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30TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SOLAR MESOSPHERE EXPLORER

LASP SME TEAM

Thursday, October 6, 2011 at 8:30 AM - Friday, October 7, 2011 at 6:00 PM (MDT)

Boulder, CO

30TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SOLAR MESOSPHERE EXPLORER

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SME was launched thirty years ago and made major contributions to our understanding of atmospheric science, with special emphasis on ozone processes. 

 

This two-day symposium will revisit the accomplishments and legacy of SME.

 

Please see the attached schedule:

 

Scientific Legacy of the Solar Mesosphere Explorer, 1981 to 1989

(AGENDA)

University of Colorado, Boulder

Thursday, October 6, and Friday October 7, 2011 

  • DAY 1 a.m. and p.m., University Memorial Center Room 235

    09:00-09:10 Welcome and Introduction, G. Rottman, LASP

    Science Presentations (Chair: G. Mount)

    09:10-09:30 Contributions of SME to the Study of Solar Irradiance — G. Rottman, LASP

    09:30-0940, Discussion, All Participants

    09:40-10:00 Contributions of SME to the Study of Solar Irradiance: Perspective of a graduate student,

    K. Tobiska

    10:00-10:10 Discussion, All Participants

    10:10-10:30 Contributions of SME to the Study of Ozone — D. Rusch, NASA HQ

    10:30-10:40 Discussion, All Participants

    10:40-11:10 Break            

    11:10-11:30 Contributions of SME to the Study of Ozone: Perspective of a graduate student —

     R. Eckman, NASA HQ

    11:30-11:40 Discussion, All Participants

    11:40-12:00  SME Contribution to the Study of Polar Mesospheric Clouds — G. Thomas, LASP

    12:00-12:10 Discussion, All Participants

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    12:10-1:40 Lunch in UMC Room 245

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    Science Presentations Continued (Chair: G. Rottman)

    1:40-2:00  SME, LASP, and a wonderful sabbatical year — J. Olivero, Embry-Riddle Univ.

    2:00-2:10 Discussion, All Participants

    2:10-2:30 Nitric Oxide from SME and the Role of Soft-Xrays, Perspective of a graduate student —

     D. Siskind, NRL

    2:30-2:40 Discussion, All Participants

    2:40-3:00 Nitric Oxide from SME: How modelling studies have benefitted — Ray Roble, HAO/NCAR

    3:00-3:10 Discussion, All Participants

    3:10-3:25 Break

    3:25-3:45 SME Observations of Volcanic Aerosols, and Contributions to Aerosol Research, Perspective of a graduate student — J. Zawodny, NASA Langley Research Center

    3:45-3:55 Discussion, All Participants

    3:55-4:15 SME Observations of Solar Proton Event Chemistry — S. Solomon, Adjunct Professor, ATOC, CU Boulder

    4:15-4:25 Discussion

    4:25-4:45 Scientific legacy of SME — R. Garcia, ACD/NCAR

    4:45-5:00 Discussion, All Participants

    5:00              Adjourn

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    Thursday Evening

    6:00              Cash Bar will open at A Spice Life Event Center, 5706 Arapahoe Ave

    7:00              Dinner served at A Spice Life Event Center

     


    DAY 2 a.m., University Memorial Center Room 235

    Technical and Programmatic Discussions

    09:00-1200 The morning session will include instrument talks by George Mount and George Lawrence. LASP engineering staff will give talks about the instrument module and subsystems and Ball engineering personnel will present on the spacecraft and its subsystems. Jim Stuart will speak about program management and NASA, LASP and Ball interactions.  Details of this session are still underdevelopment.

     

     

     

     

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    12:00-1:00 Lunch in UMC Room 245

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    DAY 2 p.m., LASP STB Room 299

    Mission Operations

    1:30-2:10 Integration & Test and Mission Operations

                                    Randy Davis

    2:10-2:30 Flight Dynamics and Attitude Control

                                    Tom Sparn

    2:30-2:45 Mission Planning and Analysis

                                    Tim Bell

    2:45- 3:45 Perspectives and anecdotes of SME Operations

                                    Paul Willis, Steve Matousek, Roger Wilson and Pieter Kallemeyn

    3:45-3:55 Current Perspective of CU Mission Operations

                                    Josh Hecht (current LASP student)

    3:55-4:30 Comments from the Floor and then Adjourn

    4:30                        Reception in the LASP Atrium

     

     

 
This event will be held on the University of Colorado campus at the University Memorial Center, and parking vouchers will be provided for the adjacent Euclid Parking structure. The event is free, with the exception of the Thursday dinner. (More details will be provided soon)  

 

Please let us know as soon as possible if you will be joining us by registering (which is free). 

If you have any questions, need additional information or have any special needs, please contact Kathleen Cirbo at: kathleen.cirbo@lasp.colorado.edu or call (303) 735-3800.  Out of town guests, please contact Kathleen Cirbo if you will need lodging.  We have some good lodging options available at reasonable rates.


Additional details will be available on the SME symposium Special Events page.

 

When & Where


University of Colorado Boulder
University Memorial Center
Room 245
Boulder, CO 80309

Thursday, October 6, 2011 at 8:30 AM - Friday, October 7, 2011 at 6:00 PM (MDT)


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