IPL Summer School Schedule

June 23 - August 8

Schedule Overview

Mon, June 23 

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Intro / Orientation / Syllabus

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Reading: Appendix on Fundamental Mathematics Review

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Lunch

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Workshop: Intro to Plasma & Dusty Plasma
Speakers: Saikat Chakraborty Thakur & Evdokiya Kostadinova

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM 

Reading: Intro to Dusty Plasma article






Tues, June 24



3:00 PM - 5:00 PM 

Advanced Reading: Physics and Applications of Dusty Plasma


Weds, June 25

No Sessions

Thur, June 26

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Discussion: Appendix on Fundamental Mathematics Review; Zoom Link

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Reading: Ch 1 Mechanics, Sec 1.1 Kinetics

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Lunch

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Workshop: Particle tracking using JmageJ
Speaker: Evdokiya Kostadinova

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM 

Work Time: Data analysis (Particle Tracking)

Fri, June 27

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Discussion: Ch 1 Mechanics, Sec 1.1 Kinetics

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Workshop: Creating a better scientific poster
Speaker: Mike Morrison

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Lunch

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Workshop: Taking notes using Notion
Speaker: Jessica Eskew

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM 

Work Time: Data analysis ((Particle Tracking)





Mon, June 30

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Reading: Ch 1 Mechanics, Sec 1.2 Periodic Motion & Sec. 1.3 Thermodynamics

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Reading Continued 

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Lunch

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Office Hours

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM 

Work Time: Data analysis (Particle Tracking)

Tues, July 1

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Discussion: Ch 1 Mechanics, Sec 1.2 Periodic Motion & Sec. 1.3 Thermodynamics

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Continued

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Lunch

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Office Hours

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM 

Work TimeSummary report (Particle Tracking)

July 2-July 4

Holiday Break


Mon, July 7

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Discussion: Improvements for Ch 1 Mechanics

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Reading: Ch 2 Electricity & Magnetism, Sec 2.1 Electrostatics

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Lunch

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Workshop: Structural analysis using bond order parameters, Part I
Speaker: David Goymer

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM 

Work Time: Data analysis (Bond Order Codes)





Tues, July 8

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Discussion: Ch 2 Electricity & Magnetism, Sec 2.1 Electrostatics

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Reading: Ch 2 Electricity & Magnetism, Sec 2.2 Magnetostatics

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Lunch

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Workshop: Structural analysis using bond order parameters, Part 2
Speaker: David Goymer

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM 

Work Time: Data analysis (Bond Order Codes)

Weds, July 9

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Discussion: Ch 2 Electricity & Magnetism, Sec 2.2 Magnetostatics

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Reading: Ch 2 Electricity & Magnetism, Sec 2.3 Moving Charges

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Lunch

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Workshop: Using Overleaf for writing scientific text
Speaker: Brady Elster

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM 

Speaker: Amit Morey
Cold plasma applications in food sector to improve food safety and reduce food waste

Thur, July 10

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Discussion: Ch 2 Electricity & Magnetism, Sec 2.3 Moving Charges

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Reading: Ch 2 Electricity & Magnetism, Sec 2.4 Electromagnetic Waves

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Lunch

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Office Hours

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM 

Work Time: Data analysis (Bond Order Codes)







Fri, July 11

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Discussion: Ch 2 Electricity & Magnetism, Sec 2.4 Electromagnetic Waves

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Speaker: Edmund Spencer
Space Science With Small Satellites

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Lunch

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Office Hours

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM 

Work Time: Summary report (Structural Analysis)

Mon, July 14

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Discussion: Improvements for Ch 2 Electricity & Magnetism

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Reading: Ch 3 Plasma Parameters

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Lunch

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Workshop: Statistical analysis using pair correlation functions, Part I

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM 

Work Time: Data analysis (Pair Correlation Functions)

Tues, July 15

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Discussion: Ch 3 Plasma Parameters

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Reading: Ch 3 Plasma Diagnostics

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Lunch

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Workshop: Statistical analysis using pair correlation functions, Part 2

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM 

Work Time: Data analysis (Pair Correlation Functions)





Weds, July 16

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Discussion: Ch 3 Plasma Diagnostics

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Reading: Ch 3 Plasma Models, Part I

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Lunch

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Workshop: Using GitHub and open-sourcing codes
Speaker: Brooks Howe

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM 

Speaker & Lab Tour: Gabe Xu & Student (Nageshwar Nagarajan)
Atmospheric Pressure Plasma

Thur, July 17

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Discussion: Ch 3 Plasma Models, Part 

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Reading: Ch 3 Plasma Models, Part 2

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Lunch

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Office Hours

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM 

Work Time: Data analysis (Pair Correlation Functions)

Fri, July 18

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Discussion: Ch 3 Plasma Models, Part 2

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Speaker: Gary Zank
Space plasma physics

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Lunch

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Office Hours

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM 

Work Time: Summary Report (Pair Correlation Functions)






Mon, July 21

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Discussion: Improvements for Ch 3 Plasma Parameters

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Reading: Appendix: Python Quickstart guide

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Lunch

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Workshop: Statistical analysis using PDFs MSDs
Speaker: Bradley Andrew

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM 

Work Time: Data analysis ( PDFs and MSDs)

Tues, July 22

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Discussion: Appendix: Python Quickstart guide

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Reading: Ch 4 Computational Tools for Plasma Physics

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Lunch

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Workshop: Temperature & Diffusion in Dusty Plasma
Speaker: Bradley Andrew

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM 

Work Time: Data analysis ( PDFs and MSDs)

Weds, July 23

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Discussion: Ch 4 Computational Tools for Plasma Physics

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Reading: Ch 5 Plasmas in Nature

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Lunch

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Workshop: Introduction to Programming with Python
Speaker: Brooks Howe

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM 

TBD





Thur, July 24

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Discussion: Ch 5 Plasmas in Nature

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Reading: Ch 5 Plasmas in Technology

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Lunch

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Office Hours

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM 

Work Time: Data analysis (Extracting Temperatures and Diffusion Coefficients)

Fri, July 25

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Discussion: Ch 5 Plasmas in Technology

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Speaker: Krishna Khanal
Solar Wind Magnetosphere Interaction

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Lunch

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Office Hours

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM 

Work Time: Summary Report (Plasma Diffusion)

Mon, July 28

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Discussion: Ch 5 Plasmas in nature and technology

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Reading: Ch 5 Plasmas Research

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Lunch

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Workshop: Intro to Space plasma and space missions
Speaker: Sydney Battles

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM 

Work Time: Data analysis (NASA's MMS Mission)





Tues, July 29

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Discussion: Ch 5 Plasma Research

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Reading: Ch 5 Plasmas in the Future

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Lunch

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Workshop: Accessing and plotting MMS data
Speaker: Sydney Battles

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM 

Work Time: Data analysis (NASA's MMS Mission)

Weds, July 30

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Discussion: Ch 5 Plasmas in the Future

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Reading: Plasma Applications: Solar Wind

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Lunch

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Workshop: Conference abstracts and presentations
Speaker: Jessica Eskew

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM 

Speaker: Laxman Adhikari
Solar wind turbulence and its application to the solar wind





Thur, July 31

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Discussion: Plasma Applications: Solar Wind

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Reading: Plasma Applications: Heliophysics

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Lunch

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Office Hours

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM 

Work Time: Data analysis (NASA's MMS Mission)

Fri, August 1

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Discussion: Plasma Applications: Heliophysics

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Virtual Lab Tour: Siddhart Bachoti
Magnetized Plasma Research Laboratory

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Lunch

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Office Hours

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM 

Work Time: Summary Report (NASA's MMS Mission)

Mon, August 4

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Discussion: Plasma Applications: Space Plasma

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Reading: Plasma Applications: Medical Plasmas

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Lunch

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Workshop: Applying for Graduate School
Speaker: Evdokiya Kostadinova

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM 

Work Time: Summary Report (General Dusty Plasma)

Tues, August 5

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Discussion: Plasma applications: Medical Plasma

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Reading: Ch 5 Plasmas in Nature

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Lunch

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Workshop: CV, research statement, letters of recommendation

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM 

Work Time: Analysis Report (MMS Data)

Weds, August 6

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Discussion: Ch 5 Plasmas in the Future

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Reading: Plasma Applications: Solar Wind

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Lunch

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Workshop: Plasma Careers

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM 

Speaker: Masaru Nakanotani
General Perspective of Numerical Simulations

Thur, August 7

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Discussion: Plasma Applications :Solar Wind

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Reading: Plasma Applications: Medical Plasmas

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Lunch

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Office Hours

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM 

Work Time: Summary Report (NASA's MMS Mission)

Fri, August 8

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Discussion: Plasma Applications: Medical Plasmas

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

TBD

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Lunch

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Office Hours


3:00 PM - 5:00 PM 

Work Time: Summary Report (MMS)

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