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Preliminary Agenda (subject to changes)
Day 1 - Introduction to Cosmic Rays and Space Weather
March 11, 2024
March 11, 2024
Registration 8:00 - 9:15
9:00am - 12:30pm
Morning Session (chairperson - Dr. Xiaochun He)
Morning Session (chairperson - Dr. Xiaochun He)
9:00am - 9:10am
Opening Remarks
Opening Remarks
Dr. Xiaochun He, Georgia State University
9:10am - 9:25am
Welcome Message
Welcome Message
Dr. Donald Hamelberg, Interim Vice President for Research & Economic Development, Georgia State University
9:25am - 9:30am
Workshop Schedule
Workshop Schedule
Dr. Ashwin Ashok, Georgia State University
9:30am - 10:10am
Overview of Cosmic Ray Measurements & Applications
Overview of Cosmic Ray Measurements & Applications
Dr. Nikola Veselinovic, Institute of Physics Belgrade, Serbia
10:10am - 10:50am
Cosmic Ray Monitoring at Bulgarian National Astronomical Observatory
Cosmic Ray Monitoring at Bulgarian National Astronomical Observatory
Nikola Petrov and Tsvetan Tsvetkov; Institute of astronomy and NAO, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Bulgaria
Coffee Break 10:50 - 11:10
11:10am - 11:50am
Introduction to Space Weather
Introduction to Space Weather
Dr. Petrus Cornelis Martens, Georgia State University
11:50am - 12:10pm
Data Mining Laboratory at GSU
Data Mining Laboratory at GSU
Dr. Berkay Aydin, Georgia State University
12:10pm - 12:40pm
Workshop Photo Session
Workshop Photo Session
All participants meet in front of the 25 Park Place Building
Lunch 12:40pm - 1:50pm
1:50pm - 5:00pm
Afternoon Session (chairperson - Dr. Viacheslav Sadykov)
Afternoon Session (chairperson - Dr. Viacheslav Sadykov)
1:50pm - 2:00pm
Welcome remarks from the Chair of the Physics & Astronomy Department, Georgia State University
Welcome remarks from the Chair of the Physics & Astronomy Department, Georgia State University
Dr. Sebastien Lepine, Georgia State University
2:00pm - 2:20pm
Sensitivity of Space Weather Monitoring using Low-cost Cosmic Ray Muon Detectors
Sensitivity of Space Weather Monitoring using Low-cost Cosmic Ray Muon Detectors
Arfa Mubashir, Doctoral Candidate, Georgia State University
2:20pm - 2:40pm
Prospects of setting up network of Cosmic Ray detectors: Towards effective Space Weather Observation in Africa
Prospects of setting up network of Cosmic Ray detectors: Towards effective Space Weather Observation in Africa
Dr. Babatunde Rabiu, UN African Regional Centre for Space Science and Technology Education, Nigeria
2:40pm - 3:00pm
Isolated Earth-Impacting Coronal Mass Ejection and Corresponding Galactic Cosmic Ray Variation
Isolated Earth-Impacting Coronal Mass Ejection and Corresponding Galactic Cosmic Ray Variation
Dr. Darije Maričić, Zagreb Astronomical Observatory, Croatia
3:00pm - 3:40pm
Global Muon Detector Network (GMDN) and its application to the space weather study
Global Muon Detector Network (GMDN) and its application to the space weather study
Dr. Masayoshi Kozai, Research Organization of Information and Systems, Tokyo, Japan
3:40pm - 4:00pm
Day-1 Concluding Remarks and Coffee Break
Day-1 Concluding Remarks and Coffee Break
Day 2 - Atmospheric Physics and Cosmic Ray Studies
March 12, 2024
March 12, 2024
9:00am - 12:30pm
Morning Session (chairperson - Dr. Nikola Veselinović)
Morning Session (chairperson - Dr. Nikola Veselinović)
9:00am - 9:40am
Atmospheric correction of cosmic ray data
Atmospheric correction of cosmic ray data
Dr. Mihailo Savić. Institute of Physics Belgrade, Serbia
9:40am - 10:00am
European network of particle detectors for Solar physics, Space weather, and Atmospheric Research
European network of particle detectors for Solar physics, Space weather, and Atmospheric Research
Drs. A. Chilingarian, T. Karapetyan, B. Sargsyan, Yerevan Physical Institute, Armenia
10:00am - 10:20am
A Theory of Maximum Entropy Production for Radiative Transfer in Dielectric Media and Its Application to Microwave Remote Sensing of Soil Moisture
A Theory of Maximum Entropy Production for Radiative Transfer in Dielectric Media and Its Application to Microwave Remote Sensing of Soil Moisture
Dr. Jingfeng Wang, Georgia Institute of Technology
10:20am - 10:40am
Soil Moisture Monitoring Technology Using Cosmic Ray Neutrons
Soil Moisture Monitoring Technology Using Cosmic Ray Neutrons
Prof. Nan Chen, Northwestern Polytechnical University, China
10:40am - 11:00am
Harnessing Cosmic Rays for Precision Agriculture: Soil Moisture Sensing in the African Region
Harnessing Cosmic Rays for Precision Agriculture: Soil Moisture Sensing in the African Region
Dr. Prince Oppong Amoh, Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology, Egypt
Coffee Break 11:00am - 11:20am
11:20am - 11:50am
Cosmic ray shower simulation (ECRS)
Cosmic ray shower simulation (ECRS)
Dr. Olesya Sarajlic, Microsoft
11:50am - 12:10pm
Deployment of Cosmic Ray Navigation System (CRoNS) for Autonomous Navigation in GPS-Denied Environments
Deployment of Cosmic Ray Navigation System (CRoNS) for Autonomous Navigation in GPS-Denied Environments
A.Chilingarian, S.Chilingaryan, Yerevan Physics Institute, Armenia
12:10pm - 12:30pm
Analysis of long-term neutron monitor count rate and multiplicity from the waiting time distribution of a single monitor, Entoto Mini Neutron Monitor
Analysis of long-term neutron monitor count rate and multiplicity from the waiting time distribution of a single monitor, Entoto Mini Neutron Monitor
Drs. B. T. Lema (Space Science and Geo-spatial Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia), R. D. Strauss, S. Poluianov, C. D. Diedericks, H. Hüttmann, N. M. Giday, E. B. Seba
Lunch 12:30pm - 2:00pm
2:00pm - 5:00pm
Afternoon Session (chairperson - Dr. Ashwin Ashok)
Afternoon Session (chairperson - Dr. Ashwin Ashok)
2:00pm - 2:20pm
Introduction to TechEdSat@NASA Ames, USA
Dr. Marcus Murbach & NASA Ames TechEdSat team
2:20pm - 2:40pm
Development of the CubeSat cosmic ray detector at GSU
Dr. Ashwin Ashok, Georgia State University
2:40pm - 3:00pm
In-flight radiation measurements at GSU and Radiation Data Portal
Dr. Viacheslav Sadykov, Georgia State University
3:00pm - 3:15pm
Taking in-flight muon measurements
William Jones, Georgia State University
3:15pm - 3:30pm
Analysis of ARMAS data and preparation for the machine learning-driven radiation prediction
Zachary Watkins, Georgia State University
Coffee Break 3:30pm - 3:50pm
3:50pm - 4:10pm
The Geomagnetic Storm Time Response of the Mid Latitude Ionosphere During Solar Cycle 24
The Geomagnetic Storm Time Response of the Mid Latitude Ionosphere During Solar Cycle 24
Dr. Yekoye Asmare Tariku, Space Science and Geo-spatial Institute, Ethiopia
4:10pm - 4:30pm
Energetic electrodynamics of the Earth's magnetosphere under the influence of energetic particles from high-speed solar winds
Energetic electrodynamics of the Earth's magnetosphere under the influence of energetic particles from high-speed solar winds
Dr. Gnanou Inza, École Normale Supérieure, Burkina Faso
4:30pm - 4:40pm
Understanding Solar Proton Event predictability using GOES proton & soft X-ray fluxes
Understanding Solar Proton Event predictability using GOES proton & soft X-ray fluxes
Aatiya Ali, Georgia State University
4:40pm - 5:00pm
Day-2 Concluding Remarks
Day-2 Concluding Remarks
Day 3 - Cosmic Muon Detector Network Development
March 13, 2024
March 13, 2024
9:00am - 12:30pm
Morning Session (chairperson - Dr. Murad Sarsour)
Morning Session (chairperson - Dr. Murad Sarsour)
9:00am - 9:20am
Overview of the exiting network of detectors
Overview of the exiting network of detectors
Dr. Xiaochun He, Georgia State University
9:20am - 9:35am
Report from Sri Lanka detectors
Report from Sri Lanka detectors
Enosh Herath Mudiyanselage, Georgia State University
9:35am - 9:50am
Report from Santa Marta detector
Report from Santa Marta detector
Ernesto Potdevin, Georgia State University
9:50am - 10:15am
Research and Development of Cosmic Ray Detector Readout Electronics
Research and Development of Cosmic Ray Detector Readout Electronics
Sijie Chen, Northwestern Polytechnical Universities, China
10:15am - 10:35am
Ongoing detector development
Ongoing detector development
Tharindu, Georgia State University
Coffee/Brunch Break (10:35am - 11:00am)
11:00am - 12:30pm
Cosmic Ray Detector Network internal meeting
Cosmic Ray Detector Network internal meeting
12:30pm - 6:30pm
Let's take a break :)
Let's take a break :)
Day 4 - Broader Impact and STEM Outreach
March 14, 2024
March 14, 2024
9:00am - 12:30pm
Morning Session (chairpersons - Drs. Xiaochun He, Ashwin Ashok, Megan Connors)
Morning Session (chairpersons - Drs. Xiaochun He, Ashwin Ashok, Megan Connors)
9:00am - 9:30am
Funding Opportunities and Funding Agencies
Funding Opportunities and Funding Agencies
Discussion lead: Xiaochun He, Georgia State University
9:30am - 10:15am
STEM opportunities using cosmic ray detectors - national and international
STEM opportunities using cosmic ray detectors - national and international
Discussion lead: Megan Connors, Georgia State University
10:15am - 10:45am
Formation of an International Collaboration (MoU and creation of org)
Formation of an International Collaboration (MoU and creation of org)
Discussion lead: Ashwin Ashok, Georgia State University
Coffee Break (10:45am - 11:00am)
11:00am - 11:45am
Open Mic Session
Open Mic Session
All participants (in-person and Online) are welcome to share their thoughts, feedback, ideas, etc.
11:45am - 12:25pm
Workshop Summary
Workshop Summary
Ashwin Ashok and Asmita Naitam, Georgia State University
12:25am - 12:30pm
Concluding Remarks and Future workshops
Concluding Remarks and Future workshops
Workshop chairs: Xiaochun He, Ashwin Ashok, Viacheslav Sadykov and Nikola Veselinovic
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