Day 1 - Monday, October 14, 2024
UNL City Campus - Nebraska Union - 1400 R St, Lincoln, NE 68588
** - Indicates Speaker is online
| Time - CDT | Speaker | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 7:30 | Continential Breakfast - Heritage Room, UNL City Campus | |
| 8:00 - 8:30 | Workshop Overview - Trenton Franz |
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| 8:15 – 8:20 | Michael (Mike) Boehm | UNL Vice Chancellor, Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources |
| 8:20 – 8:30 | Dr. Mangala Sharma | NSF Program Officer |
Session 1: History of high and low-energy neutron monitoring networks for hydrology, atmospheric science, and space weather applications |
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| 8:30 – 9:00 | Jim Ryan |
The Simpson Neutron Monitor Network, Where We Are Now—an Overview |
| 9:00 – 9:30 | Surujhdeo Seunarine |
Neutron Monitor Design and Operation |
| 9:30 – 10:00 | Christian Steigies |
Real-time database for Neutron Monitor measurements |
| 10:00 – 10:20 | Lukas Baeni |
Neutron Monitors at Jungfraujoch |
| 10:20 – 10:30 | Break - Heritage Room | |
| 10:30 – 10:55 | Darin Desilets |
TBD |
| 10:55 – 11:20 | Todd Caldwell |
Next Generation Soil Moisture Monitoring in the United States |
| 11:20 – 11:45 | Ludwig Klein ** |
The Sun as an accelerator of relativistic particles: diagnostics provided by neutron monitors |
| 11:45 – 12:10 | Martin Schrön |
Cosmic-ray neutron sensors affected by heliospheric, geomagnetic, and atmospheric effects |
| 12:10 - 13:15 | Lunch - Heritage Room | |
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Session 2: Applications of low-energy neutron monitoring for hydrology and atmospheric science |
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| 13:15 – 13:40 | Giuseppe Brunetti |
On the information content of Cosmic ray neutron data in vadose zone modeling |
| 13:40 – 14:05 | Mie Andreasen ** |
Mapping soil moisture in highly heterogeneous agricultural landscapes using mobile dual-spectra cosmic-ray neutron detection and physically based conversion functions |
| 14:05 – 14:30 | David McJannet ** |
Incoming neutron flux corrections for improving cosmic-ray neutron soil moisture and snow estimates |
| 14:30 – 14:55 | Rafael Rosolem |
Towards the establishment of a global COsmic-ray Soil Moisture Observing System |
| 14:55 – 15:20 | Break - Hertigage Room | |
| 15:20 – 15:40 | Trent Ford |
Soil Moisture Impact on Extreme Heat & Subseasonal Heat Prediction |
| 15:40 – 16:05 | Josh Roundy |
Soil Moisture Driven Land-Atmosphere Interactions and the Connection to Drought |
| 16:05 – 16:30 | Briana Wyatt |
Applications of cosmic ray neutron detectors for soil moisture and soil property estimation |
| 16:30 – 16:55 | Andres Patrignani |
CRNPy: An Open-Source Python Library for Cosmic-Ray Neutron Probe Data Processing |
| 16:55 – 17:30 | End of Day Wrap up (Franz) – Walk to Dinner | |
| 17:30 | Welcome Dinner – Wick Alumni Center | |
| 19:00 | End Day 1 of Workshop | |
Day 2 - Tuesday, October 15, 2024
UNL City Campus - Nebraska Union - 1400 R St, Lincoln, NE 68588
** - Indicates Speaker is online
| Time - CDT | Speaker | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 7:30 am | Continential Breakfast - Heritage Room | |
| 8:10 - 8:20 am | Day 2 Intro - Trenton Franz | |
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Session 3: Applications of high and low-energy neutron monitoring for space weather |
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| 8:20 - 8:45 | David Ruffolo ** |
Relativistic solar particles from polar neutron monitors, and more energetic Galactic cosmic rays from the tropics |
| 8:45 - 9:10 | Alexandar Mishev ** |
Assessment of induced terrestrial effects due to GCRs and strong SEPs events using numerical models and neutron monitor records |
| 9:10 - 9:35 | Sergey Koldobskiy ** |
Updated neutron-monitor yield function and its verification using direct cosmic-ray observations |
| 9:35 - 10:00 | Nick Larsen ** |
The open-source geomagnetospheric propagation tool (OTSO) and its application to neutron monitor observations |
| 10:00 - 10:30 | Break - Heritage Room |
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| 10:30 - 10:55 | Fraser Baird |
Neutron Monitors and Cosmic Ray Neutron Sensing: A Powerful Combination for Studies of Space Weather-Driven Variations in the Energetic Particle Flux |
| 10:55 - 11:20 | Markus Köhli |
Pathways to CRNS: evolving detectors and neutron modeling |
| 11:20 - 11:45 | Viacheslav Sadykov |
In-flight radiation muon measurements at GSU and Radiation Data Portal |
| 11:45 - 12:10 | Carlo Vigorito |
The SAMADHA Project: Cosmic rays and environmental dosimetry in the South Atlantic Anomaly |
| 12:10 - 13:30 | Lunch - Heritage Room |
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| 13:30 - 13:55 | Pierre-Simon Mangeard |
Extending the Observations of the Neutron Monitor Network |
| 13:55 - 14:20 | Jose Tacza ** |
Effects of High-Energetic Charged Particles on the Global Electric Circuit |
| 14:20 - 14:45 | Nikolay Nikonov |
Redeployment of HLEA and Thimon neutron monitors at the summit of Haleakala on Maui |
| 14:45 - 15:10 | Hazel Bain ** |
Neutron Monitor Observations for Space Weather Forecasting |
| 15:10 - 15:25 | Break - Heritage Room |
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| 15:25 - 15:45 | Georgia De Nolfo |
Solar Neutron Tracking (SONTRAC) Instrument |
| 15:45 - 16:10 | Craig Hardgrove, ASU |
Experimental Insights into the Spatial Sensitivity of a Portable Neutron Detection System for Planetary Science Applications |
| 16:10 - 16:30 | End of Day Wrap Up (Franz) - Walk to Poster Session | |
| 17:00 | Poster Session – University of Nebraska State Museum at Morrill Hall 4th Floor Poster Session with Participants |
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| 18:30 | End Day 2 of Workshop | |
Day 3 - Wednesday, October 16, 2024
UNL City Campus - Nebraska Union 1400 R St, Lincoln, NE 68588
In-person participation only
| Time - CDT | Agenda Item |
|---|---|
| 7:30 | Continential Breakfast - Heritage Room |
| 8:00 – 10:00 |
Facilitated Breakout Groups - Regancy Suite |
| 10:00 - 10:15 | Break |
| 10:15 – 11:15 | Large Group Discussion and Plans for Dissemination |
| 11:15 – 12:15 | Formation of concept paper |
| 12:15 - 12:30 | Final Thoughts and Conference Closing - Dr. Trenton Franz |
| 12:30 | End Day 3 of Workshop |
| 12:30 - 4:30 | Optional – Field Trip to Mead – Neutron Monitor |
| 12:30 - 1:15 | Grab own lunch in the Union |
| 1:15 - 1:25 | regroup and load up in van |
| 1:25 - 2:10 | Drive to Mead |
| 2:10 - 3:45 | Tour Neutron Monitor |
| 3:45 - 4:30 | Drive Back to UNL City Campus - drop off |
This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Award No. AGS-2401074. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.