(AGENPARL) – mer 20 marzo 2024 UNIVERSITA’ DEGLI
STUDI DELL’AQUILA
OPERATIONAL SPACE WEATHER FUNDAMENTALS
13-17 May 2024
L’Aquila – ITALY
Programme and Lecturers
Scott McIntosh (National Center for Atmospheric Research, USA)
Solar cycle activity and its forecasting
Manolis Georgoulis (Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory APL, USA)
Solar Flares, CMEs and their Forecasting
Mauro Messerotti (INAF, Italy)
Solar Radio bursts and their forecasting
Ian G. Richardson (University of Maryland, USA)
Solar wind and transient structures
Emilia Kilpua (Univ. of Helsinki, Finland)
ICMEs, SEPs, CIRs, SIRs and their forecasting
Petra Vanlommel (Solar-Terrestrial Centre of Excellence, Bruxelles, Belgium)
Lab activity (focus on solar and heliospheric weather)
Domenico Di Mauro and Stefania Lepidi (INGV, Italy)
The Geomagnetic Field and the Magnetosphere
Lucilla Alfonsi (INGV, Italy)
The Terrestrial Ionosphere
Yuri Shpritz (GFZ-Potsdam)
The Solar Wind – Magnetosphere Coupling, Radiation Belts, Plasmasphere
Kirsti Kauristie (Finnish Meteorological Institute, Finland),
Effects of space weather on the Earth’s ionosphere
Antti Pulkinnen (NASA/GSFC, USA)
Effects of space weather on technological systems and society
Yana Maneva (Royal Observatory of Belgium)
Lab activity (focus on magnetosphere, ionosphere, aviation, and ground based impact)
Tamitha Skov (Millersville University, USA)
Space weather: from expert to non-expert
Jennifer Meehan (NOAA, Washington, USA)
Careers in Space Weather
SCHOOL SECRETARIAT:
THE DIRECTOR OF THE SCHOOL:
U. Villante
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE:
Domenico Di Mauro (Course co-Director)
Stefania Lepidi (Course co-Director)
Patrizia Francia (Università degli Studi dell’Aquila)
Anna Rita Leone (School secretariat)
Foto: Santa Maria ad Cryptas, Fossa (AQ)
Thomas Berger (University of Colorado, USA)
Research to operations (R2O) and operations to research (O2R)
SCHOOL RATIONALE
The school will serve as a comprehensive introduction to the multi-faceted field of Space Weather, covering solar-heliospheric, magnetospheric, and ionospheric weather, with a specialized focus
on operations and forecasting. By establishing the links from research to operations (R2O) and from operations to research (O2R) and by highlighting the effects of space weather on
technological systems and society, this curriculum aims at stimulating the involvement of the next-generation researchers in this rapidly growing discipline.
Lectures on phenomenology will be complemented by laboratory activities and applications with the direct and active involvement of the attendees. Another practical aspect will be covered by
the “career section” aimed at illustrating which skills are desirable for a job in the frame of space weather research and surveillance centres, and how good strategies should be used for
educational and communication purposes.
This school is addressed to PhD students and young scientists in space physics, planetary sciences, aerospace engineering, or related fields. Early-career stage professionals from monitoring agencies
and industries related to space weather are invited to apply as well.
GENERAL
INFORMATION
School will be in L’Aquila at the Università degli Studi dell’Aquila.
Applications, including a brief curriculum vitae, are due before 23 March 2024. See the website https://www.astrogeofisica.it/oswf for details.
The fee of 1000 Euro includes board and lodging in shared double rooms at nearby hotels and B&Bs. Some financial support will be available for a limited number of students on request.
Applications will be evaluated by the Board of Directors of the School. All applicants will be notified by e-mail.
School Secretariat
c/o Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiche e Chimiche. Università degli Studi dell’Aquila (Italy)
The School is supported/sponsored by:
Università degli Studi dell’Aquila, Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV),
Consorzio Area di Ricerca in Astrogeofisica, Istituto Nazionale di AstroFisica (INAF),
European Space Weather and Space Climate Association (E-SWAN), Millersville University,
IUGG, IAGA, Fondazione Carispaq, PECASUS Consortium, Space Weather Italian
Community (SWICo).