ANNOUNCEMENT

Heliophysics Summer School 2010
July 28 - August 04, Boulder, CO

 

Applications are invited for the 2010 Heliophysics Summer School, to be held in Boulder, Colorado.  NASA Living With a Star sponsors the program, and it is hosted by the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, Visiting Scientist Programs. 

The Summer School has two principal aims:

1. to deepen the appreciation of the basic science of heliophysics for a select group of students as teachers take them through highly interactive seminars and hands-on working groups, and
2. expand the newly-published textbook series to include labs, problem sets, and more background material, from which heliophysics may be taught at universities worldwide.

The 2010 program will focus on teaching graduate level students the fundamentals of heliophysics along with the cause and effects of space storms.   The first two textbook volumes will be used as teaching tools:

• Heliophysics I Plasma Physics of the Local Cosmos
• Heliophysics II: Space Storms and Radiation: Causes and Effects

Approximately 30 students will be selected through a competitive process organized by UCAR to participate in the summer school.  Each participant will receive air travel, lodging and per diem.

The 2010 summer school deans are Drs. Amitava Bhattacharjee (University of New Hampshire), Dana Longcope (University of Montana), and Jan Sojka (Utah State University).  The deans will identify teachers and guest speakers in the coming months.

The summer school is sponsored by the Living With a Star program of the Heliophysics Division in NASA’s Science Mission Directorate.  The UCAR Visiting Scientist Programs office administers the summer school.

The deadline for application submission by students is 1 April 2010.

 

A successful candidate should:

• Be an enrolled graduate student in any phase of training or first or second year postdoctoral fellow.
• Major in physics with an emphasis on astrophysics, geophysics, plasma physics, and space physics, or have research experience in at least one of these areas.
• Plan to pursue a career in heliophysics or astrophysics.

Application materials should include:

• A cover letter briefly stating motivation for application.
• Curriculum Vitae with a list of publications, technical reports and professional presentations.
• One letter of reference from advisor
• Graduate school transcripts.
• One to two page Statement of Interest and relevance to summer school goals.

 

Applications may be sent electronically to:  vsp@ucar.edu.
VSP also accepts applications mailed to:
UCAR Visiting Scientist Programs
Heliophysics Summer Schools
P.O. Box 3000
Boulder, CO 80307-3000
Please call 303-497-8649 with questions
www.vsp.ucar.edu

 

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