Seminars

CLASP Seminar Series

Seminars in the U-M Department of Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering will take place in the CSRB Auditorium (Rm 2246) unless otherwise noted and on Zoom. To view the presentation virtually, please use the corresponding links and the passcode from the department email. To request a passcode, please contact us. Video recordings of the seminars will be made available after the presentation on Dropbox.

Winter 2025

DateTimeLocationSpeakerInstitutionAbstract TitleLink/Recording
1/16/20253:30 PMCSRB 2246Dr. Viacheslav SadykovGeorgia State University“Machine Learning in Heliophysics: A Subjective Perspective on the Current Landscape and Ways Forward”Watch Recording
1/23/20253:30 PMCSRB 2246Dr. Zhenguang HuangU-M Climate & Space“Solar Cycle’s Variations from Numerical Modeling”Watch Recording
1/30/20253:30 PMCSRB 2246Dr. Jordan SchnellNOAA“Air Composition Forecasting at NOAA Global Systems Laboratory”Watch Recording
2/6/20253:30 PMCSRB 2246Department Seminar
2/13/20253:30 PMCSRB 2246Department Seminar
2/20/20253:30 PMCSRB 2246Department Seminar
2/27/20253:30 PMCSRB 2246Department Seminar
3/6/2025Spring Break
3/13/20253:30 PMCSRB 2246Spencer Lecture: Dr. Stamatios “Tom” KrimigisJohns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory“In Search for the Exit from the Heliosphere: The Odyssey of Voyagers 1 & 2, 1977-2025”Watch Recording
3/20/20253:30 PMCSRB 2246Dr. Amir AghaKouchakUC Irvine“Compound and Cascading Hazards: Typology, Risk Assessment, and Attribution”Watch Recording
3/27/20253:30 PMCSRB 2246Dr. Susan LepriU-M Climate & Space“Updates on the Sunrise and Solar Orbiter Missions”Watch the recording
4/3/20253:30 PMCSRB 2246Dr. David KeithThe University of Chicago“An Introduction to Climate Engineering”N/A
4/10/20253:30 PMCSRB 2246First Authors CelebrationU-M Climate & SpaceFeaturing Student Presentations:
Vivian Cribb, “Solar Wind Drivers of Auroral Omega Bands”;
Weihao Liu, “Physics-Based Simulation of the 2013 April 11 Solar Energetic Particle Event”;
Erika Hathaway, “The Importance of Extended Metrics in Validation, using a Space Weather Modeling Framework Conductance Model”;
Elizabeth Wraback, “Simulating Compressive Stream Interaction Regions during Parker Solar Probe’s First Perihelion Using Stream-aligned Magnetohydrodynamics”;
Dinan Bai, “Calibration of the Polarimetric GNSS-R Sensor in the Rongowai Mission”
View on Zoom:
https://umich.zoom.us/j/99427531354?pwd=1nEAYDAKVhquCo4m4HoyzJmKOwzWLo.1
4/17/20253:30 PMCSRB 2246Dr. Emma Louise SpanswickUniversity of CalgaryTBAZoom link coming soon

SPECIAL SEMINARS

DateTimeLocationSpeakerInstitutionAbstract TitleLink/Recording
3/26/20253:30PMLeinweber Innovation LaboratoryDr. Roald SagdeevUniversity of MarylandMIPSE & CLASP Present: “Plasma XXI” For details, visit: https://mipse.umich.edu/seminars_2425.php
9/11/202410:00 AMCSRB 2424Dr. Sumedha Gupta
Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado Boulder
“Exploring Mars in Ultraviolet Light”TBD

Fall 2024

DateTimeLocationSpeakerInstitutionAbstract TitleLink/Recording
9/05/20243:30 PMCSRB 2246Dr. Fan GuoLos Alamos National Laboratory“Particle Acceleration and Transport in Solar Flares”Watch Recording
9/12/20243:30 PMCSRB 2246Alumni of the Year Reception, Featuring Dr. Jhoon KimYonsei University, South Korea“Satellite Remote Sensing of Atmospheric Composition from Geostationary Earth Orbit over Asia – My journey from planetary to Earth atmosphere”Watch Recording
9/19/20243:30 PMCSRB 2246Dr. Nicole FeldlUniversity of California, Santa Cruz“Seasonal climate feedbacks and polar amplification”Watch Recording
9/26/20243:30 PMCSRB 2246Dr. Oliver Jia-RichardsUniversity of Michigan Department of Aerospace Engineering“A Few Interesting Connections Between Spacecraft Electric Propulsion and the Space and Climate Sciences”Watch Recording
10/03/20243:30 PMCSRB 2246Casey SteuerRadiant Nuclear, SpaceX“Automating Mission Control: The Future of Spacecraft Operations”
Please contact the department to access the recording.
10/10/20243:30 PMCSRB 2246Dr. Angelos VourlidasJohns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory“High-resolution Imaging of Solar Wind and Transients from ‘Within’ and the Future of Heliospheric Imaging”Watch recording
10/17/20243:30 PMCSRB 2246Dr. Sijie YuNew Jersey Institute of Technology“Broadband Imaging Spectroscopy: A New Era in Solar Radio Observations”Watch recording
10/24/20243:30 PMCSRB 2246Dr. Da YangThe University of Chicago Department of the Geophysical Sciences“Spice in the Air”Watch recording
10/31/20243:30 PMCSRB 2246Dr. Wei ZhangUtah State University“Characterizing Two Hydroclimates over the Contiguous United States: One Parched and One Soaked”Watch recording
11/7/20243:30 PMCSRB 2246Dr. Paola CrippaUniversity of Notre Dame“Sensitivity of coupled meso- to micro-scale simulations of the atmospheric boundary layer over complex terrain”Watch recording
11/14/20243:30 PMCSRB 2246Dr. Isabel McCoyCIRES, NOAA“Does it Buffer? Investigating Aerosol-Cloud-Interactions Across the Globe”View on Zoom:
https://umich.zoom.us/j/93764986105?pwd=SjuesIvLCj6Iwt9kPO2h8563U5Zoqw.8jEMeErAMaaTxn9_

Check back for updates to the schedule.