interstellar Probe

Start Video at 47:20

 Elena Provornikova
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