High Altitude Observatory - HAO

10/12/2023

09/26/2022

BBC World Service - The Forum, The Sun: myths and magnetism
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct38sy

The sun might not shape the pattern of our daily lives to the extent it did in the past. But understanding its behaviour is a focus of scientific research to grasp how activity on the surface of the sun - such as geomagnetic storms - can affect life on earth. "Space weather" can take out whole power networks, damage satellites and disrupt communication lines – the technology on which so many people rely.

Bridget Kendall and guests examine the sun's impact throughout history, and discuss what we know about its internal structure and magnetic fields.

Claire Raftery is a solar physicist and the Head of Education and Outreach at the National Solar Observatory in Boulder, Colorado; Philip Judge is a senior scientist at the High Altitude Observatory also in Boulder, Colorado. He’s written many papers on aspects of solar physics, as well as a book entitled The Sun: A Very Short Introduction; and philosopher Emma Carenini is the author of The Sun: Myths, History and Societies which considers how the sun has shaped philosophy and thought.

(Picture: Post-Flare Loops Erupt From Suns Surface. Credit: NASA via Getty Images)

Wed Sept 28, 8:06 pm MST, Thurs Sept 29, 12:06pm, Sun Oct 2, 12:06 am

03/30/2022

Boulder Space Weather Summer School (https://www2.hao.ucar.edu/SWSS)
Hosted by HAO/NCAR and Sponsored by NSF

Application Deadline: Friday, April 29, 2022

When/Where: July 18 – 29, 2022, in person Boulder, CO (circumstances permitting).

Who: Graduate students starting their research careers in space physics as well as selected undergraduate students interested in exploring the topic.

Theme: The physics of space weather and its impacts on the space environment, space craft, astronauts and ground based systems. Deepen your conceptual understanding of space weather and the physics behind using fundamental physics principles, spacecraft and ground based data, and model results. Learn from leading researchers in the field and experts in forecasting space weather. Meet other students working in the field.

Description: The Boulder Space Weather Summer School (SWSS) is a two-week program, funded by NSF and hosted by HAO, that gives students a comprehensive introduction to the science of space weather: what it is, what it does, and what can be done about it.

03/30/2022

Heliophysics Summer School (https://cpaess.ucar.edu/heliophysics/summer-school)
Hosted by UCAR/CPAESS and Sponsored by NASA

Application Deadline: Friday, May 6, 2022

When/Where: August 1 – 12, 2022, run remotely.

Who: Advanced graduate students and postdoctoral researchers who want to broaden their understanding of fundamental processes across all disciplines of heliophysics.

Theme: Connecting the Heliosphere: Using Global Models to Connect In-situ and Remote Sensing Data Throughout the Heliosphere.

Description: During this two-week NASA funded summer school hosted by UCAR, participants will:
dive into physics connecting global models to remote and in-situ measurements,
learn from leading experts in the field,
use prototype visualizations tools to recreate data from a spacecraft flying through the magnetosphere,
connect with other early career researchers.

Heliophysics relies on the data collected through in-situ instruments on spacecraft—such as Solar Probe, MMS, and DMSP—to provide point measurements, remote-sensing observations such as solar imagery from SDO and DKIST, and measurements of the upper atmosphere and space environment from ground-based radar and the GOLD spacecraft. Global models allow us to bridge the gap between these measurements and understand the implications for the whole system. This Summer School will explore the various types of models (global MHD, kinetic, and general circulation) across all the domains of heliophysics (solar, heliosphere, magnetosphere, and thermosphere/ionosphere) and their relationship to observations.

Run by NASA's Living With a Star program and UCAR/CPAESS since 2007, this annual eight-day Summer School focuses on the physics of space weather events that start at the Sun and influence atmospheres, ionospheres and magnetospheres throughout the solar system.

03/30/2022

Boulder Space Weather Summer School (https://www2.hao.ucar.edu/SWSS)
Hosted by HAO/NCAR and Sponsored by NSF

Application Deadline: Friday, April 29, 2022

When/Where: July 18 – 29, 2022, in person Boulder, CO (circumstances permitting).

Who: Graduate students starting their research careers in space physics as well as selected undergraduate students interested in exploring the topic.

Theme: The physics of space weather and its impacts on the space environment, space craft, astronauts and ground based systems. Deepen your conceptual understanding of space weather and the physics behind using fundamental physics principles, spacecraft and ground based data, and model results. Learn from leading researchers in the field and experts in forecasting space weather. Meet other students working in the field.

Description: The Boulder Space Weather Summer School (SWSS) is a two-week program, funded by NSF and hosted by HAO, that gives students a comprehensive introduction to the science of space weather: what it is, what it does, and what can be done about it.
For more information and to apply: https://www2.hao.ucar.edu/SWSS