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Sunday, June 9, 2024
Time Agenda Presenter / Convener Room
8:00-9:00 Check-in, breakfast pastries   Pacific Foyer
9:00-9:15 Welcome, Intro to CEDAR
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Mark Conde, Andrew Pepper, Sophie Phillips Pacific A&B
9:15-9:30 Lightning Talk 1 - Mesosphere/Thermosphere/Ionosphere Coupling Komal Kumari (UCAR) Pacific A&B
9:30-9:45 Lightning Talk 2: The Spectrum of Gravity waves Jonathan Snively (Embry Riddle) Pacific A&B
9:45-10:00 Lightning Talk 3 - Equatorial spread F: A brief introduction with new observations Fabiano Rodrigues (UT Dallas) Pacific A&B
10:00-10:15 Lightning Talk 4 - Plasma Physics Matt Zettergren (Embry Riddle) Pacific A&B
10:15-10:30 Lightning Talk 5 - Aurora Roger Varney (UCLA) Pacific A&B
10:30-10:50 Q&A (+overtime) Sophie Phillips Pacific A&B
10:50-11:00 Coffee Break   Pacific Foyer
11:00-11:25 NSF Grants/ Proposals
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Shikha Raizada (NSF) Pacific A&B
11:25-11:50 What is a GC and how can students get involved? Katie Greer (LASP) Pacific A&B
11:50-1:30 Lunch Break    
1:30-2:00 Science Communication Demo (Networking Tools)
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Rachel Lense (GDC) Pacific A&B
2:00-3:00 Choose your path (two rooms: Pacific A&B and Eastcoast)    
  Career Panel - Angeline Burrell (NRL)
- Kyle Kremble (Space Force/ Industry)
- Lindsay Goodwin (NJIT)
Pacific A&B
  CCMC/MAGE Model demo (TIEGCM 3.0)

Haonan Wu (UCAR), Yuta Hozumi (NASA GSFC/CCMC)

Eastcoast
3:00-3:15 Break   Pacific Foyer
3:15-4:00 DEI - What Can We Do as Students? Bystander training
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Brooke Engle (Chemist from HP) Pacific A&B
4:00-4:15 Closing Thoughts/DO OUR SURVEY  Sophie + Andrew  Pacific A&B
4:15-~ 5:30 Outdoor activity Student Committee  
7:00-9:00 Movie Night Student Committee Porthole

 

Monday, June 10, 2024
Time Agenda Presenter / Convener Room
07:00-08:00 Registration/Checkin, breakfast pastries   Pacific Foyer
08:00-09:30 Plenary Session
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08:00-08:40 Openning Remarks
Student Day Report
Student Institutions Introduced
Mark Conde(CSSC chair), NSF
Sophie Phillips, Andrew Pepper
Pacific A&B
08:40-09:30 CEDAR Prize Lecture: NRLMSIS Atmospheric Empirical Model: Recent Development and Science Results John Emmert (Intro by 
 Fabrizio Sassi)
Pacific A&B
09:30-10:00 Break   Pacific Foyer
10:00-12:00 Plenary Session
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10:00-10:20 Science Highlight I: ANCHOR: A New Approach to the Ionospheric Data Assimilation Victoriya Forsythe Pacific A&B
10:20-10:35 Early Career Science Highlight I: It's Not Easy Being Green: Leveraging Detailed Spectra and Kinetic Modeling for Deeper Insights into Auroral and Subauroral Phenomena Claire Gasque Pacific A&B
10:35-10:50 CEDAR Code of Conduct; CEDAR By-Laws Mark Conde; Angeline Burrell Pacific A&B
10:50-12:00 Grand Challenge A: Impact of Terrestrial Weather on the Space Weather of the Ionosphere-Thermosphere-Mesosphere

Grand Challenge B: The role of gravity waves in the mesosphere, thermosphere and ionosphere cross-scale coupling and irregularities: Observations and numerical simulations

Grand Challenge C: Interhemispheric asymmetries (IHA) and impact on the global I-T system
 

A Panel on GCs

Moderator: Tzu-Wei Fang

Panelists:
GC A: Jens Oberheide, Mack Jones
GC B: Titus Yuan, Jonathan Snively
GC C: Lynn Harvey, Aaron Ridley

 

 

Pacific A&B
12:00 - 13:30 Lunch on own    
12:10-13:15 Student lunch (mentors and mentees)   Porthole
13:30-15:30 Individual Workshop Sessions    
  Grand Challenge A1: Impact of Terrestrial Weather on the Space Weather of the Ionosphere-Thermosphere-Mesosphere Jens Oberheide Pacific A&B
  Neutral Wind Instrumentation, Measurements, and Analysis Bryce Halter Harborside
  Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO): Discovery science at the New Frontier Larry Paxton Eastcoast
  Mid- to High-Latitude Plasma Density Irregularities and Impacts on Ionospheric Scintillation Jason Derr Westcoast 
15:30-16:00 Break   Pacific Foyer
16:00-18:00 Individual Workshop Sessions    
  Grand Challenge B1: The role of gravity waves in the mesosphere, thermosphere and ionosphere cross-scale coupling and irregularities: Observations and numerical simulations Titus Yuan Pacific A&B
  Advances in Ionospheric and Thermospheric Data Assimilation

Community engagement on data science for an integrated system from the ground into geospace

Joe Hughes

 

Guiping Liu

Harborside
  Is there a quiet state of the ionosphere and thermosphere system? Qian Wu Eastcoast
  Understanding middle and subauroral ionospheric variability and storm science through long-duration and short-term observational campaigns Shun-Rong Zhang Westcoast 
18:30-20:00 CSSC dinner   Ruth's Chris
20:00-21:00 Board Games night Student Committee Porthole

 

Tuesday, June 11, 2024
Time Agenda Presenter / Convener Room
07:00-08:00 Breakfast pastries   Pacific Foyer
07:00-08:00 Students' Coffee/Breakfast (get coffee/pastries from Pacific Foyer and meet at Porthole) Student Committee Pacific Foyer / Porthole
8:00-9:30 Plenary Session
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8:00-8:25 NSF update Shikha Raizada
Tai-Yin Huang
Pacific A&B
8:25-8:50 NASA HPD update Joe Westlake Pacific A&B
8:50-9:00 NOAA Tzu-Wei Fang Pacific A&B
9:00-9:05 ONR Bruce Fritz   Pacific A&B
9:05-9:10 2024 Decadal survey updates Liying Qian Pacific A&B
9:10-9:20 ”State of the Students” report Andrew Pepper
Sophie Phillips
Pacific A&B
9:20-9:30 Tribute to Jenn Gannon Romina Nikoukar Pacific A&B
9:30-10:00 Break   Pacific Foyer
10:00-12:00 Individual Workshop Sessions    
  Planning coordinated observations of ionosphere, thermosphere, and mesosphere from space and ground

A Systematic Perspective of Geospace Dynamics through Modeling and Observations
Doug Rowland
Wenbin Wang
Pacific A&B
  Atmosphere-Space Coupling Studies with Advanced Observations and Numerical Modeling towards IPY 2032 and 2033 Xinzhao Chu Harborside
  NASA Peru Sounding Rocket Campaign (Cielo) Planning David Hysell Eastcoast
  Needs for ground-based instrumentation over the equatorial and low-latitude regions Olusegun Jonah Westcoast
12:00-13:30 Lunch on own    
12:00 - 13:30 Judges lunch   Embarcadero
13:30-15:30 Individual Workshop Sessions    
  Grand Challenge C1: Interhemispheric asymmetries (IHA) and impact on the global I-T system (Yue Deng) Yue Deng Pacific A&B
  Recent investigations of low and mid-latitude ionospheric dynamics and disturbances using distributed observatories Cesar Valladares Harborside
  Snakes on a Spaceship: The Python Maneuver Angeline Burrell Eastcoast
  Using geospace data and software in research for open science

3D Tools and Advanced Visualization Techniques in Geospace Science
Alex Young
Kristina Collins
Westcoast 
15:30-16:00 Break   Pacific Foyer
15:30 - 18:30 Poster session   Pacific C&D
17:00-18:00 NSF aeronomy and CEDAR programs office hour Tai-Yin Huang Meeting planner's office
15:30-20:30 Poster judging Poster judges Emarcadero
20:00-21:00 Karaoke night Student Committee Porthole

 

Wednesday, June 12, 2024
Time Agenda Presenter / Convener Room
07:00-08:00 Breakfast pastries   Pacific Foyer
07:00-08:00 Racial Equality Coffee/Breakfast (get coffee/pastries from Pacific Foyer and meet at Porthole) DEIA+ Taskforce Pacific Foyer / Porthole
8:00-9:30 Plenary Session
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8:00-8:15 Early Career Science Highlight II: Investigating Multi-Scale Gravity Wave Dynamics with the Complex Geometry Compressible Atmospheric Model (CGCAM) Wenjun Dong Pacific A&B
8:15-8:35 Science Highlight II: Enhancing information content from Canadian auroral observations: new results and future plans Emma Spanswick Pacific A&B
8:35-9:05 Building Inclusive Futures for BIPOC and LGBTQIA Learners in STEM Education with Amateur Radio Jesse Alexander Pacific A&B
9:05:9:10 Broad Impact: CEDAR students and Girl Scout Troop in San Diego Bryce Halter Pacific A&B
9:10-9:30 International Collaboration Danny Scipion Pacific A&B
9:30-10:00 Break   Pacific Foyer
10:00-12:00 Individual Workshop Sessions    
  Grande Challenge A2: Impact of Terrestrial Weather on the Space Weather of the Ionosphere-Thermosphere-Mesosphere Jens Oberheide Pacific A&B
  CEDAR Maker's Club - Exchanging designs, code, operating procedures, and hacks useful for CEDAR experimental science Mark Conde Harborside
  Recent Developments in Equatorial Aeronomy Danny Scipion Eastcoast
  Collaborative science opportunities with upcoming NASA EZIE mission Rafael Mesquita Westcoast 
12:00 - 13:30 Lunch on own    
13:30-15:30 Individual Workshop Sessions    
  Grand Challenge Initiatives for Rocket and Balloon Research --- Mesosphere / Lower Thermosphere and CUSP Solar Max

Using sounding rockets to advance scientific understanding of the ionosphere-thermosphere system
Kolborn Blix
Meghan Burleigh
Pacific A&B
  Understanding of Equatorial Ionization Anomaly (EIA) and ionospheric plasma irregularities over low and mid latitudes using ground and satellite measurements and modelling studies Deepak Kumar Karan Harborside
  CEDAR and Climate Change

Climate and Trends in the system of the ionosphere-thermosphere-mesosphere
Sussan Nossal
Chih-Ting Hsu
Eastcoast
  Plasma Structuring in the Polar Cap - Definition, Generation Mechanisms, and Properties of Polar Cap Patches Leslie Lamarche Westcoast
15:30-16:00 Break   Pacific Foyer
15:30 - 18:30 Poster session   Pacific C&D
17:00-18:00 NASA ROSES Programs office hour Therese Jorgensen Meeting planner's office
15:30-20:30 Poster judging Poster Judges Emarcadero

 

Thursday, June 13, 2024
Time Agenda Presenter / Convener Room
07:00-08:00 Breakfast pastries   Pacific Foyer
07:00-08:00 Gender Equality Coffee/Breakfast (get coffee/pastries from Pacific Foyer and meet at Porthole) DEIA+ Taskforce Pacific Foyer / Porthole
8:00-9:30 Plenary Session
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8:00-8:10 Poster Prize Announcement Matt Zettergren Pacific A&B
8:10-8:30 EISCAT Devin Huyghebaert Pacific A&B
8:30-9:30 Distinguished Lecture: Our Entangled Thermosphere-Ionosphere System Jeff Thayer (Intro by Jeff Forbes) Pacific A&B
9:30-10:00 Break   Pacific Foyer
10:00-12:00 Individual Workshop Sessions    
  Enhancing Our Understanding of the Ionosphere/Thermosphere through CubeSat Missions Rebecca Bishop Pacific A&B
  Multi-scale Dynamics in the Ionosphere-Thermosphere System Toshi Nishimura Harborside
  Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Outreach Activities in the CEDAR Community Katrina Bossert Eastcoast
  Investigations of ionosphere and atmosphere response to the October 14, 2023 and April 8, 2024 solar eclipses Gareth Perry Westcoast
12:00 - 13:30 Lunch on own    
12:00 - 13:30 CSSC lunch   Embarcadero
12:10 - 13:15 Student lunch Sponsored by CPAESS ("State of the Students” - your feedbacks on CEDAR experience)    Porthole
13:30-15:30 Individual Workshop Sessions    
  Upper Atmospheric Response to Natural and Artificial Hazards

Traveling Ionospheric Disturbances (TIDs): Generation Mechanisms and Impacts on the IT system
Sovit Khadka
Dustin Hickey
Pacific A&B
  Whole-Atmosphere Interconnections between the Polar Vortex and the Ionosphere-Thermosphere-Mesosphere: New Insights from Recent Modeling and Observational Studies Federico Gasperini Harborside
  Tutorials and user feedback on some of the major databases of CEDAR science Phil Erickson Eastcoast
  Incoherent Scatter Working Group Lindsay Goodwin Westcoast
15:30-16:00 Break   Pacific Foyer
15:00 - 16:00 NSF aeronomy and CEDAR programs office hour Shikha Raizada Meeting planner's office
16:00-18:00 Individual Workshop Sessions    
  Grand Challenge B2: The role of gravity waves in the mesosphere, thermosphere and ionosphere cross-scale coupling and irregularities: Observations and numerical simulations Titus Yuan Harborside
  GDC Mission: Multipoint Observations & Tools Katelynn Greer Eastcoast
  On the strategic vision for the next generation of ISRs and geospace facilities Fabiano Rodrigues Westcoast 
18:30 - 20:00 Banquet
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  Pacific A&B
20:00-21:00 Post CEDAR Celebration Student Committee  Porthole

 

Friday, June 14, 2024
Time Agenda Presenter / Convener Room
07:00-08:00 Breakfast pastries   Pacific Foyer
07:00-08:00 LGBTQ+ Coffee/Breakfast (get coffee/pastries from Pacific Foyer and meet at Porthole) DEIA+ Taskforce Pacific Foyer / Pacific A&B
8:00-9:30 Plenary Session
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8:00-8:20 Science Highlight III: Turning Science to Operations for the Satellite Industry Piyush Mehta Pacific A&B
8:20-8:35 Early Career science highlight III: Mesoscale gravity wave impacts on the neutral wind dynamo using general circulation models Haonan Wu Pacific A&B
8:35-8:50 The AWE mission Ludger Scherliess Pacific A&B
8:50-9:05 The EZIE mission Sam Yee Pacific A&B
9:05-9:10 Scavenge hunter presentation Katelyn Greer Pacific A&B
9:10-9:25 New CEDAR Strategic Plan Kristina Lynch Pacific A&B
9:25-9:30 Announce new CSSC members, Closing remarks Mark Conde Pacific A&B
9:30-10:00 Break   Pacific Foyer
10:00-12:00 Individual Workshop Sessions    
  Grand Challenge C2: Interhemispheric asymmetries (IHA) and impact on the global I-T system Yue Deng Pacific A&B
  The 2024 Mother's Day Storm: opportunities and challenges in storm-time ionosphere and thermosphere system research Yongliang Zhang Harborside
  Meteoroids and Space Debris Sigrid Close Eastcoast
  Auroral science and studies of coupled MIT dynamics using hybrid heterogeneous data, data assimilation, and data-driven models Leslie Lamarche Westcoast 
  Adjourn